Looking for resources to teach the 94 Calls to Action while helping students understand the Canadian history connected to reconciliation?
This Grade 5 Canadian social studies bundle brings together four resources covering the 94 Calls to Action, the Indian Act, Canada’s provinces and territories, and the fur trade, colonization and treaties.
Created by a First Nations educator, this collection supports learning about Canadian geography and history while making space for important conversations about government decisions, Indigenous rights and the ongoing work of reconciliation.
Canadian Social Studies Bundle Includes
♡ 94 Calls to Action
♡ The Indian Act
♡ Explore Canada: Provinces and Territories
♡ Fur Trade, Colonization and Treaties
Together, these topics help students connect the places they are learning about with the histories and relationships that have shaped Canada.
94 Calls to Action
Help students begin exploring what reconciliation asks governments, institutions and people in Canada to do.
Learning about the 94 Calls to Action gives students an opportunity to consider responsibility, progress and the work that still needs to happen. It also creates space for questions about how learning, listening and taking action connect to reconciliation.
This topic can become a starting point for deeper inquiry throughout your Canadian social studies teaching.
The Indian Act
Support students as they learn about the Indian Act and its impacts on First Nations people.
This part of the bundle introduces an important topic for understanding Canadian government and history. It helps create context for discussions about how laws and policies affect people, families and communities.
Connecting Indian Act learning with the 94 Calls to Action encourages students to consider the relationship between historical decisions and present-day responsibilities.
Explore Canada: Provinces and Territories
Help students explore Canada’s provinces and territories as part of their Grade 5 geography learning.
This resource brings a geography component into the bundle, complementing the Canadian history and reconciliation topics.
Use it alongside the other resources to help students connect their learning about Canada’s places with their growing understanding of its history.
Fur Trade, Colonization and Treaties
Introduce students to the fur trade, treaties and colonization in Canada.
These connected topics provide opportunities to discuss relationships, land and the changes that accompanied colonization. They also help build context for further learning about the Indian Act and reconciliation.
Including these topics in your social studies planning gives students opportunities to revisit connections across the resources as their understanding develops.
Bring the Learning Together
Canadian geography, history and reconciliation can connect across your teaching throughout the year.
You might begin with provinces and territories, then introduce the fur trade, colonization and treaties. From there, learning about the Indian Act and the 94 Calls to Action can help students consider how historical events and government decisions connect to ongoing responsibilities.
Choose the resource that fits your current learning goals, or bring the four topics into a broader sequence of Canadian social studies lessons.
Perfect For
♡ Grade 5 Canadian social studies
♡ Canadian history and geography
♡ 94 Calls to Action learning
♡ Indian Act lessons
♡ Provinces and territories learning
♡ Fur trade and treaty learning
♡ Exploring colonization in Canada
♡ Truth and Reconciliation learning
♡ Indigenous education throughout the school year
Bring these four resources into your classroom to support thoughtful learning about Canada, its history and the ongoing work of reconciliation.
Explore the Canadian Social Studies Bundle.
