History at Home
If you are looking for some simple history-based activities that you can do at home that are not only fun but educational too, please check out the links below:
Crafts
- Buzz Saw Craft - PDF Instructions Sample Buzz Saw Image
- Spinning Top Craft- PDF Instructions
Activities
- David Fife Maze- PDF
- Connect the Dots- PDF
- Victorian Spelling Bee- PDF
- Website Scavenger Hunt- PDF Answer Key
Reading
- An Adventure with Wolves- PDF Answer Key
- Dressing Like a Victorian Child- PDF
- Lang Pioneer Village Museum Reading List- PDF
For more history-based activities, be sure to check out the following resources:
- Kayak: Canada's History Magazine for Kids- Complimentary online resources
- National Film Board of Canada- A selection of historically important films, and films about history
- Open Culture-Enter an archive of 6,000 historical children’s books, all digitized and free to read online
- Heritage Minutes-A collection of bilingual Canadian 60-second short films, each depicting a significant person, event or story in Canadian history