Instructional Resources Page Contents:
Canada Valise . Maps . Power points . Backgrounders . Publications . For Students
Teaching Resources to Borrow
- Canada Valise– A traveling kit of Canadian objects, books, and teaching materials.
- Lending Library – Books, teaching resources and other materials sent through the mail, for one-month loan periods.
Maps for Teaching Canada
- Maps for Teaching Canada– Physical geography maps of each region, plus blank map
- Explanatory maps of Saint Croix & Acadia – A two-sided, bilingual, 4-color educational map/poster detailing Acadian settlement in 1604, deportation, migration and resettlement.
Power Points for Elementary/Middle Level Curriculum
- Climate of Canada
- Natural Resources of Canada
- History of Canada
- Student Canadian Art
- Canadian Children’s Literature
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Canadian Money
- Symbols on the Currency (pdf) – (pairs with Canadian Money ppt)
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Rockies – the Backbone of the Americas
- Pipeline Map Bank (pairs with Rockies ppt)
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Geography Lesson (pdf): Moving Alberta Oil
(pairs with Rockies and Pipeline Map Bank ppts)
Backgrounders
- Tom Brokaw Explains Canada to Americans (6:15 minutes, aired prior to 2010 Olympics held in British Columbia)
- Rick Mercer: Canada Explained (Comedian explains Parliament , 2009; 6.5 minutes)
- “Illustrated Resources for an Elementary Level Canada Unit“
- “The Arctic – A Global Hotspot: Resources for teaching the geography of the contemporary Canadian Arctic“
- “Resources in English for Teaching about Québec“
- ““The Beaver and the Elephant: a History of Canadian-American Relations” by David Massell“
- “Considering Multiple Perspectives and Reverse Immigration when Teaching about the American Revolution” (includes middle and high school level teaching strategies)
Selected Publications
- Nokkahigas: Champlain and the Meeting of Two Worlds (published by the Center for the Study of Canada)
- O Canada (published by the Center for the Study of Canada)
- Canada and Mexico (published by NCSS, see page 4 at this link)
- Canada Northern Neighbor (published by the Center for Canadian-American Studies)