Morning baskets are a popular way to add family learning time to your homeschooling day. But what is a morning basket and how do you use it? What...
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Are you trying to figure out exactly what you need to do this year for your homeschooling and pulling it all together? Well here is the ultimate...
MoreHands-On Canadian History: Canadian Prime Ministers Guess Who Game
Want a fun and interactive way to learn the Canadian Prime Ministers? Here’s Guess Who! Included are all currently 23 Prime Ministers and...
MoreHands-On Canadian History: Great Canadians
Our history is full of amazing men and women who I would count as Great Canadians: important in their own right for a variety of reasons: making a...
MoreHands-On Canadian History: Canadian Money
Canada’s money has made many changes over our history – from when we used Beaver Pelts as payment to today’s collection of bills...
MoreHands-On Canadian History: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
In 1982, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was introduced. It clearly outlined what Canadian citizens and residents were allowed (and...
MoreHands-On Canadian History: Canada’s Official Languages – French and English
Given the history of Canada with our roots in both French and British ancestry, it’s not surprising that our country has large communities...
MoreHands-On Canadian History: The Canadian Flag
Canada actually didn’t have an official flag until 1964. Until then, the flag that mostly represented our country was the Canadian Red...
MoreHands-On Canadian History: St. Lawrence Seaway
The St. Lawrence River is the section of water that comes into Canada from the Atlantic Ocean, all the way to the Great Lakes. In 1959, Queen...
MoreHands-On Canadian History: Japanese Internment Camps
After Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II, the government of Canada decided that all Japanese-Canadians needed to be put in...
MoreHands-On Canadian History: World War II – Victory Garden
Growing a victory garden during World War II was a way for the people here in Canada to both better feed themselves and also help support the...
MoreHands-On Canadian History: The Great Depression – Baked Apples Recipe
In the early 1930s, financial disaster struck, leaving many people unemployed and poor. Here in Canada, the poverty was compounded with a horrible...
MoreHands-On Canadian History: Inventors – Alexander Graham Bell
Canada’s history includes some amazing inventors, such as Frederick Banting who discovered the connection between insulin and diabetes, and...
MoreHands-On Canadian History: The Bluenose Fishing and Racing Vessel
The Bluenose Schooner was a fishing / racing vessel that was made in Nova Scotia. Its unique design made it incredibly fast and enabled it to...
MoreHands-On Canadian History: Women’s Rights to Vote
By the time of World War I, women will still not even considered people. They weren’t allowed vote. Through leadership of strong women such...
MoreHands-On Canadian History: The Halifax Explosion
The Halifax Explosion was the biggest man-made explosion before the atomic bomb, caused when two ships collided in Halifax harbour. One of the...
MoreHands-on Canadian History: World War I – Brodie Helmet
When the world went to war in 1914, Canada joined in, sending forces to Europe to aid the cause. Our soldiers fought bravely and were featured in...
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