Category Archives: Subject: History

Level Three Lesson – The Underground Railroad

“The Underground Railroad” Level 3 (ALL)
Canadian Content. Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level 7.1

Level 3 – This lesson plan includes a reading text based on a 5W-1H model. Six questions – who, what, where, why, when, and how are asked and answered in six paragraphs. The text consists of 610 words and is written at a 7.1 reading level. It comes with a list of vocabulary words, a worksheet of comprehension questions as well as an individual or group activity is included that is not directly related to the text but asks the students to imagine live as a runaway slave and as a newly arrived black refugee in Canada in the mid-19thcentury. Lesson Plan Units include answer sheets for the teacher’s use. Each lesson plan is attractively illustrated with graphics or photos that print well in black and white. Price: $2.99 Cdn. Delivered as a PDF file.


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Level Two Lesson – The Underground Railroad

“The Underground Railroad” Level 2 (ALL)
Canadian Content. Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level 6.2

Level 2 – This lesson plan includes a reading text based on a 5W-1H model. Six questions – who, what, where, why, when, and how are asked and answered in six paragraphs. The text consists of 577 words and is written at a 6.2 reading level. It comes with a list of vocabulary words, a worksheet of comprehension questions as well as an individual or group activity is included that is not directly related to the text but asks the students to imagine live as a runaway slave and as a newly arrived black refugee in Canada in the mid-19thcentury. Lesson Plan Units include answer sheets for the teacher’s use. Each lesson plan is attractively illustrated with graphics or photos that print well in black and white. Price: $2.99 Cdn. Delivered as a PDF file.


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Level One Lesson – The Underground Railroad

“The Underground Railroad” Level 1 (ALL)
Canadian Content. Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level 5.5

Level 1 – This lesson plan includes a reading text based on a 5W-1H model. Six questions – who, what, where, why, when, and how are asked and answered in six paragraphs. The text consists of 552 words and is written at a 5.5 reading level. It comes with a list of vocabulary words, a worksheet of comprehension questions as well as an individual or group activity is included that is not directly related to the text but asks the students to imagine live as a runaway slave and as a newly arrived black refugee in Canada in the mid-19thcentury. Lesson Plan Units include answer sheets for the teacher’s use. Each lesson plan is attractively illustrated with graphics or photos that print well in black and white. Price: $2.99 Cdn. Delivered as a PDF file.


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Level One Lesson – November 11th – Remembrance Day

“November 11th – Remembrance Day” Level 1 (ALL)
Canadian Content. Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level 5.2

Level 1 – This Lesson Plan Unit begins with a numbered 5-paragraph 253-word text that discusses the origins of Remembrance Day and how it is observed in Canada. Included are: a list of 11 vocabulary words (which are underlined in the text), a short list of “Fast Facts”, and a worksheet with three exercises. A second feature of the unit is a short grammar activity (past progressive). An attractively illustrated copy of In Flanders Fields is also included. Answer sheets for the teacher’s use are included. The lesson plan is illustrated with graphics or photos that print well in black and white. Price: $1.99 Cdn. Delivered as a PDF file.


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Level Two Lesson – November 11th – Remembrance Day

“November 11th – Remembrance Day” Level 2 (ALL)
Canadian Content. Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level 6.8

Level 2 – This Lesson Plan Unit begins with a numbered 6-paragraph 307-word text that discusses the origins of Remembrance Day and how it is observed in Canada. Included are: a list of 12 vocabulary words (which are underlined in the text), a short list of “Fast Facts”, and a worksheet with three exercises. A second feature of the unit is a short grammar activity (transition words). An attractively illustrated copy of In Flanders Fields is also included. Answer sheets for the teacher’s use are included. The lesson plan is illustrated with graphics or photos that print well in black and white. Price: $1.99 Cdn. Delivered as a PDF file.


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Level Three Lesson – November 11th – Remembrance Day

“November 11th – Remembrance Day” Level 3 (ALL)
Canadian Content. Flesch-Kincaid Reading Level 7.6

Level 3 – This Lesson Plan Unit begins with a numbered 6-paragraph 307-word text that discusses the origins of Remembrance Day and how it is observed in Canada. Included are: a list of 13 vocabulary words, a short list of “Fast Facts”, and a worksheet with two exercises. A second feature of the unit is a short grammar activity (question formation). An attractively illustrated copy of In Flanders Fields is also included. Answer sheets for the teacher’s use are included. The lesson plan is illustrated with graphics or photos that print well in black and white. Price: $1.99 Cdn. Delivered as a PDF file.


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