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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
Text-to-Text, Text-to-Self, Text-to-World
Use text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world comparisons to help students connect ideas in a text to their own lives, current events, and history.
Think-Pair-Share
Think-Pair-Share activities facilitate thoughtful group discussions by having students first reflect individually and discuss their ideas with a partner.
Two-Column Note-Taking
Use this teaching strategy to help students learn how to take notes by identifying "key ideas" in one column and their "responses" in another column.
Two-Minute Interview
Students interview classmates to gather evidence and ideas about a topic as they practice being active listeners.
Word Wall
A word wall supports students’ tracking of new or important vocabulary by displaying these words in a shared space in the classroom.
Mood Meter
This mood meter activity develops students’ vocabulary for describing their feelings and their empathy muscles.
La Loi sur les Indiens et les pensionnats
Comprenez l’histoire derrière la législation et les politiques élaborées par le gouvernement du Canada au XIXe siècle, dont l’objectif était de déposséder culturellement les Peuples Autochtones et de les assimiler.
L'expérience des pensionnats
Lisez des témoignages de première main racontant les expériences souvent douloureuses et profondément dommageables que les Survivants et Survivantes ont connues dans les pensionnats autochtones.
Excuses
Renseignez-vous sur les excuses présentées aux Peuples Autochtones par le gouvernement et les églises du Canada, et examinez le rôle des excuses dans la justice transitionnelle.