The stories and people of Canada’s past – from early explorers and settlements, their impact on aboriginal peoples, conflict and change affecting French and English colonies in Canada, up to Confederation and the start of the twentieth century – all come to life in this two book series written to address Ontario’s history curriculum for grades 7 and 8
Features: – Highly interesting features encourage students to reflect on historical events and remember fascinating details
– Reflections, Stepping into the Picture, Snippets, and Snapshots allow students to really understand and respond to the events of Canada’s past
– Both Canada: The Story of Our Heritage and Canada: The Story of a Developing Nation are colourful, and highly visual
– Original artwork is used extensively throughout the text and always has a caption or questions to extend its use in the lesson
– Maps, graphs, diagrams, and charts appear alongside the related text to help students visualize and comprehend the content
– Extensive support for assessment built into the student text and the Teacher’s Resource Binder