Upper Canada Village 1860's Life - Sections on Daily Life, Agriculture, Communications, Music, Religion, Transportation, Manufacturing, and Major Events of the Decade.
What was it really like to live and work in the 19th Century? This section of the website provides some insights into some of the challenges and rewards of daily life in a small village in the 1860s. Of course, a better way to learn more is to visit Upper Canada Village and travel back in time!
Showing posts with label Primary: Pioneer Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Primary: Pioneer Life. Show all posts
Life in a Pioneer Village
YRDSB - Life in a Pioneer Village
Informative site for students to learn about the origins, settlements, and daily life in a pioneer village. Includes lesson plans and activity sheets for students.
Informative site for students to learn about the origins, settlements, and daily life in a pioneer village. Includes lesson plans and activity sheets for students.
Pioneer Life in Upper Canada
Links to Learning - Pioneer Life in Upper Canada
A variety of resources that can be used to compare pioneer times to modern days; explore how the Aboriginal peoples contributed to the survival of the early settlers; important elements of pioneer villages.
Making Maple Syrup
Read about how the Aboriginal peoples and the early settlers made maple syrup and compare their methods.
Using the Land
Learn about pioneer farming and try an on-line quiz about pioneer farm animals.
The Saw Mill
What was the purpose of the saw mill and who ran it?
The Grist Mill
What was the purpose of the grist mill and who ran it?
The Blacksmith Shop
Learn about the blacksmith, what he made, and the tools he used.
The General Store
This was an important place in the life of the pioneers. Find out why.
A variety of resources that can be used to compare pioneer times to modern days; explore how the Aboriginal peoples contributed to the survival of the early settlers; important elements of pioneer villages.
Making Maple Syrup
Read about how the Aboriginal peoples and the early settlers made maple syrup and compare their methods.
Using the Land
Learn about pioneer farming and try an on-line quiz about pioneer farm animals.
The Saw Mill
What was the purpose of the saw mill and who ran it?
The Grist Mill
What was the purpose of the grist mill and who ran it?
The Blacksmith Shop
Learn about the blacksmith, what he made, and the tools he used.
The General Store
This was an important place in the life of the pioneers. Find out why.
Great Upper Canada Adventure
A very fun and educational online game! This game walks the students through the steps that immigrants to Upper Canada went through when settling here for the first time. Try your hand at the life of a settler on the Sydenham River. This interactive game takes you through several of the challenges settlers had to face in Upper Canada.
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