Resources by Subject → Intermediate

Poverty Discussion in the Classroom

“As teachers, we can bring the topic of poverty forward and build it in to language, history, social studies, or health classes, for example. When our students understand the value of eliminating poverty, they can creatively engage in school community social action projects to effect positive change.”

Poverty Discussion in the Classroom

Chinese Canadian History

This site has a timeline of Chinese migration, segregation, integration, and impact on Canadian history. It is a beginning source that can used to engage students in understanding the diversity of Canadian history and the impact of systemic racism and prejudice.

Chinese Canadian History

Critical Media Project

This site offers diverse media projects that look at the ‘politics of identity’ with a focus on race, gender, sexuality and class. Although geared towards the high school age group, some of these projects can definitely be used in Grade 7 and 8.

Critical Media Project 

CBC Digital Archives

A rich library of past CBC video footage and radio content that support a range to topics including the environment, civil unrest, biotechnology, racism, sports, and youth. The teacher’s section with learning materials to support the use of the CBC archives in the classroom. There is also a French language site.

CBC Digital Archives

The African Canadian Literature Project

A resource for teaching about the African Canadian in Language and Social Studies/ History classrooms experience through select African Canadian literature sources.

The African Canadian Literature Project

Internment and Redress: The Japanese Canadian Experience

This resource guide for teachers supports the teaching of the experiences of Japanese Canadians in internment camps in British Columbia during the Second World War.

Internment and Redress: The Japanese Canadian Experience

Kids Health

This site offers free health resources for teachers grades K-12, as well as for parents and children. There are detailed lesson ideas, information, activities and printables. It is U.S. based site but the information provided directly relates to Ontario curriculum.

Kids Health

Drama Notebook

This site includes drama activities, lesson plans and scripts, based on various grade curriculum expectations. Many scripts and resources are free. (Some resources are accessible only through a paid membership.)

Drama Notebook

Beat by Beat Press: Drama Games for kids

This site offers teachers access to various drama games to use in the classroom. (For a fee, you can also access musicals.) Great for drama class or just to integrate into the classroom.

Beat by Beat Press: Drama Games for kids

Black History Month Resource, Toronto Star Classroom Connection

This FREE Black History Month resource will help educators and students to gain knowledge about the history and contributions of African civilizations and people of African descent in Canada while using media literacy skills as a vehicle to explore various aspects of Black history.
This guide will also help teachers and students to develop a critical understanding of the socio-historical context of the history of Black Canadians. Through an exploration of the African civilization of Nubia, aspects of Canada’s Black history, and learning about remarkable individuals who have contributed to uncovering and preserving African stories or improving the lives and outcomes of Black Canadians.

Black History Month Resource, Toronto Star Classroom Connection