Resources by Subject → Primary

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

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!

Primary Physical Education Games

Kindergarten to Grade 2 Physical Education Lesson Plans for various skills such as dribbling, throwing, catching, and more.

Primary Physical Education Games

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!

Main Idea: It’s in the Bag!

Help your class grasp the concept of “main idea” with this fun, hands-on lesson. Students will dive into mystery bags full of supportive detail clues to determine the main idea of each bag.

Main Idea: It’s in the Bag!

Customized Math Worksheets

The website contains over 91 different math topics with over 1153 unique worksheets. They may be customized to fit your needs and may be printed immediately or saved for later use.

Customized Math Worksheets

Layers of Soil Activity

A lesson idea to create a flipbook that includes the major soil layers or horizons.

Layers of Soil Activity

Storyline Online

Popular children books read by various celebrities. Activity guides to the stories also included on the website.

Storyline Online

French Children Stories

The stories of “The Three Little Pigs”, “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” and “Little Red Riding Hood” translated into French and read along audio available by a native French speaker.

French Children Stories