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At the end of 12 years of studying history in school, students should have more than an accumulation of memorized dates and facts. Students need to understand their lives in the historical context of the past. Historical Thinking fosters a new approach to history education. It involves a shift in the teaching and learning of…
This pack covers local church and school history from colonial times to the 1960s. Each Local History Teaching Aid pack includes a lesson outline, PowerPoint, and reference text. Lesson Outline: PowerPoint Presentation- Schools and Churches: Reference Text:
This pack covers local economic and transportation history. Each Local History Teaching Aid pack includes a lesson outline, PowerPoint, and reference text. Lesson Outline: PowerPoint Presentation- Early Industries: Reference Text:
This pack discusses the arrival of immigrants from Eastern Europe starting in the 1890s and the settlements they founded or augmented. Each Local History Teaching Aid pack includes a lesson outline, PowerPoint, and reference text. Lesson Outline: PowerPoint Presentations: Reference Text:
This pack includes three units on early history, the fur trade and colonial era, and the treaty period and St. Peters. Each Local History Teaching Aid pack includes a lesson outline, PowerPoint, and reference text. Lesson Outline: PowerPoint Presentations: Reference Text:
This pack traces the significance of the river and lake in local history from the fur trade to the heyday of Port Selkirk. Each Local History Teaching Aid pack includes a lesson outline, PowerPoint, and reference text. Lesson Outline: PowerPoint Presentation: Reference Text:
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Project 1 Grade 5 The First Inhabitants and After the European Settlement Created by Tom Flight, Grade Five teacher, St. Andrews School, St. Andrews, Manitoba Lord Selkirk School Division Overview: These lessons focus on the content available from the St. Clements Heritage website. Information and materials are presented in PowerPoint slides with activities promoting historical…