Canada & Beyond: Communities in Canada, 1780-1850 is designed and written for educators to meet the expectations of the revised Ontario social studies curriculum. Students will learn, explore, discover, analyze, and communicate findings for a variety of topics. They will learn about diverse communities existing in Canada between 1780 and 1850. Students will explore what life was like for different groups of people during that time period and will compare the lives of these people to their own lives as present-day Canadians. Students will use the inquiry process to explore and investigate how people in early Canada responded to the environment and challenges.

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Lesson 1 Looking Back in Time -- Lesson 2 Creating Subtopics -- Lesson 3 Who Am I? Identifying Various Groups Living in Canada -- from 1780 - 1850 -- Lesson 4 Introducing the Cross-Classification Chart -- Lesson 5 Travelling Back in Time û An Introduction to First Nations -- Lesson 6 The Seasons of the Wendat -- Lesson 7 Introducing the Anishinaabe -- Lesson 8 Comparing the Wendat & Anishinaabe Through Drama -- Lesson 9 Aboriginal Art û Creating an Original Mandala -- Lesson 10 Settlement Communities -- Lesson 11 The Impact of European Settlement on First Nations -- Peoples -- Lesson 12 Settler Villages -- Lesson 13 Dear Diary: Life as a Settler Child -- Lesson 14 Experiencing Life as a Settler Child -- Lesson 15 Learning About the Métis û Ask the Expert -- Lesson 16 The Underground Railroad -- Lesson 17 How to Survive Life in an Early Canadian Community -- Lesson 18 Canadian Identity û Research Project.