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  TEACHING CANADA
For a Global Perspective



 

Canada Valise

   

What is the History of Canada?

Selected Teaching Canada Resources  

Elementary History and Social Studies Curriculum Framework
 



Books  |  Websites 



 
 
Developing Nation Canada: Story of a Developing Nation - http://www.mcgrawhill.ca Heritage Canada: Story of our Heritage - http://www.mcgrawhill.ca Canadian Black HistoryThe Kids Book of Black Canadian History - http://www.kidscanpress.ca Canadian Exploration The Kids Book of Canadian Exploration - http://www.kidscanpress.ca
Canadian Firsts The Kids Book of Canadian Firsts - http://www.kidscanpress.ca Canadian HistoryThe Kids Book of Canadian History - http://www.kidscanpress.ca Canadian Prime Ministers The Kids Book of Canadian Prime Ministers - http://www.kidscanpress.ca Great Canadians The Kids Book of Great Canadians - http://www.kidscanpress.ca
 



 

Discovering Canada Series http://www.fitzhenry.ca/SK-DCs.htm

The Defenders; The Fur Trade; The Loyal Refugees; Native Peoples; New France; The Railways; The Rebels; The Vikings

 
Defenders
Fur Traders
Loyals
Native Peoples
New France
Railways
Rebels
Vikings



 
Our Canadian Girl Series
http://www.ourcanadiangirl.ca Canadian Girl
               Meet Rachel
It is 1783 and ten-year-old Rachel and her family are living in northern Nova Scotia after escaping slavery in South Carolina.
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               Meet Elizabeth
In 1762 Elizabeth and her family move to Nova Scotia, taking over a farm that once belonged to Acadians deported by the British.
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               Meet Angelique
 Angelique is a ten-year-old Metis girl, who in 1860 gets to be part of the important buffalo hunt-not with the children, but with the grownups ______________________________________________________
                Meet Lisa
It's 1862, and an expedition is making the perilous journey to the west coast of Canada, where gold has been discovered. At Fort Garry (now Winnipeg), ten-year-old orphan Lisa joins the group with her aunt, uncle, and cousins.
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BACKGROUND

Maps showing French, English and other holdings in North America, 1713-1873 - http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~pstorer/history.htm

Confederation for Kids: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/confederation/kids/index-e.html
Information on Canadian Confederation, for children aged 9 to 13. Includes photos, provincial histories, biographies and resources for teachers. 

Canadian Confederation: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/confederation/index-e.html
Collection of historical essays showcasing documents, articles and photographs of the people, places and events that have shaped Canada from 1867 to the present; for the general public.

Canadian Embassy: Essays on Confederation - http://www.canadianembassy.org/search/index-en.asp (type "confederation" in the search box)

CURRICULUM UNITS

Saskatchewan Grade 5 Curriculum: Building a Naiton: Immigration, Confederation, the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Treaties, and the Wars - http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsoc/g5u24ess.html
      
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Last Updated: 18 July, 2005

 
 

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