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| | Reading and Remembrance | | | In 2009, The Ontario Historical Society partnered with the Reading and Remembrance Programme to offer important education material for students across Ontario. Available in both French and English are lesson plans and curriculum that can be used in many grades and classrooms teaching youth about the history of Canada's involvement in the World Wars. All of the material is online and can be accessed, downloaded, and printed from www.readingandremembrance.ca. Each year has its own theme:
Themes 2005: In Flanders Fields 2006: Anti-Racism and Holocaust Education 2007: Women and War 2008: The Art of Dissent 2009: Medals and Memories 2010: Homeland Stories
To learn more about Reading and Remembrance, please read this article, which originally appeared in School Libraries in Canada: "Getting the Most" Some quick statistics:
In October and November 2009...
- 723 English posters were downloaded
- 107 French posters were downloaded
- 1895 downloads of The First Nation Lesson
- 1256 downloads of A Difficult Cross to Bear (Silver Cross Mothers)
- 962 downloads of Feathers, Fur and Hide
- 723 downloads of The Inuit
- 585 downloads of Character Education
- 350 downloads of From Far and Wide
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