General Lessons:

Teacher's Kits on Canada - Find a Canada year book, agriculture kit, social trends, family studies and more in this package.

Canada's Digital Collection - This page allows you to search for lessons and activities based on subject, age level and province.

Grade Five Social Studies - Here you will find a selection of lessons based on various topics.

Mr. Donn's Lessons - Links to various lessons and units on Canada are here.

Teaching Canada Resources - This site has a collection of lessons and units at all grade levels.

Statistics Lesson Plans - Here is a wide range of lessons from Statistics Canada.

Specific Lessons:

Teacher's Resource Centre - This site has lessons on teaching about the capital of Canada.

Building a Nation - This is a lesson on immigration, confederation, war and the railway.

Symbols of Canada - This is a lesson on learning the symbols of Canada and its regions.

Canadian and Provincial Symbols - A lesson to help students understand why we have symbols.  Students develop their own family symbols as an evaluation project.

The History of the National Flag - Students will learn about the history behind how Canada got its own flag.

Perspectives on Fire - This lesson helps intermediate level students understand the positive and negative impacts of wildfires.

Burning Issues - This lesson helps intermediate level students understand how we use fire as a management tool.

Canada Social Studies Unit - Learn about Canada and its trading partners in this unit.

Maple Leaf - A lesson on teaching about this Canadian symbol.

Pioneers of Canada - Concepts covered include family, immigration, schools, recreation and farming.

Online Learning

Webquests:

Canadian Studies Webquest - Students must convince people their province is the best place to visit by creating a brochure to advertise it.  Some broken links.

Pioneer Days of Canada - Travel back in time and try to "fit in".  Keep a log of your experiences including food, clothing, housing, transportation, occupations and agriculture.

Canada and Its Trading Partners - Students work as part of a team to develop a multimedia presentation for a booth at an International Trade Fair. 

Canada Webquest - Students create a travel slide show about Canada.

World Games Come to Canada - Students research a region of Canada and choose a suitable sport to host in that region.

Provincial Tourism Project - Students try to market their assigned province by creating a variety of media ads.

Lessons/Activities:

On the Viking Trail - A selection of sites to visit with questions to answer at each site.  Some broken links.

Canadian Confederation - Learn more about confederation by visiting these sites and answering the questions.

The Underground Railroad - This is an involved directed research site for online learning.

Canadian Provinces - A selection of four tasks online to teach students more about Canada.  The links for the third activity are broken.

Canada Quizzes - Select a level and a topic at this interactive quiz site from the Atlas of Canada.

The Canada Quiz - An online quiz to test your geography knowledge of Canada

B.C. Environmental Quiz - Test your knowledge of the environment in this online quiz.

Green Test for Kids - How environmentally friendly are you?  Find out at this site.

The Pursuit of Justice - Learn about the definition, laws, history and governance of Canada by taking this quiz.

Canada Day Crafts - Here are some fun crafts to make with a Canadian theme.

Climate Change Posters - Download, view or order yours today!

Geological Materials for Educators - The materials here include videos, posters, and books; some free, some not.

Provincial Flags - Links to flags to print out and colour.

Blank Maps of Canada

Canada Flag Jigsaw

Jigsaw Puzzle of Canada

Canada Teaching Theme - Access worksheets, activities, lessons, maps, and websites at this site.

General Information:

Confederation for Kids - This is a website for children 9 - 13 who want to learn about how Canada came to be a country. 

Mapping Canada - Watch Canada change as you click on this interactive map of the developing nation.  There is information to accompany each date.

What's in a Name? - This site is devoted to giving the history behind the names of places in Canada. 

Tour Canada from Space - Lots of satellite photos of places in Canada can be accessed by the interactive map.

The Canadian Encyclopedia - This encyclopeida contains only information relevant to Canada.

Art2Life - Take a look at the 20th century Canada through this interactive timeline.

The Atlas of Canada - The interactive maps here include environment, people, places, economic, historical, reference, climate, health and freshwater.  There are also facts, quizzes, resource links, a glossary, and more!

National Libary of Canada - This is an extensive collection of websites designed specifically for educating about Canada.  The site is organized by subject or in alphabetical order.

Government - This is a link to a theme page of resources.

National Archives of Canada - This site contains extensive primary sources for reference and study.

Artifacts B.C. - Look at artifacts and archaeological sites in B.C.  This is a great primary source of information.  There is also a Kid's Place and a Teacher's Corner.

B.C. Archives - Primary sources of information on B.C.'s past can be found here.

Victoria Tombstone Tales - The stories of the people buried at Ross Bay Cemetary.

Famous Canadians - This links to a theme page of resources.

Oh Canada! - An extensive list of links to site about Canada.

Teaching and Learning About Canada - Lots of useful information organized by subject, visuals, government and quiz pages.  This is a great site for kids.

Map of Canada - Click on this interactive map to learn about the provinces and territories.

CanadaInfo - A site with more than 300 pages of facts on Canada

Canada History - There is a timeline, videos, and history on a wide variety of topic areas at this site.

Zoom School Canada - Click on the picture to learn more about Canada.

Trail Canada - A travel guide for Canada

Environment:

Canadian Animals - This links to a theme page of resources.

Great Lake Kids - Lots of fun activities, games and information on the Great Lakes.

Acid Rain - This is a site of information and activities.

Canadian Landscapes - A collection of images with short explanations.  There are also facts sheets you can download explaining some of the geological landforms in Canada.

Polar Continental Shelf Project - Learn about the animals, plants, people and geography of the arctic in this site specially designed for kids.

Geoscape Canada - information on the geoscience of local communities.  Vancouver and Victoria are linked here.

Amazing Treasures - The Canadian Museum of Nature has information on animals, plants, minerals and fossils in Canada.

Politics:

Immigration - This links to a theme page of lessons, activities and resources.

Government - This links to a theme page of lessons, activities and resources.

Culture:

Kid's Stop - Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada has created a site to give information on Aboriginal people, places, history and languages.  Lots of information here!

The Symbols of Canada - Find information on the arms, flags and emblems of Canada, as well as the National anthem at this site.

Across Canada - This site has  information on symbols of the provinces and territories.

Public Holidays and Other Important Dates - Find out when the national and provincial holidays are celebrated and a bit about why some of these dates are important.

Canadian Museum of Civilization - The national museum of human history with an emphasis on social and cultural aspects.  There is lots to see here and wonderful resources for children.

Canada Hall - This large exhibit from the Museum of Civilization has historical information on how our country came to be and the people that helped it become that way.

Hold on to your Hats - The history and meaning of headwear in Canada is at this site.

Archaeology: A Glance Back in Time - Discover a bit about our roots in this website about Grassy Island, an island off the coast of Nova Scotia.  There is a Kid's Centre here with information, activities and teacher tips.

Canadiana Quick Reference - Here are some answers to often asked questions from the National Library of Canada.

Canadians in the World - There is extensive information here about culture, sports, history, innovators, and international relations.

Economy/Technology:

Natural Resources - This links to a theme page of lessons, activities and resources.

Renewable Energy - Learn about various renewable resources at this fun and interactive website.

Transport Canada Youth Portal - Take this quiz to learn more about transportation in Canada and how it affects our lives.

Canadian Inventions - From the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology, this site contains two directions to explore, The House of Innovations where you can find information on household inventions or Innovations in Canada where there is information on inventions that beat winter and open spaces.

Made in Canada - a list of inventions and inventors from Canada.

Famous Canadian Patents - A humorous and informative site of inventions through time.

Royally Cool Money - The kids website of the Royal Canadian Mint; this site has information on the history of money in Canada and more.

Professional Engineering in Canada - This site includes a timeline, information on how to become and engineer and some famous engineers in Canada.

Media Watch - A selection of online media resources in Canada

Canada's Imports and Exports - This site has graphs, tables, statistics and links to other informative sites.

Made in Canada - Lots of information about products made in Canada and links to the companies that make the products.