Sqworl Page of Student Links

Here is a collection of student links chosen from the sites below. 

World Book for Kids

WBFK has a link for Prime Minister of Canada which gives a simple description of the Canadian Government. There are also linke for links for Canada and Canada Day

World Book for Students

SBFS has links for Canada, History of Canada, and Government of Canada.

Contact and Aboriginal Government

From the index of this Museum of Canadian Culture page, scroll down to the Arrival of Strangers--the Last 500 Years section and then to Intergovernmental Relations.  You will find pages on Alliances, Treaties, Legislation, and Reserves and other Communities.

Nisga'a Lisims Government

In 1998 the Nisga'a people won the right to be exempted from the Indian Act and to govern themselves.  This is the webpage of the Nisga'a Government.  There are links to information about their final treaty and their governmental structure on the left sidebar.

Confederation for Kids

This Library and Archives Canada website was designed for kids 9-13.   It has a section on the provinces and why/when each joined Canada which includes maps.  There is also a section on important people who helped form Canada.  There is also a gallery of historical photos and a helpful glossay.  The teacher section includes a unit in which students renegotiate Confedederation. 

About Parliament

This section of the Parliament of Canada website contains links to many teacher and student resources including entire units, glossaries, and videos.  The resources are presented for several different levels, there is a special glossary for ESL students, and the videos have an ASL version.  This website is being updated constantly so if you get broken links visit a little later. 

SET-BC Accessible Books

The following books with Aboriginal Cultures content relevant to the topic of governance are available on CD in accessible PowerPoint format from SET-BC's Accessible Books collection for use with students who have special needs. I have all of these book in my office and you are welcome to look at them and decide which would be appropriate for your student.

Secret of the Dance deals with efforts to preserve traditions during a time they were outlawed.  Shi-shi-etko and Shin-chi's Canoe are stories of children who went to residential school.

How Canadians Govern Themselves

Online book and downloadable .pdf.  The reading level and concepts may be a little difficult for grade 5 but may be useful as a resource. 

Discover Your Legislature

This online book is available in an interactive Flash version or as a downloadable .pdf from the BC Legislature webpage. 

How Canadians Govern Themselves:  7 Interactives and Games

This brand new section of the Parliament website contains several interactives and games. In the Time Travel section students can learn about how Canada was formed by clicking on an interactive Timeline. In the Inside View section, students can complete a Parliamentary Puzzle, follow a bill through its stages, learn about Parliament in action, discover key differences between government in the US and Canada, and see what it takes to become a Prime Minister in a role-playing game. In the Touchpoints section students play a game in which they determine which level of government is responsible for which service.

Prime Ministers, House of Commons, and Conferation Timeline Games

The Citizenship and Immigration Canada website features a Youth (and Teacher) Corner with 10 interactive games. These include a Prime Ministers word search, a House of Commons Hidden Object Search, and a Confederation Timeline in which students drop flags onto a timeline in the order in which the provinces joined Canada.

Virtual Tour of 24 Sussex Drive

This page provides information, pictures, and a virtual tour of the residence of the Prime Minister. 

History of the Vote in Canada

This Canadian Museum of Civilization online exhibit traces the history of the vote in Canada over the past 250 years. 

Virtual Tour of Legislature in BC

At the bottom of this flash version of Discover Your Legislature you will find several virtual tour options.

Canada's Prime Ministers Photos and Bios

This page from Stephen Harper's website provides a list of Canada's Prime Ministers and links to short bios.

Parliament of Canada 9 Videos

There is a set of 9 short videos on the Senate page of the Parliament of Canada website. These include a general introduction to Parliament and Legislation and several on the Senate.  They are also presented in an American Sign Language version.  This website is being updated constantly so if you get broken links visit a little later.

Aboriginal Peoples and Government

This grid was created by Kathy Ryan to address the grade 5 plo and closely mirrors information presented in Connections Canada.  Students learn and write in this gridset.

Government and Constitution

This grid was created by Kathy Ryan to address the grade 5 plo and closely mirrors information presented in Connections Canada. Students learn and write in this gridset.

Government of Canada

Although this grid was created to address grade 10 plos it can easily be adapted for use with grade 5.  The grid includes some nice graphic organizers that clearly show the structure of government. 

Notebook Gallery

The gallery contains a folder of Prime Ministers. 

Notebook Lesson:  Comparing Canada and US

A search for Canada Government in the Activity Exchange resulted in just one lesson, a professionally designed SMART Notebook lesson.  It explains a few facts about Canada, though not specifically about government, and then students use a Venn Diagram to compare Canada and US.  The lesson can be previewed online before downloading.