1-2-3 GO! - GENEALOGY LESSON SERIES TEACHER GUIDES
The following teacher notes and guides are to be used in conjunction with the 1-2-3 Go! lesson materials.
These lessons were developed for upper elementary and middle school students, but can be adapted for other ages and grade levels as well as for a variety of family circumstances.
1 - TALK TO YOUR FAMILY FIRST! NOTES
The objective is to produce a questionnaire to be used to gather family information for use with Grow Your Family Tree and My Own Time Machine.
To SEE the teacher notes for this genealogy activity, go to the Talk to Your Family First! Notes page.
To PRINT these teacher notes, download the Talk to Your Family First! Notes PDF file.
2 - GROW YOUR FAMILY TREE and WHO IS MISSING FROM YOUR FAMILY TREE? NOTES
A family tree is a chart that shows the members of a family. Children must first gather some of their family information as described in Talk to Your Family First! before starting this activity.
To SEE the teacher notes for both these genealogy activities, go to the Grow Your Family Tree Notes page.
To PRINT these teacher notes, download the Grow Your Family Tree Notes PDF file.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO NOTES
An added activity that explores the wealth of information available in the 1901 and 1911 Canadian Census, to help you Grow Your Family Tree.
To SEE the teacher notes for both this genealogy activity, go to the One Hundred Years Ago Notes page.
To PRINT these teacher notes, download the One Hundred Years Ago Notes PDF file.
3 - MY OWN TIME MACHINE NOTES
The purpose of this activity is for children to organize and record the family history data they gathered in Talk to Your Family First! and Grow Your Family Tree. They will also learn that events surrounding their family may have affected the family’s decisions. In this activity, children will create a vertical timeline table to depict their family events which have occurred over a period of time.
To SEE the teacher notes for this genealogy activity, go to the My Own Time Machine Notes page.
To PRINT these teacher notes, download the My Own Time Machine Notes PDF file.
MY FAMILY! MY STORY! - GENEALOGY LESSON SERIES TEACHER GUIDES
The following teacher notes and guides are to be used in conjunction with the My Family! My Story! lesson materials.
These lessons were developed for upper elementary and middle school students, but can be adapted for other ages and grade levels as well as for a variety of family circumstances.
1 - FAMILY HEIRLOOMS NOTES
An heirloom is something that has been in the family for a generation or more. Students choose a family keepsake and explore why it was valuable to your family.
To SEE the teacher notes for this activity, go to the Family Heirlooms Notes page.
To PRINT these teacher notes, download the Family Heirlooms Notes PDF file.
2 - FAMILY PHOTOS NOTES
"A picture is worth a thousand words." Family photos are used to create a "Then and Now” poster to illustrate the students' family history.
To SEE the teacher notes for this genealogy activity, go to the Family Photos Notes page.
To PRINT these teacher notes, download the Family Photos Notes PDF file.
3 - MY OWN STORY NOTES
The purpose of this activity is for children to understand the importance of writing their personal stories and of sharing them as part of their family’s history. In the My Own Story activity they will learn how to choose a topic, plan and write a personal narrative. The objective is for the children not only to write an engaging story, but also to feel positive about their writing and feel encouraged to write more.
To SEE the teacher notes for this genealogy activity, go to the My Own Story Notes page.
To PRINT these teacher notes, download the My Own Story Notes PDF file.
OTHER TEACHER RESOURCES AND LINKS
Links to third-party sites provide help, instruction and/or genealogy lessons for the classroom.
A Journey Through Time!
A Lesson Plan from Library and Archives Canada’s ‘Canadian Genealogy Center’ for
students to learn more about conducting genealogical research on the challenges
that their ancestors and others experienced during their immigration to Canada
and their migration within Canada.
A Walk Through the Past
A Social Studies 7 lesson plan provided by BC Ministry of Education.
Travel back in time to visit a past civilization to examine ideas and artifacts
that had a significant impact on modern society. Teaching and Learning
Activities include students examining how their family history impacts on their
current traditions and engaging family members in discovering artifacts or
practices that contribute to the meaning of life for their family.
Cenotaph Remembrance Project Lesson Plans
Pam Calvert’s highly acclaimed Remembrance Projects first introduced at
Oakville’s Trafalgar High School uses Library and Archives Canada’s genealogical
military documents on soldiers who served and died in WWII.
From Blacksmiths to Blackboards
A virtual village modeled after those found in 19th century Quebec is provided
by the Canadian Museum of Civilization. The site includes Lesson Plans
(visit their "Teacher's Corner" section once on their site) on subjects like “Tradespeople
in 19th Century Quebec” and “Quest” challenges with mysteries to solve.
Don't miss even more genealogy resources on our school library and supplies pages.
