Our Canadian Governments Grades 5-8
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- Author : Solski, Ruth
Here is everything you need to teach your students about Canada's governments.
Twenty-two lesson plans and more than 75 reproducible worksheets and information pages may be used in any order to suit the unique needs of your classroom.
Lesson Plans Topics:
Lesson One: What is a Government?
Lesson Two: Kinds of Governments
Lesson Three: Canada’s Government
Lesson Four: Our Parliamentary Government
a) The Governor General
b) The Prime
c) The Cabinet
d) Our Parliament
e) The Senate
f) The House of Commons
g) Speakers of the
h) Sergeant-at-Arms
i) The Usher of the Black Rod
j) Parliamentary
Lesson Five: The Opening of Parliament
Lesson Six: A Working Day in the House of Commons
Lesson Seven: What Does a Member of Parliament Do?
Lesson Eight: National Political Parties
Lesson Nine: How Are Political Parties Formed?
Lesson Ten: Who Are the Backbenchers?
Lesson Eleven: What Role Does the Opposition Play in our Government?
Lesson Twelve: What is the Civil Service?
Lesson Thirteen: What is the Rule of Law?
Lesson Fourteen: How Does a Bill Become a Law?
Lesson Fifteen: How Does Canada’s Environment Shape Its Government?
Lesson Sixteen: How Do We Get the Government to Listen to Our Demands?
Lesson Seventeen: What is an Election?
Lesson Eighteen: Confederation
Lesson Nineteen: Canada’s Constitution and Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedom 1982
Lesson Twenty: Canadian Citizenship
Lesson Twenty-One: Provincial/Territorial Governments
Lesson Twenty-Two: Local or Municipal Governments
Learning Expectations:
Students will:
- understand how a government provides a country with law, order, safety, and organization.
- have the opportunity to study Canadian municipal (local), provincial, territorial, and federal governments to find out how they function.
- become aware of the responsibilities for each level of government and how they are interrelated.
- become more familiar with government vocabulary and political terms.
- develop a more positive and patriotic attitude towards their country.
- become more aware of the responsibilities of good citizenship.
- have a better understanding of the structure and functions of Parliamentary Government.
- have a better understanding of the history behind Canada’s form of government.
- develop research and inquiry skills using a wide variety of resources.
- develop an awareness and interest in Canada’s political parties and their goals.
- appreciate the freedoms they have in Canada such as the freedom of speech and movement, and the right to vote
- have a better understanding of Canada’s Constitution and the Canadian Charter of Rights.
- participate in discussions with political representatives to hear their concerns about Canada’s future.
This book supports many learning outcomes from the curriculum for these provinces:
- Alberta: Grade 6, Social Studies, Democracy, Action & Participation;
- British Columbia: Grade 5, Social Studies, Governance, C2 Describe Levels, Responsibilities and the Election of Government in Canada, Grade 6, Social Studies, Governance;
- Ontario: Grade 5, Canada & World Connections, Aspects of Citizenship & Government in Canada;
- Saskatchewan: Grade 7, Social Studies, Power & Authority.
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