NOTE: The WDM has made the difficult decision to cancel all in-person school programs for fall-winter 2020 due to the COVID-19 virus. Please check out our virtual offerings below. Our Museums are open reduced hours for general visits, but we will not be offering specific programming. All bookings must follow the WDM’s COVID-19 procedures. Please contact us at nbattleford.ed@wdm.ca or 1-306-445-8033 to discuss a visit.
We’re excited to be working on new ideas and virtual options for you and your students this fall – so check back with us often. Plus, check out our in-classroom resources below or visit our At Home Activities page.
A treasure of Saskatchewan history awaits the over 20,000 students who visit a WDM annually as part of a school field trip. There’s no better way to teach Saskatchewan students than to use programs and resources with Saskatchewan inspired connections, links and examples.
Museum Manners | Adult Chaperones
December 1, 2020 - December 18, 2020 | Virtual
Learn about 1910 settler life and, in particular, about family traditions during the Christmas season in rural Saskatchewan. Students will compare and contrast how celebrating holidays has changed and what has remained the same over the last 150 years.
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H is for Home: A Saskatchewan Alphabet, read by author and illustrator Amber Antymniuk. Includes pre and post-reading questions for discussion and activities.
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Students will learn about Saskatchewan's participation in the world wars, our contributions, and about life on the homefront.
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Students will learn about early co-operation in Saskatchewan, what an organized co-operative is, and what co-operative action means. Particular attention will be paid to the co-operative movement in Saskatchewan.
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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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Students will discover that Saskatchewan is rich in resources, both in quantity and quality.
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Through comparisons, students will explore how school life has changed from the early 1900s to present day for teachers and students.
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Students will learn about how communication technologies, or lack thereof, affected the lives of people in the past, challenges which impeded communication with others, and how communication continues to play a major role in the lives of people today.
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Students will explore what farm life was like before the rural electrification program brought power to Saskatchewan's farms in the 1950s. The effects of electricity on the lives of farm families and surrounding communities will be considered through stories and writing assignments.
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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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Located on Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 territories and the Homeland of the Métis, the Western Development Museum (WDM) is the largest human history museum in Saskatchewan. With a collection.more....
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