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Sign up for your FREE September 2024 issues of Kayak featuring stories that explore the surprising history of our national votes, from the violence and exclusion of the past to today’s transparency and fairness. Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault explains what kids need to know about modern federal elections and why they matter, and readers are invited to consider what they think is the right age to start voting. PLUS you’ll have access to free lesson plans and resources.

Sign up for your FREE February 2024 issues of Kayak featuring stories about life before electricity, and how Canada changed afterward. PLUS you’ll have access to free lesson plans and resources.

It’s awful when terrible events occur, but on the flipside, it’s pretty wonderful to know that others are always ready to help. This issue looks at the Great Depression, the Halifax Explosion, emergency response and natural disasters.

Learn more about the Fathers of Confederation and how they made our country happen. And what could be more Canadian than to tell that story in the context of our greatest game — hockey?

Cribbage was a popular game amongst early explorers and whalers.

A simulated invasion in Winnipeg during the Second World War gave Canadians an first-hand look at what things could be like if Nazis invaded Canada. 

Go through the motions of drafting, proposing, reading and voting for a federal law with your class.

This research activity encourages students to explore the history of their favourite sport!

Taking a historical perspective means understanding the social, cultural, intellectual, and emotional settings that shaped people’s lives and actions in the past.

Students will explore historical significance as the process used by historians to evaluate what was important about particular events, people, and developments in the past.