SupportingSupportingHistorical ThinkingHistorical Thinking

Teacher and Student Resources Teacher and Student Resources

Saskatchewan ArchivesSaskatchewan Archives

We hope you take away ideas about…We hope you take away ideas about… What historical thinking is about and where it might fit with your What historical thinking is about and where it might fit with your

curriculum outcomes/objectivescurriculum outcomes/objectives How to make history and social studies more engaging and How to make history and social studies more engaging and

interesting for your students by using more primary sources from interesting for your students by using more primary sources from SK ArchivesSK Archives

Professional development ideas to support your workProfessional development ideas to support your work Where to access already created student resources connected to Where to access already created student resources connected to

SK primary source archival materialSK primary source archival material How Saskatchewan Archives can further support your work with How Saskatchewan Archives can further support your work with

studentsstudents

Why Historical Thinking?Why Historical Thinking?

Do your students look like Do your students look like this?this?

Do you sound like this?Do you sound like this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxPVyieptwA

EngagementEngagement

Exhilaration when researchers Exhilaration when researchers discover history through discover history through original documents.original documents.

Student researching a topic Student researching a topic that interests themthat interests them

+ interesting primary sources + interesting primary sources

= Winning Combination= Winning Combination

History Is Made By HumansHistory Is Made By Humans

Looking at primary Looking at primary sources as sources as evidence helps put evidence helps put the reality back the reality back into the story.into the story.

Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking

Invite students to Invite students to examine the traces examine the traces of history – the of history – the leftovers of the past leftovers of the past – as clues to support – as clues to support an interpretation of an interpretation of what happened in what happened in their period of study.their period of study.

Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking

Encourage students to critique Encourage students to critique the sources that the the sources that the information comes from.information comes from.

Encourage students to “go to Encourage students to “go to the source” and understand the source” and understand the context of the record the context of the record themselves, rather than relying themselves, rather than relying on a secondary source’s on a secondary source’s analysis & interpretation.analysis & interpretation.

Historical Thinking ConceptsHistorical Thinking Concepts

Halifax 2013Halifax 2013

http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/historical-thinking-summer-institute/

Learning PackagesLearning Packages Downloadable Downloadable

PDF PDF documentsdocuments

Connection to Connection to curriculum curriculum and historical and historical thinking thinking conceptsconcepts

Able to use Able to use key parts of key parts of the resources the resources right from the right from the entrance page entrance page

Learning Package ContentLearning Package Content

SourcesSources ToolsTools

2013-14 Project – Grade 4 and 8 2013-14 Project – Grade 4 and 8 FocusFocus

HomesHomesDR4.1DR4.1 Correlate the impact of the land on the  Correlate the impact of the land on the lifestyles and settlement patterns of the people of lifestyles and settlement patterns of the people of Saskatchewan.Saskatchewan.e,  Identify the impact of geography on the e,  Identify the impact of geography on the architecture of Saskatchewan, including how styles, architecture of Saskatchewan, including how styles, materials, and cultural traditions have been materials, and cultural traditions have been affected by interaction with the land and other affected by interaction with the land and other people in the province.people in the province.

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IN 8.2IN 8.2 Appraise the influence of immigration  Appraise the influence of immigration as a factor in Canadian cultural diversity.as a factor in Canadian cultural diversity.Research reasons for diverse peoples Research reasons for diverse peoples choosing Canada as a home (e.g., economic choosing Canada as a home (e.g., economic opportunity, economic hardship or war in the opportunity, economic hardship or war in the country of origin, reunification of family, country of origin, reunification of family, escape from religious or political escape from religious or political oppression).oppression).

2014-15 Project - Grade 12 Focus2014-15 Project - Grade 12 Focus

Saskatchewan Archives – For Young HistoriansSaskatchewan Archives – For Young Historians

Heritage FairsHeritage Fairs

Free scansFree scans Online Online

resources resources and ideas and ideas for for possible possible topics in topics in SKSK

Research Research assistanceassistance

AwardsAwards

Saskatchewan Settlement Saskatchewan Settlement Experience Virtual ExhibitExperience Virtual Exhibit

The Birth of a Province Virtual ExhibitThe Birth of a Province Virtual Exhibit

The 1935 Regina The 1935 Regina Riot Virtual ExhibitRiot Virtual Exhibit

Documenting the DakotaVirtual Exhibit

Primary Sources OnlinePrimary Sources OnlineSaskatchewan ArchivesSaskatchewan Archives

Regina Cyclone, 1912Regina Cyclone, 1912

Saskatchewan Historical Saskatchewan Historical Newspapers OnlineNewspapers Online

““From the Prairies to the Trenches” From the Prairies to the Trenches”

on YouTubeon YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNZAjErJAuYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNZAjErJAuYhttpshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaylaT5EZAM

Primary Sources OnlinePrimary Sources OnlineSaskatchewan Archives WebsiteSaskatchewan Archives Website

Threshold Database Searches Threshold Database Searches

for Archival Recordsfor Archival Records

Primary Sources OnlinePrimary Sources OnlineSaskatchewan Archives WebsiteSaskatchewan Archives Website

Threshold Photograph Search Threshold Photograph Search

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Saskatchewan Archives – Saskatchewan Archives – Other SupportsOther Supports

www.saskarchives.comwww.saskarchives.com

306-787-4068 (Regina)306-787-4068 (Regina)

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306-933-5832 306-933-5832 (Saskatoon)(Saskatoon)

Resources and Links Resources and Links Teacher Historical Thinking Summer InstituteTeacher Historical Thinking Summer Institutehttp://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/historical-thinking-summer-http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/historical-thinking-summer-institute/institute/

Historical Thinking ProjectHistorical Thinking Projecthttp://historicalthinking.ca/about-historical-thinking-http://historicalthinking.ca/about-historical-thinking-projectproject

Grade 4, 8, &12 – Learning Packages Grade 4, 8, &12 – Learning Packages http://www.saskarchives.com/collection/history-youth/archttp://www.saskarchives.com/collection/history-youth/archives-classroom/learning-packageshives-classroom/learning-packages

Virtual Exhibits Virtual Exhibits http://www.saskarchives.com/collections/exhibits http://www.saskarchives.com/collections/exhibits

Saskatchewan Historical Newspapers OnlineSaskatchewan Historical Newspapers Onlinehttp://sabnewspapers.usask.ca/

Saskatchewan Archives YouTube VideosPart 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNZAjErJAuYPart 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaylaT5EZAM