War of 1812 Drama Circle | Paper

Learn about the War of 1812 from the perspective of Canadians through this drama circle. The causes, some of the battles, and the impact on Indigenous People and Canadians are discussed in this drama activity designed to help students understand the complexities of Canadian history.

This resource is included in our Drama Circle Bundle! It is also part of our Grade 5 Alberta Social Studies Bundle.

This engaging activity includes:

• directions on how to run a drama circle.
• a teacher quick guide.
• a set of 40 cards (in colour and ink-saving versions).
• a set of discussion questions to do after the drama activity.
• a variety of reading difficulties and amounts of text on the cards so you can differentiate easily for your students.
• a few blank cards if you need to change the language on a card.

Please see the preview for a general idea of the reading difficulty for each card.

Ninja Note: This resource is an overview and does not outline every single battle from the war.

This activity aligns with:

• Alberta Program of Studies for most of Division 2 and 3

This activity supports:

• any lesson about the War of 1812.

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

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