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Each action-packed episode highlights the courage, creativity, and perseverance of Canadians from the past.

Beacons, warnings and landmarks.

In this activity, students will explore key turning points in the fur trade and determine the impact of these events on different groups in Canada.

Nancy Payne, editor of Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for kids, shares her experience visiting Buxton National Historic Site and Museum and learning about slavery.

In this special issue of Kayak we are joined by guest editor Natasha Henry who shares some amazing stories and examples of the ways Black Canadians built and shaped this country. This is an expanded version of the 2018 issue.

In this lesson students explore several seminal Canadian First World War battles with an emphasis on the experiences of soldiers in the trenches.

In this lesson students explore the ways in which history is often reflected in the names and logos of sports teams. They research the history of a Canadian community and create and illustrate a team name and logo reflective of its past. 

In this activity, students will analyze multiple accounts of the Winnipeg General Strike, noting important similarities and differences in the points of view they represent.

In this lesson, students will learn about life as a voyageur’s family during the Fur Trade and then will play the Fur Trade Game where they collect “furs” to trade for items from a “trading post.”

Using this activity, students will rank the importance of different moments in Canada’s story of bilingualism to explore how historical significance is established and how it varies.