Canadians in War Remembrance Day in Canada | Paper and Digital

Take a look at how the roles of different people in Canada changed as a result of war. Ukrainians, Indigenous People, Indo-Canadians, women, children and Chinese-Canadians are examined from a Canadian perspective through a variety of reading tasks that are easy to prepare and use.

This resource is part of our Remembrance Day Bundle.

This transformational resource includes:

• a complete lesson plan to work through each of the different groups of people through scaffolded lessons.
• instructions on how to differentiate for your groups of students without extra work or time to prepare.
• various reading passages in a variety of formats. 
• student response pages.
• answer keys and suggested answers.
• questions for discussion.
• extension suggestions.
• digital versions of all the student reading and writing pages that use Google Slides. You must download the PDF files and use the access links in the files to get your digital copies.
• Canadian spellings.

The reading topics are:

• Ukrainian Internment During World War I: A listening activity regarding internment camps.
• Indigenous People in Service During the War of 1812: A expository piece about Tecumseh during the War of 1812 and role of Indigenous People during and after the war.
• Dear Diary: Fictional diary entries from Buk Am Singh, an Indo-Canadian fighting at the front during World War One.
• Taking Flight: This narrative piece outlines the role of a woman who works in the Royal Canadian Air Force Women's Division during World War Two.
• Force 136 World War 2: This fictional collection of reports have been classified until now and outline the role of Chinese Canadians working as spies during World War Two.
• Letters Home: A child writes to his father on the front during World War One and tells him of life back home and how it has changed for him.

This resource supports:

• any lessons about Canadian involvement in wars around the world
• any Canadian history lesson
• learning about Remembrance Day

Are you looking for other Remembrance Day Resources?

• Remembrance Day Reading and Writing Activities
• Remembrance Day Drama Circle
• Remembrance Day Writing Prompts
• Remembrance Day Collaborative Poster
• Indigenous Veterans Day Collaborative Poster

Or save $$$ with our Remembrance Day Bundle.

Ninja Note: This resource requires the buyer to download the PDF to access the digital version or use the printable pages.

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