Has anyone put together a CM Canadian history year?

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  • June 12, 2013 at 9:04 pm
    4myboys
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    I’ve seen book lists, but few solid recommendations for living books for Canadian history, but today my 12 year old says that is what he wants to learn about next year.  I was hoping to put it off for a couple of years, but i may have to consider it more seriously.  Can anyone recommend anything for 4th and 7th graders?  Wouldn’t it be nice if a Canadian CM mom would put a guide together?

     

    June 12, 2013 at 9:17 pm
    suzukimom
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    Hey, I’m sure you’ve seen the plan on my website that goes along with AO – but I don’t have anything detailed for a 12 year old yet.  I have a hard time finding really good CM friendly Canadian History resources….

    I’m assuming you’ve checked out Donna Ward’s items.  I don’t really like some of her books or suggestions (they aren’t CM based) but some of the books are good.

    I’ve heard of this book “Modern History through Canadian Eyes” – I don’t own it, so I don’t know how good it is… http://www.solidoakpublishing.com/About.htm   Here is their resource list… http://www.solidoakpublishing.com/Resource%20Lists.htm

     

    Share whatever you find!

     

    (My husband tells me to write a Canadian History Book…..   but I’m still learning!)

     

    June 12, 2013 at 11:22 pm
    Linabean
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    I have Modern History through Canadian Eyes. It is a guide for helping you put together your own chronological history of Canada. I have used it for the past two school years. It is not a spine. It is basically an outline of Canada’s history broken up into main time periods and arranged chronologically with many resource suggestions for each time period/topic. The book suggestions could cover different types of teaching methods. I find it useful and even if I don’t use some of the book suggestions (you wouldn’t be able to anyways there are to many) it will often set me on the right trail for finding what I am looking for in a different resource covering the same topic.

    I will soon be planning our third year of Canadian Studies which is usually history for two terms and things like geography/government/social studies, etc. for the third. It will be for grades 6, 4 and 2. I am planning on using MHtCE to plan everything out.

    -Miranda

    June 13, 2013 at 12:33 pm
    Carla
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    For the 4th grader, I’d use My First History of Canada by Donalda Dickie as a spine.  Actually, in our house, I would read it aloud to both kids and “beef up” the history for the 7th grader a bit.  It is a lovely book and a great spine.  We use Story of Canada for an older child to read through (the first chapter does contain evolution, though).  Spirit of Canada is also a wonderful anthology!

    I also second the use of Barbara Greenwood’s books.  We love them, here!  For an older child, I like Maxine Trottier’s The Circle of Silver Chronicles trilogy and Jeremy’s War 1812 by John Ibbitson.   I also like Madeleine Takes Command by Ethel C. Brill.

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