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Overview
This site is intended for use in Elementary Cycle 2 and 3 Geography, History and Citizenship Education. The history of the Loyalists acts as a bridge between the Cycle 2 and Cycle 3 content. It provides a link to the Thirteen Colonies and reflects changes in Canadian society between 1745-1820. The resources on the site are designed to engage students in a research process as they learn about the Loyalists and their impact on Canadian society. For more information on the links to the Social Sciences program, see the Curricular Fit section.Haven't taken a history course since High School? Fear not, the Background information section contains an introduction to the Loyalists and provides some historical context that will help you set the scene for your students. In addition, several short biographies of people living in the Loyalist Era have been included on the site.
The Learning activities section provides a learning situation with suggested teacher and student group and individual tasks.
In the Materials section, you will find printer-friendly files and a bank of images and maps.
The Additional resources section provides a list of Loyalist-related websites and well as teacher and student print resources.
The Kids' Zone contains short information-based texts on the Loyalists that have been adapted for use by Cycle 2 and 3 Elementary students. You may want to bookmark the link for your students and send them to the site to access the text as reference material. Printable versions of the student texts are also available in the Materials section.