Britain vs Slavery free lesson plan British and Canadian history is integrally linked. This lesson focuses on David Livingstone’s action regarding slavery. Please preview video. Time required50 – 60 minutes (one lesson) Aim Students will understand David Livingstone’s death in 1873, why his companions buried his heart in Africa and carried his body a thousand…
This educational video about the history of Canada by the Aristotle Foundation will give substance and logic to counter confusion today. Grade 7 to adult will benefit from the reasoning presented in this video. The most fundamentally important question we can ask of each other in 2026 is not “When did your ancestors arrive here?”…
This lesson looks at the history of the Beothuk tribe in St. John’s, Newfoundland, which was originally thought to be wiped out by the Europeans. However, recent evidence has revealed that these people assimilated and integrated into the greater European population. Art Featured: A miniature portrait titled “A female Red Indian of Newfoundland” which some…
This lesson explores the Chilcotin War, where 5 chiefs were hanged after murdering 22 innocent men doing roadwork. Politicians have been pandering and apologizing ever since these people were murdered, implying the Indigenous Chiefs had every right to kill people. Art Featured: Martyrdom of the Chilcotin Chiefs by Shawn Swanky. About Jim McMurtry, PhD
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39 Remembrance Day is the day we remember…
After 6 long years of war, Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Allied forces on May 7th, 1945. A day later, the official documentation of surrender was signed, and Allied celebrations erupted around the world to mark Victory in Europe Day on May 8th. Eight veterans of the war remember how they learned of victory, and…
Remembrance Day is important! Young children can learn about Symbols of Remembrance with this video by Veteran Affairs Canada. In Flanders Fields by John McCrae In Flanders fields, the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. We are the…
This lesson explores the trading ship, The Boston, in Nootka Sound and how Chief Maquinna murdered the whole crew except for John Thompson and John Levitt. Maquinna is honoured in Canadian history, while our founding father, Sir John A MacDonald, is cancelled. How is this right when Sir John A MacDonald did so much for…
? Experience the Excitement of the Geography Fair! The Geography Fair is more than an event—it’s a journey around the world! Students choose a topic that inspires them, whether it’s a country, province, region, or a fascinating global theme. From hands-on research to creative displays, they dive deep into discovery and bring geography to life…
Indigenous writing is cultural appropriation! Explore how Reverend Evans created symbols, made books to record the Cree language, and taught the Indigenous how to read and write. Art Featured: Rev. James Evans Teaching His System of Cree Syllabic Writing by C. W. Jefferys About Jim McMurtry, PhD
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