General:
My First History of Canada by Donalda Dickie and Rudiger Krause Sam will be reading this independently and we will use the questions and activities in the back as a jumping off point.
History Tellers*: www.historytellers.com (I couldn't get this link to work from Turkey and there seems to be no recent posting on their FB page.) I bought this curriculum years ago and used it as a supplement to our studies. This year we'll be finally using the stickers that came with the kit to build a time line of events and aide memorization of the events. We'll also be using it to provide a bit of structure to our studies.
Canada My Country by Donna Ward and Marj Cassidy Used to discuss the difference between political and physical maps. Read aloud Unit 2 Physical Map about each of Canada's regions.
Map Exercise: http://www.lesplan.com/files/CanMap_Lev1.pdf
This map of Canada is a nice size for colouring or labeling. http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/Colouring-Book
The Story of Canada by Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore may read parts aloud
Canada S&S Learning Materials Sam and I used this before. We may put some of the graphics to use if we decide to do a lap book.
Canada Symbols Kit I got this cool resource from my brother who was a classroom teacher. There's a card for each of the provinces with the coat of arms, flag, floral emblem and some basic information on one side and on the reverse origin of the name of the province, and a short history. Might post these.
Canada Colouring Book - good line drawings but Sam isn't really into colouring
Historical Maps of Canada http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/mapping/historical_maps/1867.asp
Canada: A People's History http://www.cbc.ca/history/ We've viewed the first 5 of these documentaries. My 12 yo son has really enjoyed them. They're about 90 minutes long, but they are organized in short vignettes. It's easy to stop in the middle and pick up where you left off. I've never watched them before now and I highly recommend them. We found them on YouTube, but I think they are worth the purchase price or borrow them from your local library. We also liked seeing some of our favourite actors!
This very useful PDF breaks each video down into segments and tells where they are on the dvd so it is possible to review certain vignettes and skip others. We'll be using this in the fall.
http://www.cbc.ca/history/histicons/teachers/english_index.pdf
Aboriginal Nations*
Canada's Natives Long Ago by Donna Ward and Marj Cassidy We will share the reading of this book and do some of the puzzles and activities together as Sam is interested.
History Tellers: www.historytellers.com (I couldn't get this link to work from Turkey and there seems to be no recent posting on their FB page.) I bought this curriculum years ago and used it as a supplement to our studies. This year we'll be finally using the stickers that came with the kit to build a time line of events and aide memorization of the events.
Native Peoples by Robert Livesey and A.G. Smith This book has activities we can do here and Sam would like.
Native Homes by Bobbie Kalman Good pictures Sam could read
First Peoples of Canada by Sandie Smoker This is an excellent unit study which I may use as a planning resource.
Exploration - Colonization*
Vikings Historica Canada https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/vikings
Eric the Red and Leif The Lucky by Barbara Schiller Sam will read this independently
Viking Ship Museum http://www.khm.uio.no/english/visit-us/viking-ship-museum/index.html
Viking Travels in North America http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/research-sheds-new-light-on-viking-travels-in-n-l-1.1375575
L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Park http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/4
Madeleine Takes Command by Ethel C. Brill Historical Fiction set during the 17th century in New France
The Broken Blade by William Durbin Historical Fiction set in 1800 Northwest Company Voyageurs
Confrontations*
Bully Boys by Eric Walters Historical Fiction set during the war of 1812
I am Canada: Storm the Fortress by William Jenkins
http://www.amazon.ca/Am-Canada-Fortress-William-Jenkins/dp/1443100072/ref=pd_rhf_dp_s_cp_4_BPGB?ie=UTF8&refRID=0XK3VRGV2JQ702ABR3XE
Building a Nation*
Prohibition in Canada
Tunnels of Moose Jaw
Prohibition Timeline: http://prohibitionincanada.blogspot.ca/p/prohibition-timeline.html
Smuggling: https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/ja10/timeline/history-canada-us-border-smuggling.html
http://www.ascension.k12.nf.ca/curriculum/social/canhistory_1201/new_page_7.htm
Immigration - Industrialization*
