The Baby Boomers

A fun and exciting time to look at and to study in history. But usually forgotten or left off because of a lack of time. But what about having your students research and write up a presentation to teach the time period to their fellow classmates. Have groups that look at different subject areas such as the economical and social reasons to why it occurred, who the baby boomers were and why they changed Canada, and the social and cultural impacts upon Canadian society. Allow students the chance to research the topic for a week or two, and then give each group a class or half a class to present and teach their subject matter.

This is a great area for students to research on because they can ask their parent/grandparents about growing up as a baby boomer. There is a large collection of research done on this time period and can be easily accessible through the use of the internet. Allowing students to be able to collect and analyze primary evidence and be also able to compare and contrast this time period with their own This allows student the chance to learn about a time period not so long a go, but very different to their own even. While also allowing students the chance to take on the role of historically thinking about the past and offering their own interpretation of the past.