Teachers' Tips

What are your favourite resources for teaching Canadian history?

Compiled by Canada’s History

 — Posted August 30, 2018

We asked educators from across the country to share their tips, tricks, and tools for teaching Canadian history. From their favourite primary source documents to the books that inspire them as teachers, they recommended a variety of resources to incorporate into a classroom.

Explore the ways they support their teaching practices.

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Teachers' Tips: Primary Sources

What is your favourite primary source document to use in the classroom?

Teachers' Tips: Web Resources

What is your favourite website for finding historical sources or content?

Teachers' Tips: Lesser Known Canadian Stories

What is a moment or who is a person from Canadian history that you think more people should know about?

Teachers' Tips: Books

Which book inspires you as a teacher?

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