Browsing Posts in Elementary

What can I say, I laughed out loud when I saw some of the “crazy talk” projects on this site, and heard some of the songs.  There are a lot of great ideas for teachers here, and student projects.  And there are a lot of good resources as well, produced by students for…. well, for [...]

Avec janvier revient le fabuleux concours Cliquez pour moi!, proposé aux élèves du secondaire et des 2e et 3e cycles du primaire par le Récit national de l’univers social, en collaboration avec le Directeur général des élections du Québec. Des compétences d’à peu près tous les domaines de formation peuvent être développées en participant à Cliquez pour moi! Cette année, des iPad seront remis [...]

Invite a Passages to Canada speaker to share his or her inspiring story of immigration and Black Canadian heritage with your students.   Click here for more information and links to other Black History resources on the Historica Dominion Institute sites.  

Québec City 2008: 400 years of history Do you find history fascinating? Well, you’re at the right place! We have interactive history games for you that are both interesting and fun, and they will help you discover a FABULOUS STORY! The more you play, the more you learn about Québec City’s 400 years of history. [...]

“MindShare Learning’s 4th Annual 21st Century Classroom Video Challenge celebrates new thinking and new possibilities through the power of education technology.  The search is on for Canada’s most tech savvy teachers! Share your classroom video story (maximum 5 minutes) on how you engage students through technology to support student success. Qualify to WIN one of [...]

The Focus Series has been almost entirely put online, and this is a big bonus for History and Geography (and all other)  teachers at all levels. To access the Focus Tools you would need to login with your LEARN password here http://www.learnquebec.ca/en/content/ccc_sec/ These handy tools, originally distributed as printed paper tools in binders and booklets, are [...]

“The building of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) across Canada in the 1880s linked the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Western Canada grew because of this railway. Less obviously, the Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) of the 1850s also shaped Canada. The old British North America of the 1850s became the Canada of the [...]

The Canadian Museum of Civilization seems to be updating and linking together their New France resources (previously lost because of a major site update). They can now be found at http://www.civilization.ca/cmc/explore/virtual-museum-of-new-france

Sociétés et Territoires version 2.0 is now online! Check out the new interface, which now functions well on iPads and other mobile devices. http://primaire.recitus.qc.ca/ Source:  Sociétés et territoires 2.0 “La nouvelle mouture du site Sociétés et territoires est maintenant en ligne!”

À propos de Plein de ressources Le portail éducatif Plein de ressources est un point de rencontre exceptionnel entre les jeunes, les milieux scolaires ou éducatifs, et le ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune. Plate-forme évolutive et participative, Plein de ressources assure l’accès des jeunes à un impressionnant bassin d’information et de compétences scientifiques, et offre [...]