Canadian Pioneers Lesson Plans K-8

Pioneer life, where the pioneers came from, where they settled, their dealings with the aboriginals, and how they used water and land. Includes a 30-page activity booklet.

This virtual village in Quebec in the late 19th and early 20th centuries shows how its inhabitants worked and lived. From the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

In this lesson plan, students design an ideal kitchen for pioneers, based on their research into the life, food, home and work of Canadian pioneers. Lesson plan by Thomas Weber on the Vancouver Island University site.

This lesson plan based on a Heritage Minute focuses on the experiences of immigrants arriving on the Canadian prairies in the 1880s.

Two lesson plans to show students how to use primary sources and Web research skills to extract and interpret information. Includes learning outcomes and worksheets. From Images Canada.

Canadian elementary school teachers can use these activities on The Kids Site of Canadian Trains to teach about opening the Canadian West and the immigrant experience using primary resources.