Grade 7/8 Canadian History Bundle 1713-1914

Stop using your weekend to plan your lessons! Use this Grade 7/8 Canadian History Bundle to lessen your planning load. This resource will help your students embark on a thrilling journey through Canadian history from 1713-1914. Your students will be transported through time, gaining valuable insights and understanding of the key events that shaped the nation we know today. This comprehensive and dynamic curriculum package is designed for your classroom needs.

These 85 meticulously crafted lessons are not only engaging but also cross-curricular, integrating Language Arts and History, meaning your students will explore multiple subjects at once! Dive deep into the rich tapestry of Canada's past as we delve into the enthralling epochs of New France, British North America, Conflict and Challenges, Confederation, Western Settlement, Development, and Canada: A Changing Society.

Curriculum Alignment:

• Ontario Social Studies Curriculum 2023 Grade 7 History Strands A and B
• Ontario Social Studies Curriculum 2023 Grade 8 History Strands A and B

Resource Includes:

• 85 Engaging Lessons
• MP3 Audio Files
• Google Slides of Student Pages
• Daily Lesson Plans
• Student Choice
• Differentiated Tasks
• Inquiry Learning
• Graphic Organizers
• Summative Assessments
• Assessment Rubrics
• Unit Tests
• Answer Keys
• Group & Independent Work
• Combined Grades Teaching Plan
• PDF & Google Slides™Format

Do you have students working below grade level? Check out these modified bundles:

1. Grade 7 History Modified Bundle
2. Grade 8 History Modified Bundle

Grade 7 Lessons

1. Important Events Sorting Activity
2. Historica Minutes Topic: Explorers & First Nations
3. Canadian Settlement Objects Activity
4. Haudenosaunee, Inuit and Métis
5. Map of New France 1700 Creation and Analysis
6. The Creation of New France
7. Medical Care in the 1700s
8. New France Vocabulary QR Code Matchup
9. Historical Figures Monologues
10. New France Inquiry Stations
11. Mid Unit Test Review and Test
12. The Treaty of Utrecht
13. Treaties and Pontiac’s Resistance
14. The Acadians
15. The Seven Years’ War
16. The Treaty of Paris, The Proclamation & The Quebec Act
17. The American Revolution
18. The Loyalists
19. The Impact of the Loyalists Migration on the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
20. Canada: A People’s History Episode
21. Constitution Act 1791
22. British North America Summative Task
23. Unit Review and Test
24. Introduction: Top 10 List of Events from 1713-1800
25. Establishing Upper Canada
26. Métis & Settler Relations
27. Historica Minutes: War of 1812
28. War of 1812 Overview Reading
29. War of 1812 Inquiry Stations
30. War of 1812 Newspaper Article
31. Results of the War of 1812
32. Mackinac & Drummond Islands & The Treaty of Ghent
33. A Question of Identity: The War of 1812
34. War of 1812 Review & Quiz
35. Life in Lower Canada
36. The Rebellions in Lower Canada
37. Life in Upper Canada
38. The Rebellions in Upper Canada
39. Rebellions Quiz
40. Canada A People’s History Videos (Optional)
41. Legal Issues
42. Politics in British North America
43. British – Indigenous Treaties
44. Conflict and Challenges Summative Task
45. Unit Review and Test

Grade 8 Lessons

1. Why Do We Study History?
2. How Did We Get Here?
3. How Has The Map of Canada Changed?
4. Life in British North America Prior to 1867
5. Fathers of Confederation Monologues
6. Politics in the Province of Canada
7. John A. Macdonald Personal and Professional Life
8. Confederation Advertisement Assignment
9. The Pros and Cons of Confederation
10. The Charlottetown, Quebec and London Conferences
11. Missing Voices at the Confederation Conferences
12. British North America Act
13. Confederation Unit Test
14. Primary Source Analysis Videos and Photos
15. Legal Documents
16. Settlement of Western Canada Inquiry Stations
17. Manitoba Act 1870
18. The Indian Act 1876
19. Louis Riel Obituary Assignment
20. Canadian Pacific Railroad Lyric Analysis
21. Canadian Pacific Railroad Assignment
22. Primary Source Analysis, Video, and Creative Writing - The Gold Rush
23. The Chinese Immigration Act 1885
24. The Arctic and Indigenous Case Law
25. Numbered Treaties
26. Residential Schools
27. Video Review
28. Western Canada Unit Test
29. Settling Canada Top 10 Events Class Discussion
30. Primary Source Analysis - Examining Photos
31. Historica Minute Videos (Sports, Inventor, Key Females)
32. Interactive Timeline of Canadian Historical Events
33. The Changing Map of Canada - Examining Maps
34. Important Canadians QR Codes (Key People From This Era)
35. Historical Figures Readings - Frederick Ogilvie Loft, Thomas Longboat, Duncan Campbell Scott
36. Changing Society Inquiry Stations - 12 Topics (Technology, Transportation, Internal Politics, External Politics (Part 1 & 2), Immigration, Recreation Activities & Sports, Indigenous Peoples, Social Movements, Education Reforms & Child Labour, Emergence of Cities & Factories, Changing Role of Women)
37. Primary Source Analysis Assessment - Transportation Changes
38. Legal Issues and Changes (Voting Rights, The Metis, Indigenous Issues, School Policy Changes)
39. Class Newspaper
40. Changing Society Unit Test

With this resource in your hands, you can be confident that your students will not only learn but also develop a passion for Canadian history. So don't miss out on this outstanding opportunity to spark curiosity and cultivate a lifelong love for learning. Grab your chance to make history truly come alive in your classroom!

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Additional History Resources

• Use these Grade 7 History Report Card Comments
• Use these Grade 8 History Report Card Comments

Notes: The internet is required to access videos in this unit. Research is not included for inquiry stations. Students must gather the research themselves from a textbook, non-fiction books or online sources.