This teacher directed lesson begins with students having a clear understanding of the word accountability. A specific scenario has been chosen but a different one unique to your community would also work to help students determine criteria to show [more]
In this lesson plan the student completes research to find information about the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the Government of Canada.They are encouraged to research not only print material but conduct interviews with [more]
Builidng Future Voters is a free teacher resource from Elections Alberta that teaches students about citizen participation, elections and democracy. Each lesson is directly linked to the Alberta social studies curriculum and provides for use of the [more]
Elections Alberta has published several excellent, and comprehensive resources for use in Alberta classrooms. The educational resources section of their website includes:
Unit plans/teaching guides for Grades 6, 9, and 12 entitled [more]
Written as a play, this activity based lesson plan, has students asking questions, reseaching answers, discussing their findings and ultimately running for office in the Canadian government. The background of the play is that the Canadian government has a [more]
This guide gives detailed information on how Parliament works. It is divided into several sections that clearly explain the workings of our Canadian government. Each section has various headings that provide specific information on such [more]