Confederation of Canada | Paper and Digital

Teach the process of Confederation to create the Dominion of Canada with this ready to use resource designed for the Alberta social studies outcomes with this ready to use resource. Stop searching for resources for the new Alberta social studies curriculum. We've done everything for you.

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This engaging activity includes:

• Rupert’s Land (and how it contributed to more land in Canada).
• problems in the colonies: trade, economy, distance, railway, currency, laws, expansionism of the United States.
• reasons for and against joining Confederation.
• the process and purposes of the Charlottetown Conference, Quebec Conference, and London Conference.
• French and English perspectives.
• introduction to the Parliamentary system: Member of Parliament, Prime Minister, Governor General, Sovereign.
• changes in government then and now.
• importance of The BNA Act, Also known as the Constitutional Act of 1867.
• original members of Confederation: Province of Canada (Ontario, Quebec), Nova Scotia, New Brunswick.
• a general timeline of Confederation including when all the other provinces and territories joined.
• detailed lesson plans with easy to read formatting.
• instructions for how to use our activities with or without technology so you can be flexible for your students and classroom environment.
• instructions for printing student workbooks while still offering differentiated options.
• a variety of activities that keep students engaged while learning.
• detailed outlines of each activity with a list of materials along with a centralized list and reminders in each section of the lesson plan.
• optional Teacher Slides to support instruction and content delivery. You can choose to teach with or without them.
• vocabulary list with phonetic pronunciations and definitions to help support your students.
• “I can” statements written in student-friendly language so students can self-assess their learning.
• simple quizzes and assessment activities to see what students have learned.
• modifications to help you differentiate without spending more of your time.
• answer keys and suggested answers.
• digital versions of most of the student pages to help support your students or reduce printing. To access the digital version, download the PDF and use the link inside that file.
• loose text in the digital version which can be read by your assistive technology. This is especially helpful since some of the text may be beyond the Grade 4 reading level (especially at the beginning of the school year).
• list of Alberta outcomes broken down by activity.
  

Ninja Note: If you teach in Alberta, this resource has been written for the new social studies curriculum. Learn more about how we're writing and adjusting resources for the new curriculum. https://brainninjas.ca/social-studies-in-alberta/

This activity aligns with:

• the Alberta Social Studies Curriculum Grade 4 ©2025
  

This activity supports:

• learning about Canadian history.
• learning about Confederation.
• learning about the impacts of the BNA Act.
  

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Ninja Note: This resource requires downloading the PDF, printing the cards, and cutting them apart before beginning the activity.

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