Grade 5 - Interactions of Indigenous Peoples & Europeans - Ontario Social Studies - Lesson/Workbook Bundle

This bundle was created to provide everything you need to teach the Grade 5 - HERITAGE AND IDENTITY: Interactions of Indigenous Peoples and Europeans Prior to 1713 unit in the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum - Newly Updated 2025.

With your purchase, you will receive lesson slides that follow the 3-Part lesson format, engaging your students from start to finish. You will also receive the workbook, which contains fun activities and worksheets for your students to demonstrate their understanding.

Workbook Details:
This resource covers all the expectations in the Grade 5, Ontario Social Studies Curriculum, Interactions of Indigenous Peoples and Europeans Prior to 1713 Strand.

There are 256 activity sheets that cover the expectations in the NEW social studies 2023 curriculum. This comprehensive unit contains readings, hands-on activities, true/false, diagrams, exit cards, reflections, word searches, role plays, and more. We’ve presented the material in a variety of text forms, including reports, news articles, blog posts, and stories. There is also a unit test and answer pages for all activities!

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Indigenous Nations Before 1713
• Métis – Culture & Daily Life
• Red River Jig: Dance Like a Métis Dancer!
• The Importance of the Buffalo
• The Inuit – Culture & Daily Life
• Daily life and culture of the following First Nations – Algonkin, Wendat, Ojibwe, and Haudenosaunee
• Wigwam Shelter and Longhouse Shelter
• Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Selecting The Chief
• Activity: Haudenosaunee Consensus Circle
• Decision Making In The Grand Council
• Assignment – Tree Of Peace
• Activity: Build A Longhouse Shelter
• The Mohawk Community
• Trade Between First Nations
• Inuit Trading
• Conflict Between First Nations
• Research – Creation Stories
• Creation Stories – Turtle Island
• Memory Game – Match the Item
• Word Search – Words from Indigenous Life
• Two Row Wampum Belt
• Activity: Make A Treaty And Wampum Belt
• European Explorers – Cabot, Cartier, De Champlain
• New France
• The Fur Trade
• Assignment – French & Iroquois Wars
• Trading Posts
• Fur Trade And The Métis People
• Fact Or Fiction – The Fur Trade
• Seigneurs And Habitants
• Citizens and Society of New France
• The Catholic Church in New France
• Childhood In New France and First Nations
• Smallpox
• Role Play – First Contact
• First Nations Loss Of Land
• Newspaper Article: New Indian Act Passed
• New France Effects On Quebec
• Debate: Life Before Or After Contact?
• Activity: Who Has The Word? – Early Contact
• 2 Unit Tests
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Google Lesson Slides

Grade 5 - A. HERITAGE AND IDENTITY: Interactions of Indigenous Peoples and Europeans Prior to 1713, in What Would Eventually Become Canada Unit - Google Lesson Slides - Ontario Social Studies. This resource is packed with all the lessons you need to teach Interactions of Indigenous Peoples and Europeans Prior to 1713 Unit, Grade 5, Ontario Social Studies Curriculum.

We have structured these lessons to follow the popular 3-Part Lesson format. By using these lessons, you will be provided with learning goals, discussion questions, relevant YouTube videos, interactive slides, exit cards, and more. Check out the variety of activities you'll receive below.

Part 1: Minds On!
- Learning Goals
- Discussion Questions

- Polls/Surveys

- Picture Prompts

- Jokes and Riddles

- Relevant Quotes

Part 2: Action!
- Interactive Activities

- Drag and Drop

- Fill in the Blanks

- Matching

- Sorting

- Polls/Surveys and Graphing

- Embedded YouTube Videos

Part 3: Consolidation

- Exit Cards

- 3-2-1 Reflections

- One Word Reflections

- Act It Out!

- Quick Draw

- One Sentence Summary

After purchasing this resource, you will be able to download a copy of this file to your Google Drive. From there, you can complete these lessons with your class, and/or assign these slides in Google Classroom.