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History in the Classroom

Stories of the Past Come to Life in Your Classroom

Explore the programs below to find opportunities for students to learn from their own classrooms or homes. Virtual programs feature digital content like videos and printable activities like worksheets, crafts, and colouring pages. Some virtual programs may include a live component, such as a Q & A session with WDM Education Staff. Check each program listing carefully for details about what is included.

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Re-enacted circa 1920s agriculture scene: Grain harvest scene, featuring a gas tractor, threshing machine, horse drawn bundle wagon

Agriculture Related In-Classroom Resources

Virtual

Grade 3, Grade 4

We’ve created and collected agriculture related pre and post Museum visit resources and activities for you and your students to do in your classroom.
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Learn More About Agriculture Related In-Classroom Resources

Dr. Alfred Shadd Virtual Exhibit – Reflection Resource

September 2, 2025 – June 26, 2026

Virtual

Grade 8, Grade 9, High School 10-20-30

Dr. Alfred Shadd was the first documented person of African descent to live in what is now Saskatchewan. The WDM has developed an exhibit in partnership with the Melfort and District Museum and the Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum honouring him and his legacy. Students will explore the Dr. Alfred Schmitz Shadd virtual exhibit before completing a set of reflection questions.
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World War II ration book 6, open to inside pages showing ration coupons and listing book holders' responsibilities

Wartime Rationing Activity Sheet

Virtual

Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, High School 10-20-30

During the First and Second World Wars, Canadians were asked to make do with less to allow more resources to be sent to troops overseas. During the Second World War, to make sure no one used too much of certain foods, people were issued food ration books. This activity sheet explains ration books, how they were used, and gives a recipe for chocolate cake that could be made within the ration limits. This resource is available in English and French below.
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Learn More About Wartime Rationing Activity Sheet

Community Learning and Research Links

Virtual

Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, High School 10-20-30, Kindergarten, PreK

Looking for information to enhance learning? Check out these great resources from organizations around Saskatchewan and beyond. Access information and primary resources on various topics such as history, agriculture and the environment.
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Virtual Harvest in Saskatchewan School Program

September 2, 2025 – June 26, 2026

Virtual

Grade 3, Grade 4

Learn about the whole process of agriculture; from soil preparations to seeding the crops and harvesting them, to grains becoming the food we eat.
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Learn More About Virtual Harvest in Saskatchewan School Program
Screenshot of virtual tour showing exterior of a one room schoolhouse on exhibit

Virtual One Room, Many Lessons School Program

September 2, 2025 – June 26, 2026

Virtual

Grade 1, Grade 2

One Room, Many Lessons builds critical thinking and analytical skills by inviting students to identify key characteristics of their classroom or school and then compare them with characteristics of a rural one room schoolhouse attended by settler children in 1910. The central component of the program is a self-navigated virtual tour with video clips of the One Room Schoolhouse exhibit on Boomtown Street at WDM Saskatoon.
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Learn More About Virtual One Room, Many Lessons School Program

Virtual Our Collective Threads School Program

September 2, 2025 – June 26, 2026

Virtual

Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7

The clothes we wear offer clues to who we are and where we come from. Students will examine a selection of textiles reflecting the diversity of Saskatchewan’s people past and present and then think about how their own clothing choices reflect aspects of their identify. They will be challenged to think critically about the exhibit creation process, what impacts decisions about what is or isn’t included, and what that means for how history is presented to the public by museums.
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Learn More About Virtual Our Collective Threads School Program

Virtual Christmas Past and Present Program

November 1, 2025 – January 15, 2026

Virtual

Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Kindergarten, PreK

Through this virtual program, we provide an opportunity for students to learn about 1910 settler life and, in particular, about family traditions during the Christmas season in rural Saskatchewan.
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Learn More About Virtual Christmas Past and Present Program

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