With the 29 lesson plans in this book, students will investigate the various communities of early settlers and First Nation peoples in Upper Canada during the 1800s.
They will understand how the interaction between the new settlers and existing communities of First Nation peoples and French settlers helped to shape the development of the various communities.
Students will be able to compare communities of the past with those of the present day.
Lesson Topics Include:
Who Came to Live in Upper Canada
An Unforgettable Journey
Land Ho!
Clearing the Land
Building an Early Settler Home
Inside an Early Settler Home
Lighting in an Early Settler Home
Early Settler Farming - Preparing the Land
Early Settler Farming - Sowing the Seed
Early Settler Farming - Growing and Storing Food
Early Settler Farming - Harvesting the Crops
Early Settler Farming - Farm Animals
Early Settler Farming - Early Barns
Early Settler Farming - Grinding the Grain
Early Settler Life in Upper Canada - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping
Early Transportation in Upper Canada
An Early Settler Village
Schools in Upper Canada
Early Settler Food - Meat from the Forests and Barns
Preserving Settler Food
Settler Herbs and Spices
Early Settler Clothing
From Sheep to Loom
Early Settler Children
Keeping Clean in Early Settler Days
Early Settler Health Care
Early Settler Pastimes
Early Black Settlers in Upper Canada
Aboriginal Peoples of Upper Canada
A comprehensive teacher guide & instructions, assessment forms, and an answer key complete this resource. 120 pages.
This book supports many of the fundamental concepts and learning outcomes from the Ontario Curriculum.
