Golden Jubilee - Teachers' Corner






		Teachers' Corner The Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II provides us with a tremendous opportunity to help Canadians of all ages, particularly young Canadians, learn about our government and its origins, symbols and institutions. The purpose of this web page is to provide a wide assortment of user-friendly resources exploring our unique country. Canadians and Their Government: A Resource Guide The Department of Canadian Heritage is developing a resource guide to coincide with The Queen's Golden Jubilee and the 50^th Anniversary of Canadian Governors General. It will equip Canadians with a wide assortment of easy-to-use learning activities and background information exploring the unique approach that Canadians take to governing our country. The guide will be available in both official languages and its contents will fall under four broad areas: the evolution of Canada's system of government; an exploration of the roles and responsibilities of government and institutions; the Canadian Crown; and other relevant information. This resource guide is intended primarily for youth aged 12 to 16. It can as well be used with younger or older audiences with minimal adjustment. The guide will be available at the end of the fall, for use in a variety of learning environments throughout the Jubilee year and for years to come. Once launched, please feel free to reproduce any part of this guide for learning purposes. You may also want to change some of the handouts to suit your region. The easiest way to do that is to copy the relevant page from the guide into your favourite word processing program and update it from there. Sign up so that you will receive a FREE guide when available. Tell us your mailing address and e-mail and we will confirm its delivery date as soon as possible. You can also order the kit or by writing to us at: Canadian Identity Directorate Department of Canadian Heritage 7^th Floor, 15 Eddy Street Hull, Quebec K1A 0M5 *Here are some examples of useful links. These web pages are organized by theme, taking into account that there is some overlap:* Celebrating Canada Celebrating Canadians Celebrating Canadian history Celebrating Canadian symbols All of the Above Museums Web pages by theme (museums have their own section at the end): Celebrating Canada Department of Canadian Heritage: Canadian Studies Exchanges Canada Prime Minister of Canada Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canadian Space Agency Environment Canada Canadian Wildlife Service Fisheries and Oceans: Oceans Canada Canada's Digital Collections Natural Resources Canada National Atlas of Canada Parks Canada Agency A Teacher's Guide to Using National Historic Sites of Canada in the Classroom Educational Resources Celebrating Canadians Department of Canadian Heritage March 21 Veterans Affairs Canada Canada International Development Agency Citizenship and Immigration: Welcome Home Program Citzine Health Canada Indian and Northern Affairs Canada National Library of Canada: Prime Minister's page Celebrating Canadian history Solicitor General Elections Canada National Archives of Canada Celebrating Canadian symbols Currency Museum Bank of Canada Canada Post All of the Above Canada's Schoolnet National Library of Canada Statistics Canada 2001 CENSUS Museums Canadian Museum of Nature Canada Science and Technology Museum Canada Aviation Museum National Gallery of Canada Canadian Children's Museum Canadian Postal Museum Virtual Museum of New France Canadian War Museum Canadian Museum of Civilization Virtual Museum of Canada