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Grade 4-6: Language Arts and History

Just One Word
(Art, Language Arts)

Just one word is all it takes to start your students on a writing adventure. Using Glenbow Museum’s collection of art and artifacts for inspiration, students will experience how to create stories and poems by participating in hands-on writing and art-based activities.

Grades 4 - 6
1 hour 30 minutes
At Glenbow $110

New!

What is it? Looking at Objects
(Language Arts, Social Studies)

What stories do objects tell us? What do they teach us about the cultures or people who made or owned them? Learning from objects is as important as learning through the spoken or written word. Students will transform into detectives for a hands-on investigation. Using objects relating to various Glenbow exhibits, students will flex their skills in observing, interpreting and recording information.

Grades 4 – 6
1 hour 30 minutes
At Glenbow $110
At School $165

The Curating Game: Making Connections with Artifacts & Photographs
(Language Arts)


Become a Glenbow Museum Curator and create your own mini-exhibit based on artifacts and photographs. Students will examine artifacts and be asked to think deeply about the connections between them. Historical photographs will be provided to help students conceptualize how these artifacts may have been used and by whom. Students will use the selected items to discover how different resources can be brought together to tell a story.

Grades 4 – 6
1 hour 30 minutes
At Glenbow $110

Comparing Cultures
(Social Studies)

Note: Redeveloped for permanent exhibits
What makes Canada's Aboriginal groups unique? How does natural environment determine the food, clothing and shelter used by various groups? In this program, students will explore authentic artifacts from aboriginal groups in Canada’s north, south, east and west and discover each group's distinctive relationship with the land.

Grades 4, 5
1 hour 30 minutes
At Glenbow $110

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Inuit: The Land, The People
(Social Studies)

Where we live determines much about the kind of life we lead, both physically and spiritually. Explore Inuit culture through engaging discussions about food, clothing, shelter, beliefs and values. Using Inuit artifacts, students will investigate and come to conclusions about what those artifacts are, how they were made and what they were used for. Students will also gather knowledge about the animals and their importance in the Inuit lifestyle.

The following pre-visit activities will provide students with an introduction to the Inuit and to Glenbow. We recommend that you conduct as many of these activities as possible before your Glenbow program.

PDF Inuit Pre-Visit Teacher's Program Guide [pdf 526 kb]

Grade 5
1 hour 30 minutes
At Glenbow $110
At School $165

Landers and Builders: Exploring the Impact of Cultural Contact
(Social Studies)

This program is designed to assist students in developing an understanding of cross-cultural dynamics. Explore the effects of cultural contact by looking closely at artifacts for the purpose of constructing a fictitious society called the Landers. The Landers encounter the technologically advanced Builders whose inventions could be advantageous to the Landers. This dynamic leads to an opportunity to explore the advantages, disadvantages and impact of cultural contact. Ponder questions like: How do new technologies impact a culture? How does contact change the way a community functions? And, what does a society lose and gain as a result of contact with another culture?

Grades 4 - 6
1 hour and 45 minutes
At Glenbow $110
At School $165

From Page to Knight:  Becoming a Medieval Warrior

What is a knight? What is a knight's code of chivalry? Would you be prepared to leave home at the age of seven to start your life as a page? Are you rich enough? Are you brave enough? Discover the mysteries of knights and knighthood in a hands-on journey exploring the life, armour and weaponry of a mysterious and mystical time in history.

Grades 4, 5
1 hour 30 minutes
At Glenbow $110

 

Fur Trade
(Social Studies)

The lives of the Native Peoples living in this area were greatly influenced by the expansion of the fur trade into the West. This program focuses on the history of the fur trade, the people involved, the objects traded and the impact on the lives of the traders both Native and European. We will use artifacts and archival photographs to explore this dramatic time in Canadian history.

Grades 4, 5
1 hour 30 minutes
At Glenbow $110

Niitsitapiisinni: Our Way of Life
(Social Studies)

We call ourselves Niitsitapi, although we are known as the Blackfoot speaking people. We invite you to come and experience our rich cultural traditions and view the world from a different perspective. Learn about our traditions, values and history.  Experience our relationship with all of Creation. Hear stories that teach our children how to co-exist with the world around them. In this program you will meet with a member of the First Nations who will offer personal stories and insights into their culture and traditions. Come celebrate the Blackfoot way of life with us.

Grades 4 - 6
1 hour 30 minutes
At Glenbow $110
At School $165

Keeping Our Culture: Issues of Contact from the Blackfoot Perspective
(Social Studies)

What lead to the signing of Treaty 7?  Why is the relationship between the Blackfoot and Europeans strained? This program begins with a look at traditional Blackfoot society prior to colonization and culminates with the signing of Treaty 7. From the time of the fur trade, missionaries, North-West Mounted Police, and the arrival of the first settlers, the Blackfoot people have undergone many challenges to their traditional way of life. Work with a Blackfoot educator to discuss the different world views of the Blackfoot and Europeans, the impact of Blackfoot trade with other Native groups and the impact of trade with European fur traders on the Blackfoot.

Grades 5, 6
1 hour 45 minutes
At Glenbow $110

A Resourceful People: Albertans and their Natural Resources
(Social Studies, Language Arts)

Explore the lives of enterprising mavericks including rancher John Ware, oil & gas entrepreneur William Herron, and immigrant coal miner Thomas Gushul. Come to understand their diverse values and varied perspectives of Alberta's natural resources. In this program, students will understand how natural resources have helped create and shape Alberta's communities and participate in a town hall debate over issues of land and resource use.

Grade 4, 5
1 hour 45 minutes
At Glenbow $110

Mavericks

Active Citizenship : Maverick Leaders and New Directions
(Social Studies)

What challenges must citizens overcome to promote change? How does change impact the identity of a community? In this program, students will join in the battle to fight for the rights of citizens. Discuss issues important to past and present Albertans and discover what it means to be an active citizen in the world of Alberta’s politics.

Grades 5, 6
1 hour 45 minutes
At Glenbow $110

Mavericks

Wider World of Newcomers
(Social Studies)

The late 19th and early 20th century brought new and varied groups of immigrants to Alberta. Students will rummage through the suitcases of people who came to Alberta to find out how and why peoples of Chinese, Ukrainian and Hungarian ancestry made Alberta their home. Discover some of these newcomers’ experiences in Glenbow’s interactive Mavericks gallery.

Grades 4, 5
1 hour 30 minutes
At Glenbow $110

Mavericks
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