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Canada: A Country of Change (1867 to Present): A Foundation for Implementation (
7.4 MB)
This resource provides a common base for curriculum, providing ideas and strategies to support the implementation of Grade 6 social studies in Manitoba classrooms.
The blackline masters (BLMs) below are presented in PDF and Word.
| Title | Word | |
|---|---|---|
| 6.1.1 A New Nation | ||
| (a.) Government in 1867 | 40 KB | 179 KB |
| (b.) This BLM is not available online. Refer to Canadian Railroad Trilogy for this information. |
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| (c.) Reviewing Canadian Geography |
75 KB | 201 KB |
| (d.) Importance of the BNA Act of 1867 (2 pages) | 40 KB | 178 KB |
| (e.) Main Settlements in British NA, 1867 | 45 KB | 179 KB |
| (f.) Main Settlements in British NA, 1867—Key |
47 KB | 187 KB |
| (g.) Key Provisions of the BNA Act |
46 KB | 172 KB |
| (h.) Note-Taking Frame: BNA Act (2 pages) |
51 KB | 183 KB |
| (i.) Primary and Secondary Sources (Teacher Background Notes) | 47 KB | 172 KB |
| (j.) Responsibilities of Government, 1867 | 43 KB | 177 KB |
| (k.) Responsibilities of Government, 1867—Key |
44 KB | 173 KB |
| (l.) Citizenship in Canada Today (2 pages) | 70 KB | 203 KB |
| (m.) Thinking about the New Nation | 62 KB | 183 KB |
| (n.) Team Deliberation (Teacher Background Notes) (2 pages) | 57 KB | 191 KB |
| (o.) Citizens in a Constitutional Monarchy | 53 KB | 178 KB |
| 6.1.2 Manitoba Enters Confederation | ||
| (a.) Métis Bill of Rights | 72 KB | 188 KB |
| (b.) Citing Sources (Teacher Background Notes) (2 pages) |
62 KB | 183 KB |
| (c.) Recording Research Notes (Teacher Background Notes) (2 pages) | 62 KB | 191 KB |
| (d.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Riel | 123 KB | 570 KB |
| (e.) Events: Manitoba Becomes a Province (2 pages) | 64 KB | 191 KB |
| (f.) People: Manitoba Becomes a Province | 34 KB | 173 KB |
| (g.) Resistance and Rebellion | 39 KB | 172 KB |
| (h.) Historical Status of Riel (2 pages) | 68 KB | 1.8 MB |
| 6.1.3 "A mari usque ad mare" [From Sea to Sea] | ||
| (a.) Dream of a Nation: Sea to Sea (3 pages) | 149 KB | 253 KB |
| (b.) What Is Progress? (2 pages) | 40 KB | 179 KB |
| (c.) Chart: Joining Confederation | 34 KB | 175 KB |
| (d.) Chart: Joining Confederation—Key | 53 KB | 184 KB |
| (e.) Western Expansion Timeline (2 pages) | 45 KB | 184 KB |
| (f.) Western Expansion Timeline—Key | 50 KB | 186 KB |
| (g.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Macdonald | 118 KB | 543 KB |
| (h.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Tupper | 118 KB | 543 KB |
| (i.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Mackenzie | 131 KB | 593 KB |
| (j.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Cartier | 121 KB | 542 KB |
| (k.) Famous Letters in Canadian History—Laurier | 106 KB | 464 KB |
| (l.) First Prime Ministers | 36 KB | 177 KB |
| (m.) First Prime Ministers—Key | 51 KB | 178 KB |
| (n.) The Old Chieftain: Sir John A. Macdonald (2 pages) | 41 KB | 175 KB |
| (o.) Role of North West Mounted Police | 41 KB | 178 KB |
| (p.) GOLD!! (2 pages) | 45 KB | 176 KB |
| 6.1.4 Aboriginal Peoples and the Growing Nation of Canada | ||
| (a.) Aboriginal Terms (Teacher Background Notes) | 51 KB | 174 KB |
| (b.) Treaty #2 Excerpt (2 pages) | 51 KB | 176 KB |
| (c.) Treaty #6 Poundmaker | 86 KB | 195 KB |
| (d.) Note-Taking Frame: Aboriginal Leaders (2 pages) | 42 KB | 176 KB |
| (e.) Numbered Treaties (2 pages) | 38 KB | 175 KB |
| (f.) Numbered Treaties—Key (2 pages) | 57 KB | 190 KB |
| (g.) Note-Taking Frame: 1885 Resistance (2 pages) | 43 KB | 175 KB |
| (h.) Note-Taking Frame: 1885 Resistance—Key | 55 KB | 181 KB |
| (i.) Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show | 283 KB | 5.4 MB |
| (j.) A Cry from an Indian Wife (2 pages) | 442 KB | 283 KB |
| (k.) Regret and Reconciliation | 51 KB | 173 KB |
| 6.1.5 Immigration | ||
| (a.) Discrimination | 36 KB | 172 KB |
| (b.) Wilfrid Laurier | 43 KB | 174 KB |
| (c.) Wilfrid Laurier—Key | 52 KB | 181 KB |
| (d.) Receiving Newcomers to Canada | 60 KB | 181 KB |
| (e.) Note-Taking Frame: Sir Clifford Sifton | 38 KB | 171 KB |
| 6.1.6 Farming the Land | ||
| (a.) Note-Taking Frame: Observing Historical Images | 40 KB | 173 KB |
| (b.) Dominion Lands Surveying (2 pages) | 361 KB | 206 KB |
| (c.) Prairie Verses | 77 KB | 348 KB |
| (d.) Importance of Agriculture (2 pages) | 59 KB | 184 KB |
| (e.) Educating New Citizens in the West | 54 KB | 181 KB |
| (f.) Feeding the Nation | 49 KB | 174 KB |
| (g.) Connecting and Reflecting | 37 KB | 156 KB |
| Title | Word | |
|---|---|---|
| 6.2.1 World War I | ||
| (a.) KWL: World War I | 75 KB | 179 KB |
| (b.) World War I Journal Extract | 109 KB | 219 KB |
| (c.) World War I Timeline (2 pages) | 64 KB | 207 KB |
| (d.) Images of War | 35 KB | 174 KB |
| (e.) The Stage Is Set for War (2 pages) | 69 KB | 194 KB |
| (f.) Sir Robert Borden (2 pages) | 92 KB | 212 KB |
| (g.) Reflecting on War | 52 KB | 175 KB |
| 6.2.2 Social Change | ||
| (a.) After the Great War | 893 KB | 265 KB |
| (b.) After the Great War—T-Chart | 958 KB | 270 KB |
| (c.) Social Conditions | 61 KB | 178 KB |
| (d.) Winnipeg General Strike | 72 KB | 198 KB |
| (e.) The Famous Five (2 pages) | 47 KB | 183 KB |
| (f.) Role-Play Cards—Winnipeg General Strike (2 pages) | 190 KB | 296 KB |
| (g.) Reacting to the Strike (2 pages) | 97 KB | 211 KB |
| (h.) Milestones for Women in Canada (2 pages) | 54 KB | 196 KB |
| 6.2.3 Depression | ||
| (a.) Boom and Bust | 65 KB | 194 KB |
| (b.) Impact of the Depression | 97 KB | 238 KB |
| (c.) Prime Ministers 1920–1935 | 45 KB | 175 KB |
| (d.) This BLM is not available online. Refer to A Protest Song of the Depression. | ||
| (e.) Demanding Social Change (2 pages) | 67 KB | 192 KB |
| 6.2.4 World War II | ||
| (a.) World War II Powers | 82 KB | 195 KB |
| (b.) Poetry of the Holocaust (3 pages) | 160 KB | 406 KB |
| (c.) Causes of Second World War | 137 KB | 240 KB |
| (d.) World War II Timeline (2 pages) | 94 KB | 256 KB |
| (e.) Evaluating Internet Sites (2 pages) | 53 KB | 181 KB |
| (f.) None Is Too Many | 53 KB | 173 KB |
| (g.) Winston Churchill (2 pages) | 106 KB | 219 KB |
| (h.) This BLM is not available online. Refer to What Do I Remember of the Evacuation? for this information. | ||
| (i.) William Lyon Mackenzie King | 60 KB | 178 KB |
| (j.) Concept Overview: World War II | 40 KB | 173 KB |
| (k.) This BLM is not available online. Refer to WLMK for this information. | ||
| (l.) Preamble to the UN Charter | 51 KB | 174 KB |
| (m.) Connecting and Reflecting | 39 KB | 157 KB |
| Title | Word | |
|---|---|---|
| 6.3.1 Overview of Contemporary Canada | ||
| (a.) Capital Cities | 41 KB | 186 KB |
| (b.) Prime Ministers (3 pages) | 51 KB | 240 KB |
| (c.) Biography of a Prime Minister (3 pages) | 63 KB | 192 KB |
| (d.) Locating Capital Cities |
59 KB | 196 KB |
| (e.) Locating Capital Cities—Key | 71 KB | 199 KB |
| (f.) Political Map of Canada | 74 KB | 904 KB |
| (g.) This BLM is not available online. Refer to Something to Sing About for this information. | ||
| 6.3.2 Changing and Diverse Population | ||
| (a.) No All-Canadian Boys or Girls (2 pages) | 108 KB | 232 KB |
| (b.) Main Ethnic Groups in Canada (2 pages) | 58 KB | 183 KB |
| (c.) Constitution Act Section 35 | 58 KB | 182 KB |
| (d.) Aboriginal Rights in Canada (2 pages) | 83 KB | 197 KB |
| (e.) Aboriginal Rights and Self-Governance (Teacher Background Notes) (2 pages) |
53 KB | 183 KB |
| (f.) Self-Governance | 36 KB | 173 KB |
| (g.) Bilingualism in Canada (2 pages) | 81 KB | 238 KB |
| 6.3.3 A Modern Industrialized Nation | ||
| (a.) Changing Life in Canada | 53 KB | 183 KB |
| (b.) Examples of Canadian Inventions and Technologies | 92 KB | 222 KB |
| (c.) Researching Canadian Inventors and Innovators | 37 KB | 174 KB |
| (d.) Industrialization | 36 KB | 173 KB |
| 6.3.4 Canada and the World Stage | ||
| (a.) Global Village | 94 KB | 223 KB |
| (b.) Timeline: Canada on the World Stage since 1945 (2 pages) | 56 KB | 207 KB |
| (c.) News Report Outline | 36 KB | 174 KB |
| (d.) Call to Action (2 pages) | 127 KB | 231 KB |
| (e.) Word Splash: Global Interdependence | 91 KB | 230 KB |
| (f.) Connecting and Reflecting | 37 KB | 157 KB |
| Title | Word | |
|---|---|---|
| 6.4.1 Expressions of Canadian Identity | ||
| (a.) One Week of Media | 52 KB | 193 KB |
| (b.) Arts and Media in Canada (2 pages) | 90 KB | 209 KB |
| (c.) Canadian Identity Questionnaire (2 pages) | 120 KB | 423 KB |
| (d.) Painting the Land: The Group of Seven (2 pages) |
126 KB | 250 KB |
| (e.) Canadian Arts and Media Icons | 158 KB | 264 KB |
| (f.) Protecting Canadian Culture and Identity (2 pages) | 110 KB | 222 KB |
| (g.) From Land to Life to Art (2 pages) | 177 KB | 286 KB |
| (h.) Talking about Canadian Culture and Identity (3 pages) | 165 KB | 261 KB |
| 6.4.2 Government in Canada | ||
| (a.) Government in Canada | 51 KB | 180 KB |
| (b.) Government Responsibilities (2 pages) | 50 KB | 184 KB |
| (c.) Government Responsibilities—Key | 50 KB | 182 KB |
| (d.) Federal Government Positions | 40 KB | 173 KB |
| (e.) Provincial Government Positions | 40 KB | 173 KB |
| (f.) The Ombudsman (2 pages) | 86 KB | 190 KB |
| (g.) Federal Government Chart | 86 KB | 587 KB |
| (h.) Provincial Government Chart | 77 KB | 616 KB |
| (i.) Democratic Electoral Processes (3 pages) | 77 KB | 204 KB |
| (j.) Political Parties (2 pages) | 90 KB | 213 KB |
| (k.) Guidelines for a New Political Party | 56 KB | 180 KB |
| (l.) Article Analysis Frame | 38 KB | 174 KB |
| (m.) Young People and Voting (2 pages) | 126 KB | 221 KB |
| 6.4.3 A Community of Communities | ||
| (a.) Concept of Self-Determination | 37 KB | 172 KB |
| (b.) A Community of Communities | 58 KB | 186 KB |
| (c.) Who Are You? | 82 KB | 214 KB |
| (d.) Aboriginal Perspectives on Self-Determination (3 pages) | 53 KB | 187 KB |
| (e.) Manitoba Multiculturalism Act | 49 KB | 173 KB |
| (f.) Self-Determination for Aboriginal Peoples (2 pages) | 58 KB | 187 KB |
| (g.) Word Cycle: Culture and Identity | 58 KB | 181 KB |
| 6.4.4 Creating a Just Society | ||
| (a.) The Just Society | 49 KB | 197 KB |
| (b.) Benefits of Living in Canada (2 pages) | 102 KB | 223 KB |
| (c.) Issue-Based Article Analysis | 37 KB | 174 KB |
| (d.) Child Poverty in Canada | 81 KB | 190 KB |
| (e.) Status Cards—Role-Play | 42 KB | 172 KB |
| (f.) No One Said It Would Be Easy | 99 KB | 200 KB |
| 6.4.5 Canadian Democracy in the World Context | ||
| (a.) Global Responsibilities Quotes (2 pages) | 144 KB | 245 KB |
| (b.) Canada’s World Connections | 79 KB | 206 KB |
| (c.) Canadian Champions of Democracy | 77 KB | 174 KB |
| (d.) Democracy in Action | 39 KB | 179 KB |
| (e.) Thinking about Democracy (2 pages) | 79 KB | 201 KB |
| (f.) Citizenship Self-Evaluation (2 pages) | 98 KB | 229 KB |
| (g.) Connecting and Reflecting | 38 KB | 157 KB |
