Social Studies
Grade 5 Social Studies Blackline Masters
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Blackline Masters by Cluster:
Cluster 1: First Peoples
Cluster 2: Early European Colonization (1600 to 1763)
Cluster 3: Fur Trade
Cluster 4: From British Colony to Confederation (1763 to 1867)
Grade 5 Social Studies: People and Stories of Canada to 1867: A Foundation for Implementation
Cluster 1: First Peoples
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| 5.1.1 Origins of First Peoples of Noricarth Ame | PDF  |
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| (a.) Anticipation Guide | ||
| (b.) Anticipation Guide—Key | ||
| (c.) Word Splash | ||
| (d.) Stories of Origins—Note-Taking-Frame | ||
| (e.) Outline Map of North America | ||
| (f.) LAPS Frame | ||
| (g.) Concept Overview: Land Bridge Theory | ||
| (h.) Concept Overview: Oral Tradition | ||
| (i.) Comparison Chart: Story and Theory | ||
| (j.) Comparison Chart: Story and Theory—Key | ||
| (k.) Word Cycle: Origins | ||
| 5.1.2 Connections to the Land | ||
| (a.) Bodies of Water | ||
| (b.) Outline Map of Canada |
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| (c.) Landforms and Vegetation |
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| (d.) Landforms and Vegetation—Key | ||
| (e.) Climate in Canada | ||
| (f.) Climate in Canada—Key | not available |
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| (g.) Describing the Land | ||
| (h.) Traditional Territories of First Peoples (2 pages) | ||
| (i.) Traditional Lands and Ways of Life of First Peoples | ||
| (j.) Traditional Lands and Ways of Life of First Peoples —Key | ||
| (k.) Connections to the Land—Note-Taking-Frame | ||
| 5.1.3 Pre-Contact Cultures | ||
| (a.) Culture Web | ||
| (b.) Culture Web—Key | ||
| (c.) Beliefs and Values in Storytelling | ||
| (d.) Art Expresses Culture | ||
| (e.) When Cultures Meet | ||
| (f.) Stereotypes and Understanding Culture | ||
| (g.) Cultural Posters Exit Slip | ||
| (h.) First Peoples Gallery | ||
| 5.1.4 First Peoples Governance | ||
| (a.) Making Collective Decisions | ||
| (b.) Seven-Step Knowledge Chart | ||
| (c.) First Peoples—Connecting and Reflecting | ||
Cluster 2: Early European Colonization (1600 to 1763)
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| 5.2.1 Early European Exploration and Colonization | PDF |
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| (a.) Northwest Passage (2 pages) | ||||
| (b.) Jacques Cartier’s Journals (2 pages) | ||||
| (c.) Note-Taking-Frame: The Norse in America (2 pages) | ||||
| (d.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Vancouver | ||||
| (e.) Explorers’Identity Card | ||||
| (f.) Concept Frame: Colonization | ||||
| (g.) Northwest Passage Keywords | ||||
| 5.2.2 Nouvelle-France | ||||
| (a.) Sort and Predict: Life in Nouvelle-France | ||||
| (b.) Nouvelle-France Video Response (2 pages) | ||||
| (c.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—La Salle | ||||
| (d.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Champlain | ||||
| (e.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Talon | ||||
| (f.) Government in Nouvelle-France | ||||
| (g.) Government in Nouvelle-France—Key | ||||
| (h.) Selecting and Using Primary Sources (2 pages) | ||||
| (i.) People in Nouvelle-France: Role Card (2 pages) | ||||
| (j.) Main Groups during the Nouvelle-France Period | ||||
| (k.) Main Events during Early Nouvelle-France (2 pages) | ||||
| (l.) Government in Nouvelle-France—Diagram | ||||
| 5.2.3 Cultural Interaction in Early Canada | ||||
| (a.) Differing Perspectives of the World | ||||
| (b.) Cultural Exchange | ||||
| (c.) Cultural Exchange—Key | ||||
| (d.) Cultural Dialogue | ||||
| (e.) Cultural Dialogue—Key | ||||
| (f.) First Peoples and the Land | ||||
| (g.) This Land is Your Land | ||||
| (h.) A Complex Country | ||||
| 5.2.4 French–British Colonial Rivalry | ||||
| (a.) A Description of New England | ||||
| (b.) Evangeline (2 pages) | ||||
| (c.) Daily Life in the Colonies (2 pages) | ||||
| (d.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Wolfe | ||||
| (e.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Montcalm | ||||
| (f.) Treaty of Utrecht | ||||
| (g.) French and English Rival Forts—Note-Taking-Frame | ||||
| (h.) Timeline of Events: English–French Rivalry (2 pages) | ||||
| (i.) Comparing Two Treaties | ||||
| (j.) Comparing Two Treaties—Key | ||||
| (k.) The Royal Proclamation of 1763 | ||||
| (l.) Acadian Deportation Role Play (2 pages) | ||||
| (m.) After the British Conquest (2 pages) |
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| (n.) Early European Colonization (1600 to 1763)—Connecting and Reflecting | ||||
Cluster 3: Fur Trade
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| 5.3.1 European Expansion North and West | PDF |
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| (a.) The Fur Trade and The Hudson’s Bay Company | ||
| (b.) Analyzing a Source of Historical Information | ||
| (c.) Anticipation Guide: The Fur Trade | ||
| (d.) Anticipation Guide: The Fur Trade–Key | ||
| (e.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Simpson | ||
| (f.) Archives and Artifacts | ||
| (g.) Archives and Artifacts—Key | ||
| (h.) Rupert’s Land | ||
| (i.) The North West Company | ||
| (j.) Compare and Contrast Frame: Fur-Trade Routes (2 pages) | ||
| (k.) Timeline: Meanwhile, Back in the West… | ||
| (l.) Concept Frame: Monopoly | ||
| (m.) Word Cycle—Fur Trade | ||
| 5.3.2 Importance of the Land in the Fur Trade | ||
| (a.) What’s in a Name? | ||
| (b.) Important Objects in the Fur Trade | ||
| 5.3.3 Life during the Fur-Trade Era (1650s – 1850s) | ||
| (a.) A Fur Trade Journey: Samuel Hearne | ||
| (b.) A Continental Voyage: Alexander Mackenzie | ||
| (c.) Figures of the Fur-Trade Era: Note-Taking-Frame (2 pages) | ||
| (d.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Fraser | ||
| (e.) Analyzing Artifacts | ||
| (f.) Comparison Chart: Hudson’s Bay Company and North West Company | ||
| (g.) The Fur Trade Economy—Word Cycle | ||
| 5.3.4 Métis Nation and Culture in the Fur-Trade Era | ||
| (a.) Who Are the Métis People? (2 pages) | ||
| (b.) Stories Told by Pictures | ||
| (c.) Outline Map: Prairie Provinces | ||
| (d.) Conflict: Agriculture and the Fur Trade | ||
| (e.) Conflict: Agriculture and the Fur Trade—Key | ||
| (f.) Fur Trade—Connecting and Reflecting | ||
Cluster 4: From British Colony to Confederation (1763 to 1867)
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| 5.4.1 Early Immigration and the Impact of the Loyalists | PDF |
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| (a.) Concept Builder Frame: Cultural Diversity | ||
| (b.) A Changing Map of Canada | ||
| (c.) A Changing Map of Canada—Key | ||
| (d.) What is a Revolution? |
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| (e.) Note-Taking-Frame—The American Revolution | ||
| (f.) Note-Taking-Frame—The American Revolution—Key | ||
| (g.) British Loyalty or American Independence (2 pages) | ||
| (h.) Timeline of Events 1763–1791 | ||
| (i.) Timeline of Events 1763–1791—Key | ||
| 5.4.2 Sharing the Land | ||
| (a.) Word Splash: Reasons for Immigrating | ||
| (b.) Métis Land Rights and Hunting Rights | ||
| (c.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Selkirk | ||
| (d.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Carleton | ||
| (e.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Brant | ||
| (f.) Métis Communities in Western Canada | ||
| 5.4.3 Conflict and Reform | ||
| (a.) Lord Durham’s Report (2 pages) | ||
| (b.) Sort and Predict: Upper Canada and Lower Canada | ||
| (c.) Sort and Predict: Upper Canada and Lower Canada—Key | ||
| (d.) Two Canadas? | ||
| (e.) Government in Upper and Lower Canada1791 to 1841—Word Cards | ||
| (f.) Government Upper Lower Canada Sample Chart | ||
| (g.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Elgin | ||
| (h.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Durham | ||
| (i.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Brock | ||
| (j.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Simcoe | ||
| (k.) The War of 1812 (2 pages) | ||
| (l.) People in the War of 1812 | ||
| (m.) Upper Canada and Lower Canada:Comparison | ||
| (n.) Role Cards: Rebellions of 1837 and 1838 | ||
| (o.) Un Canadien Errant/A Wandering Canadian | ||
| (p.) Responsible Government: Concept Frame | ||
| (q.) Government Reform: Durham and the Act of Union | ||
| (r.) Government Reform: Durham and the Act of Union—Key | ||
| (s.) Comparison: Constitution Act (1791) and Act of Union (1841) | ||
| 5.4.4 Negotiating Confederation | ||
| (a.) Map of Canada 1867 | ||
| (b.) Caricature of Confederation | ||
| (c.) Defining Confederation | ||
| (d.) “Rep by Pop” (2 pages) | ||
| (e.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Lafontaine | ||
| (f.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Howe | ||
| (g.) Confederation: For or Against? | ||
| (h.) Reasons for Confederation (3 pages) | ||
| (i.) The Negotiation Process (2 pages) | ||
| (j.) The Negotiation Process—Key | ||
| (k.) The British North America Act, 1867 | ||
| (l.) British Government and Crown—Chart | ||
| (m.) Identity Card: The Confederation Debates | ||
| (n.) What They Said | ||
| (o.) Canada, the Country (2 pages) | ||
| 5.4.5 Citizenship Then and Now | ||
| (a.) Essential Lessons in Canadian History | ||
| (b.) Active Democratic Citizens | ||
| (c.) Citizenship Then and Now | ||
| (d.) Loyal Subjects (2 pages) | ||
| (e.) A Citizenship Survey (2 pages) | ||
| (f.) Responsibilities and Rights of Citizens | ||
| (g.) Changing Views of First Peoples | ||
| (h.) Equals and Allies, Free and Independent (2 pages) | ||
| (i.) What We Can Do | ||
| (j.) From British Colony to Confederation (1763 to 1867)—Connecting and Reflecting | ||
