Canada: A People's History: Teacher Resources
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Elementary School Resources

We have a great deal of resources available to Elementary and Middle School teachers:

  • The Grades 5-9 Teacher Resource Package:

  • This guide provides 140 pages of classroom-ready lesson plans and project plans, all developed by practicing Canadian educators.

  • Free Activities and Backgrounders to the TRP Lesson Plans

  • Available at no cost on this Web site, one free activity for each of Episodes 1 to 10 of the series; and free backgrounders linked to each of the 28 Lesson Plans in the Grades 5-9 Teacher Resource Package.

  • Password Protected Materials:

  • Available for download after registering:
    • 19 Download Sheets to accompany the Lesson Plans
    • 28 Download Sheets to accompany the Project Plans
    • 5 General Assessment Rubrics

  • Episode Index - NEW

  • The free index provides a breakdown of each episode of Canada: A People's History by issues and corresponding time-codes. This is a PDF document.

  • MARC records:

  • Available for download after registering, MARC records, used for library cataloguing of the Canada: A People's History videos and the Teacher Resource Packages

  • Children's Book Series:

  • Beginning in December 2001, Fitzhenry and Whiteside will publish a series of 8 full colour paperback books designed for children aged 12 - 14 years.
    The books will correlate with intermediate level history curriculum, and provide links to visual arts, science and language studies, and to the Canada: A People's History educational videos and Grades 5-9 Teacher Resource Package.
    A separate Teacher's Guide to the book series will be published in spring 2002.
    Educators can contact Fitzhenry and Whiteside, toll-free, at 1-800-387-9776 for school discounts.
    Click here for more information about the Children's Book Series.

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