C. Generic Activities

Under the headings, “Managing Ideas Information and Ideas” and  “Critical and Creative Thinking” the Manitoba Grade Five Social Studies Curriculum outlines a number of learning outcomes that can often be best met using local relevant materials. Similar objectives can be found in all levels of curricula.

This section contains some starting points for the use of the materials collected in the Hartney and Cameron Heritage Projects.

Activities are grouped under the following headings: Using General Print and Online Resources; Using Timelines; Using Maps, Using Photographs; Using Museums; & Using the Community

* Some files are in MS Word - which you can modify to suit your needs. Other are as individual PDF's

* Download  Activities in this Section available as MS Word Documents



Individual Activities - Contents

Using General Print and Online Resources:

A1. Using Primary Sources
A2. Primary Source Analysis Tool (pdf)
A3. Analyzing Books and Other Printed Texts1 (pdf)
A4. Analyzing Books and Other Printed Texts2 (pdf)

Using Timelines:

B.1. Living Timeline
B.2. Family Timeline
B.3. Using Timelines

Using Maps:

C1. Map Analysis Worksheet
C2. Map Study

Using Photographs:

D1. Photo Analysis Worksheet
D2. Analyzing Photographs and Prints (pdf)
D3. Photo Analysis Worksheet 2 (pdf)

Using Museums:

E1. Using Material Culture
E2. Artifact Analysis Worksheet
E3. Change Happens

Using the Community:

F1. Cemetery Study1
F2. Cemetery Studies 2
F3. Local Heroes