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Norse profiling

Students review background information and examine primary and secondary source documents (accessed online) to find evidence of the characteristics of Norse society, politics, economy and culture. Students then use the evidence to create a realistic profile of a typical Norse man. This resource i…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9
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Judging political cartoons

Students first identify the techniques used by political cartoonists and consider the criteria for effective cartoons. Students use the criteria to examine cartoons depicting a particular historical or contemporary theme. They then judge the best cartoon, providing a justification for their selectio…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Causes of the Holodomor

  This set of primary sources includes photographs, letters, and interviews that describe the impacts on individuals of the Holodomor, a genocide that took place between 1932-33 in Ukraine. The sources are accompanied by supporting teacher notes and student tasks. This set complements …
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
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Usha James on creating inclusive classrooms

Usha James, Executive Director of the Critical Thinking Consortium (TC²), shares her thoughts on five key points for creating inclusive classrooms. How can we create the conditions for inclusive classrooms? What is an inclusive mindset? When and how can we better know our students? …
Subjects: Professional Learning, Not Subject Specific
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Choisir un sujet d’enquête

Les élèves apprennent une stratégie pour utiliser des critères pour choisir un sujet d’enquête dans le cadre d’une recherche sur des anecdotes locales. Afin de soutenir les enquêtes sur des histoires locales, cette leçon inclut des suggestio…
Subjects: Social Studies, History
Grades: 7, 8, 9
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Traditional Inuit lifestyle

Students work in groups to develop multiple hypotheses and conclusions to answer the 5W questions about a drawing depicting traditional Inuit hunting practices. Students post their explanations, with supporting evidence, for consideration by other students.
Subjects: Social Studies
Grades: 4, 5, 6
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