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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Can We Learn from Primary-Source Documents? Lesson 2

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students extrapolate information from primary-source documents. They read and research to create a whole-class timeline of events leading up to 1867 and Confederation.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lead Stories about Confederation Lesson 5

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify what a lead story is and how to write one, for their simulated newspaper, about Confederation. They use primary-source documents from the "EvidenceWeb" portion of the Learning Centre, on the Library and Archives Canada...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading, Reviewing, and Reflecting on Confederation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students summarize main points from producing a newspapers by filling in an organizer presenting four key aspects of Canada's Confederation.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Walk in the Woods: The Legacy of the Haudenosaunee

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore folktales and legends to investigate the life and culture of the Haudenosaunee Indians. The stories and food of the six Nations are experienced as the lesson proceeds.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mapping Geographical Skills

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use technology to make a map of Canada in 1867 and 1873.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Policies and Problems of the Confederation Government

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This teacher resource includes imagesand historical documents, alllowing readers to trace the creation of our government from the Continental Congress through the Articles of Confederation. An overview helps to clarify the policies and...
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Website
Other

The Road to Nunavut

For Students 9th - 10th
This web page sources the creation of Nunavut to the land claims made by aboriginals as it traces the evolution of people and communities in the Northwest Territories. The ultimate establishment of Nunavut is accounted for by the...
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Primary
University of Chicago

The Founders' Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Chicago provides thousands of primary source documents concerning the diverse contents of the Constitution. Documents underlying the proposed Constitution, as well as documents of the time debating the proposed...
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Website
Other

Celebrate Canada Day

For Students 2nd - 5th
Information about Canada Day, places to see in Canada, and how Canadians celebrate this national holiday. Includes quizzes and puzzles celebrating Canada Day. Some games may not load in archived version of website.
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Graphic
Other

Confederation

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a scene painted of the Father of Confederation. A photograph is also included for the Quebec Conference, 1864 with names.
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Primary
Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Federalist Papers

For Students 9th - 10th
Full text of the Federalist Papers which express the general views of the individuals who formed the Federalist Party. Each paper is identified by date, subject, author and place of publication and is available for reading by clicking on...
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Civil War for Kids: The Confederation of the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Study the Confederation of the United States, or Confederacy, during the Civil War on this website. Learn about the Confederate leaders and generals.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Fathers of Confederation

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a scene painted of the Father of Confederation. A photograph is also included for the Quebec Conference, 1864 with names.