Resources by Subject → Junior

The Historical Thinking Project

A website that provides teachers with information on the historical thinking framework and includes instructional, and assessment resources on the six historical thinking concepts to deepen disciplinary thinking in the classroom.

The Historical Thinking Project

Education at the Archives of Ontario

The Archives of Ontario offers onsite, travelling, and online education programming aimed at students from grades 3 to 12. Includes lesson plans on a range of themes and professional development sessions for classroom teachers.

Education at the Archives of Ontario

Blacks in Canadian Athletics

An interactive timeline that highlights the accomplishments of African Canadian athletes.

Blacks in Canadian Athletics

Black Trailblazers in Canadian Political History

An interactive timeline that profiles African Canadian men and women, past and present, in Canadian politics.

Black Trailblazers in Canadian Political History

Blacks in Canadian Human Rights and Equity History

An interactive timeline that highlights the experiences and contributions of African Canadians in the struggle for human rights.

Blacks in Canadian Human Rights and Equity History

Early Black Settlement in Canada

An interactive timeline that features African Canadian communities and settlers.

Early Black Settlement in Canada

We Stand on Guard for Thee: Teaching and Learning the African Canadian Experience in the War of 1812

We Stand on Guard for Thee is a groundbreaking web-based educational project featuring new research on the Black involvement in the War of 1812. The informative series includes narratives, lesson plans, Augmented Reality vignettes, and research reports examining the role of African Canadians in protecting what is now Canada from American conquest, as well as the effect of the war years on Black civilians.

We Stand on Guard for Thee: Teaching and Learning the African Canadian Experience in the War of 1812

Story Elements Alive!

What are the elements of narrative writing? How do authors describe people and places in their writing? From exposure to this lesson, students will gain a clear understanding of setting, characters, problem/solution, and plot.

Story Elements Alive!

Design an App! Project for Junior Grades

A media literacy project where students create their own app!

Design an App! Project for Junior Grades

No Gym, No Field, No Problem!

Don’t have access to your gym or field for class today? Here are a few great activity ideas for the days where the gym and field at your school are being used by other classes.

No Gym, No Field, No Problem!