Websites to Support the New Curriculum
Grade 6: Cluster 4
Canada Today
Learning Experience
6.4.1
Expressions of Canadian Identity
6.4.1 ACTIVATING STRATEGIES
Historica, Heritage Minutes, Paul-Émile Borduas
http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?ID=10222
(Québec artist of the Quiet Revolution)
Historica, Heritage Minutes, Casavant :
http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?ID=10167
(world-renowned builder of Casavant Frères Organs in Montréal)
Historica, Heritage Minutes, Stratford Festival:
http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?ID=10221
(Shakespearean theatre festival in Stratford, Ontario)
Historica, Heritage Minutes, Emily Carr:
http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?ID=10214
(West coast painter interested in Aboriginal art who later became an associate of the Group of Seven)
Historica, Heritage Minutes, La Bolduc :
http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?ID=10209
(Québec chanteuse who became well-known for her songs of everyday life in the Depression)
6.4.1 ACQUIRING STRATEGIES
Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery, The Group of Seven:
http://www.tomthomson.org/page.php?page=75
National Gallery of Canada, The Group of Seven in Western Canada
http://www.gallery.ca/exhibitions/exhibitions/
group_of_seven/english/about.html
CBC Archives, Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven
http://archives.cbc.ca/300c.asp?id=1-68-754
Virtual Museums, Group of Seven:
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/English/Gallery/static/
GroupofSeven15082001_page1.html
Canada’s Heirloom Series: Canadian Triumphs, Group of Seven, Painters for a Nation :
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume6/volume6.htm
CBC Website:
http://www.cbc.ca/
(Select Radio or Television to access program information)
National Gallery of Canada, Cybermuse, Virtual Galleries, Canadian Art:
http://cybermuse.gallery.ca/cybermuse/showcases/
galleries/index_e.jsp?igalleryid=2126
Canadian Heritage Gallery, Artwork:
http://www.canadianheritage.org/galleries/artwork.htm
National Gallery of Canada:
http://www.gallery.ca/
National Archives of Canada, Living Memory:
http://www.archives.ca/05/0509_e.html
Specific Visual Artists:
Canada’s Digital Collections; Emily Carr, At Home and at Work:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/EmilyCarrHomeWork/main.htm
Canada’s Digital Collections; Emily Carr and the House of All Sorts:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/EmilyCarr/
Historica, Heritage Minutes, Emily Carr:
http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?ID=10214
Canada’s Digital Collections, Volume 5, People, Emily Carr:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume5/volume5.htm
Historica, Heritage Minutes, Paul-Émile Borduas:
http://www.histori.ca/minutes/minute.do?ID=10222
Paul-Émile Borduas :
http://www.peinturequebec.com/peinture4/francais/
histo/artistes/borduas/borduas_p.html#haut
(French website but there are several images of Borduas’ work)
CBC News, Jean-Paul Riopelle:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2002/03/13/riopelle020313.html
Canada’s Digital Collections; Christopher Pratt:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/pratt/
Art of Robert Bateman:
http://www.artthatsnew.com/artwork/scripts/
artofrobertbateman/robert-bateman-artists.cfm
The Canadian Encyclopedia: William Kurelek:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0004386
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 6, People, Cornelius Krieghoff:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume6/12-15.htm
Aboriginal Artists:
Center for Canadian Contemporary Art, Inuit Artists Project:
http://www.ccca.ca/inuit/
Culture Canada, Aboriginal Virtual Art Gallery:
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/AboriginalArtCultureandTraditions.html
North American Indian Art, Norval Morrisseau:
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/art/morriss/art_morr.html
Hambleton Galleries, Daphne Odjig:
http://www.hambletongalleries.com/dynamic/
Artists/OdjigRCADaphne_public.htm
Museum of Civilization, Aboriginal Art, Bill Reid:
http://www.civilization.ca/aborig/reid/reid01e.html
Ahnisnabae Art, Roy Thomas:
http://www.ahnisnabae-art.com/gallery/index.php
Photography:
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 4, People, Yousuf Karsh:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/volume4.htm
Weston Gallery, Yousof Karsh:
http://www.westongallery.com/artists/y_karsh/yousuf_karsh.html
Winnipeg Art Gallery
http://www.wag.mb.ca/
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Collection:
http://www.wag.mb.ca/htmlfiles/COLLECTION/collection.asp
Canada’s Digital Collections, Canada Heirloom Series, Volumes:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/index.htm
(Select a Volume, select People, to reach alphabetical list of Canadian achievers in many fields.)
Dictionary of Canadian Biography online:
http://www.biographi.ca/index2.html
Canada Council for the Arts:
http://www.canadacouncil.ca/
Winnipeg Art Gallery
http://www.wag.mb.ca/index.html
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Collection:
http://www.wag.mb.ca/collection/collection.html
Performing artists:
National Arts Centre of Canada:
http://www.nac-cna.ca/en/index.cfm
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 6, Canadian Triumphs, Cirque du soleil:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume6/volume6.htm
Cirque du soleil:
http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/CirqueDuSoleil/en/default.htm
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 4, People, Glenn Gould:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/volume4.htm
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 4, People, Oscar Peterson:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/volume4.htm
Buffy Sainte-Marie:
http://www.creative-native.com/
Literature:
Canada’s Digital Collections, Governor General’s Literary Awards:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/ggawards/
Canada Council, Governor General’s Literary Awards:
http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/ggla/default.asp
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 4, People, Lucy Maude Montgomery: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/volume4.htm
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 4, People, Pauline Johnson:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/volume4.htm
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 4, People, Leonard Cohen:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/volume4.htm
Media:
Canada’s Heirloom Series, Volume 4, People, Norman McLaren (film):
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume4/volume4.htm
CBC, Life and Times, Barbara Frum (journalism):
http://www.cbc.ca/lifeandtimes/frum.html
6.4.1 APPLYING STRATEGIES
No websites recommended
Learning Experience
6.4.2
Government in Canada
6.4.2 ACTIVATING STRATEGIES
No websites recommended
6.4.2 ACQUIRING STRATEGIES
Parliament of Canada:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/AboutParl_education.asp?Language=E
Government of Canada, Government Structure:
http://canada.gc.ca/acanada/acPubLevel3.jsp?font=0&lang=eng&categoryId=27
Library of Parliament, Canada’s Parliament, Democracy in Action:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/idb/democracy/
democracy-e.htm
Parliament of Canada, Senators and Members, About Senators and Members:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/SenatorsMembers_about.asp
?Language=E&Parl=37&Ses=2
A Look at Canada, Federal Government:
http://mavis.ca/canadiancitizenshipsite/
Federal%20Government/federalgovernmentindex.htm
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, About the Assembly:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/leg-asmb/info/index.html
A Look at Canada, The Provincial Government, Manitoba:
http://mavis.ca/canadiancitizenshipsite/
Provincial%20Government/provincialmanitoba.htm
Structure of the Government of Canada:
http://canada.gc.ca/howgoc/glance_e.html
Parliament of Canada:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/AboutParl_education.asp?Language=E
Governor General of Canada:
http://www.gg.ca/menu_e.asp
Model Parliament Activity:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/education/empu/english/how_e.htm
National Library of Canada, First among Equals, The Prime Minister in Canadian Life and Politics, Kids’ Site:
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/primeministers/kids/index-e.html
Parliament of Canada, Senators and Members, Members of the House of Commons:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/mpscur.asp?lang=E
(Current list of Members of Parliament)
Photos of Parliament Hill:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/Information/Photos/Index-e.htm
Current List of Cabinet Members Manitoba:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/leg-asmb/members/cabinet.html
Province of Manitoba, Legislative Tour:
http://www.gov.mb.ca/legtour/index.html
Liberal Party of Canada, Who We Are, History and Philosophy:
http://www.liberal.ca/lpc/history.aspx?site=history
6.4.2 APPLYING STRATEGIES
Parliament of Canada:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/AboutParl_education.asp?Language=E
Elections Manitoba, Educational Resources:
http://www.elections.mb.ca/main/education/edu_intro.htm
Canadian Heritage, Golden Jubilee, Biography of Queen Elizabeth:
http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/special/jubilee/e-biography.htm
Governor General of Canada:
http://www.gg.ca/menu_e.asp
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba:
http://www.lg.gov.mb.ca/index.shtml
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Grand Chief:
http://www.manitobachiefs.com/amc/grandchief.html
Elections Canada:
http://www.elections.ca/home.asp?textonly=false
(Select Who is my MP? Students can find their MP by typing in their postal code.)
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, Who Is My Member?
http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/mlasearch/mlasearch_link.htm
Learning Experience
6.4.3
A Community of Communities
6.4.3 ACTIVATING STRATEGIES
No websites recommended
6.4.3 ACQUIRING STRATEGIES
Province of Manitoba Profile, Cultural Diversity:
http://www.communityprofiles.mb.ca/province/advantages/cultural.html
(lists population of Manitoba by mother tongue)
6.4.3 APPLYING STRATEGIES
No websites recommended
Learning Experience
6.4.4
Creating a Just Society
6.4.4 ACTIVATING STRATEGIES
6.4.4 ACQUIRING STRATEGIES
Justice Canada, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms:
http://canada.justice.gc.ca/Loireg/charte/const_en.html
Canadian Heritage, Your Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms:
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pdp-hrp/canada/guide/index_e.cfm
Canadian Heritage, Your Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms,
Overview:
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pdp-hrp/canada/guide/overview_e.cfm
Canadian Heritage, Your Guide to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms,
Guarantee of Rights and Freedoms:
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pdp-hrp/canada/guide/guarantee_e.cfm
Posters, publications, class sets of copies of the Charter, and teacher guides may be ordered from Human Rights Program, Publications, Canadian Heritage:
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/pdp-hrp/docs/publications/index_e.cfm
Government of Canada, Canada Benefits
http://canadabenefits.gc.ca/faechome.jsp?lang=en
Government of Canada, About Canada, Justice and Crime:
http://www.youth.gc.ca/yolist.jsp?&lang=en&flash=1&ta=1&cat=5_112
Government of Canada, Public Safety:
http://www.safecanada.ca/menu_e.asp
Government of Canada, Elementary and Secondary School Education, Information for Newcomers:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomer/fact_education.html
Government of Canada, Welcome to Canada, What You Should Know, Health Services:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomer/welcome/wel-06e.html
Canadian Council on Social Development, Highlights, the Progress of Canada’s Children 2002:
http://www.ccsd.ca/pubs/2002/pcc02/hl.htm
Campaign 2000 End Child Poverty in Canada:
http://www.campaign2000.ca/
CBC News, Little change in child poverty rates, November 2003:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2003/11/24/child_poverty031124.html
National Film Board, Balablok, 8 minutes (1972): http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=10784=
6.4.4 APPLYING STRATEGIES
No websites recommended
Learning Experience
6.4.5
Canadian Democracy in the World Context
6.4.5 ACTIVATING STRATEGIES
6.4.5 ACQUIRING STRATEGIES
Government of Canada Youth Path, Canada and the World
http://www.youth.gc.ca/yolist.jsp?&lang=en&flash=1&ta=1&cat=5_115
(links to Canadian international involvement in all areas, from international law to student exchange programs)
Canadian Heirloom Series, Volumes IV, V, and VI, People:
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/
Canadian Encyclopedia, search name of individual:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?TCE_Version=A
6.4.5 APPLYING STRATEGIES
No websites recommended