2 recommendations
5012 downloads
Secret of the Dance
- Resource Type
- Activity
- Lesson Plan
- Unit Plan
- Worksheet
- Grade Level
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Submitted By
- Chris - 5 years ago
- Description
- These amazing high interest strategies for strugg…
- Resource Type
- Activity
- Lesson Plan
- Unit Plan
- Worksheet
- Grade Level
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Submitted By
- Chris - 5 years ago
- Description
- These amazing high interest strategies for struggling readers can be used across the grades. Secret of the Dance is one of six stories/lesson plans developed by the Siya:ye Yoyes Committee in partnership with the Langley School District. For more information about the complete resource, please contact Janet Stromquist at jstromquist@sd35.bc.ca.
- Subject
- Arts Education
- Fine Arts/Visual Arts
- Cross-Curricular
- Aboriginal Education
- Teaching Strategies
- English Language Arts
- Keywords
- Potlatch
- Loss
- Elders
- Aboriginal
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- Oct 29, 2014
5 recommendations
1141 downloads
These were the reasons
- Resource Type
- Lesson Plan
- Grade Level
- 10
- 11
- Submitted By
- Labour History Project - 4 years ago
- Description
- Lesson activities to accompany the DVD "These wer…
- Resource Type
- Lesson Plan
- Grade Level
- 10
- 11
- Submitted By
- Labour History Project - 4 years ago
- Description
- Lesson activities to accompany the DVD "These were the reasons” produced by Howie Smith which has been widely distributed at Workshops of the Labour History Project. The 10 chapters of the DVD explores the events and issues that shaped the labour movement in British Columbia throughout the 20th century. Additionally the film “explores the relationships of government and labour, and the role of unions in our society.” This is a unit created by the Labour History Project, a group of retired and current British Columbia teachers collaborating to develop a series of lesson plans, activities, and workshops focused on labour studies and labour history. See: http://www.labourheritagecentre.ca/education/lesson-plans/ for further information and release date for the on-line version of the DVD.
- Subject
- Social Studies
- Law
- Labour History
- Keywords
- Unions
- Industrial Workers of the World
- Wobblies
- Aboriginal People
- coal mining
- Relief camps
- Equal pay
- Charter of rights
- Learning Standards
- The materials address aspects of the key learning standards of the current social studies 10 and 11 curriculums. Critical thinking skills are applied throughout as well as research and writing skills as described in the “skills and processes of social studies”. Aspects of “Identity, Society and Culture” are addressed in the materials including gender roles, ethnicity and daily life as well the interactions of Aboriginal peoples in early Canada. For Social Studies 11 the development and impact of Canadian social policies and programs related to immigration, the welfare state, and minority rights are explored. Elements of the “Economy and Technology” learning outcomes are discussed in the examination of resource development and technological innovations. Relationships to the economic cycles with reference to the Great Depression and the labour movement in Canada are covered as well as descriptions of the roles of women in terms of social, political, and economic change in Canada For Social Studies 11 aspects of the Politics and Government learning outcomes are covered in explain how Canadians can effect change at the federal and provincial levels as well as the impact of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on Canadian Society. Additionally, aspects of the environmental impact and attitudes towards resource extraction are developed as they relate to the “Environment” learning outcome of the social Studies 10 IRP.
- Duration
- 15-90 minutes
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- Feb 16, 2015
14 recommendations
2754 downloads
Vignettes: Working People: A History of Labor in BC
- Resource Type
- Activity
- Other
- Grade Level
- 4
- 5
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Submitted By
- Wayne Axford - 5 years ago
- Description
- The vignettes in the series explore the historica…
- Resource Type
- Activity
- Other
- Grade Level
- 4
- 5
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Submitted By
- Wayne Axford - 5 years ago
- Description
- The vignettes in the series explore the historical perspectives on key labor issues of the late 19th and 20th century in British Columbia. Multiple perspectives of gender, ethnicity and social class are explored in the series as they relate to the labor history of British Columbia. Episodes are 2-3 minutes in length and are suitable for introduction and enrichment of the historical events and time periods. The content is appropriate for secondary classes but may also be used with intermediate grades as well.
- Subject
- Cross-Curricular
- Library and Information Systems
- Social Studies
- History
- Labour History
- Keywords
- Knowledge Network
- History
- First Nations
- Gold Rush
- Coal
- Fishers
- Child Labour
- Child Labor
- Pioneer
- Aboriginal
- On to Ottawa
- Bloody Sunday
- Strike
- Union
- Work place safety
- Japanese Canadians
- Solidarity
- Indo-Canadian
- Chinese Canadian
- Duration
- Vignettes are 2-3 minutes in length.
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- Jul 29, 2014
