War of 1812

Teach your grade 7's about the War of 1812, I realizes that we have heard so much about it lately because it's been 200 years since the war (1812-1814). But that means that there are a lot of resources to use. One that I found really interesting is this one made by the Canadian Government (http://www.1812history.com/teachers.html).

It offers a whole unit to teach that is fun and gets students to get involved in learning history. Great for young teachers who are just starting out, or teachers who are new to teaching Canadian history. It has students learning about different events and also getting students involved in being a historian and stating if it is historically relevant to look at in terms of this event and why. I especially like lesson 10, where students need to look at a collection of artifacts and justify if it should be part of their museum collection/display.