Are you looking for Grade 7 History lessons for the Ontario Curriculum?
I love teaching history and have created some engaging lessons for teachers required to teach this curriculum. When creating grade 7 history lessons, I think about how students learn best and what activities will engage students in their learning. These lesson plans are not worksheets. These grade 7 history lessons combine interactive activities, videos, readings and inquiry assignments.
Are you looking for strategies to make history class more engaging? Check out this article: 13 Ways To Make History Class Engaging For Students
Grade 7 History Lessons
In this Grade 7 History Unit, teachers are provided with 45 in-depth, engaging, and cross-curricular Grade 7 history lessons to help their students explore and understand New France, British North America, and the Conflict and Challenges eras 1713 – 1850 of Canadian history. This is aligned with the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum 2023 Grade 7 Strands A and B.
Unit Includes
- Print and Digital Formats
- MP3 Audio Files
- Detailed Lesson Plans
- Answer Keys
- 45 Lessons
- Student Choice
- Assessment Rubrics
- Quizzes
- Unit Test
- Inquiry Stations
Teacher Feedback
“This made planning history lessons super easy! Just print and go. Students were engaged in the topics and the layout of the lessons made the content easy for students to digest and understand. I also incorporate videos to play along with lessons so students can have additional visuals. Awesome resource!” – Brittany V.
Strand A Lessons Outline
- Important Events Sorting Activity
- Historica Minutes Topic: Explorers & First Nations
- Canadian Settlement Objects Activity
- Haudenosaunee, Inuit and Métis
- Map of New France 1700 Creation and Analysis
- The Creation of New France
- Medical Care in the 1700s
- New France Vocabulary QR Code Matchup
- Historical Figures Monologues
- New France Inquiry Stations
- Mid-Unit Test Review and Test
- The Treaty of Utrecht
- 10B. Treaties and Pontiac’s Resistance
- The Acadians
- The Seven Years’ War
- The Treaty of Paris, The Proclamation & The Quebec Act
- The American Revolution
- The Loyalists
- The Impact of the Loyalists’ Migration on the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
- Constitution Act 1791
- British North America Summative Task
- Unit Review and Test
Strand B Lesson Outline
- Introduction: Top 10 List of Events from 1713-1800
- Establishing Upper Canada
- Métis & Settler Relations
- Historica Minutes: War of 1812
- War of 1812 Overview Reading
- War of 1812 Inquiry Stations
- War of 1812 Newspaper Article
- Results of the War of 1812
- Mackinac & Drummond Islands & The Treaty of Ghent
- A Question of Identity: The War of 1812
- War of 1812 Review & Quiz
- Life in Lower Canada
- The Rebellions in Lower Canada
- Life in Upper Canada
- The Rebellions in Upper Canada
- Rebellions Quiz
- Legal Issues
- Politics in British North America
- British–Indigenous Treaties
- Conflict and Challenges Summative Task
- Unit Review and Test
You can find the Grade 7 History Bundle Lessons on Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD.
Need Modified Grade 7 History Lessons?
This modified history bundle is for classroom teachers who must teach the Grade 7 History Ontario Curriculum Strand A and B but have students working significantly below grade level in reading, writing, and comprehension.
Each of the 43 lessons aligns with a critical concept in the Ontario Grade 7 History Curriculum but has significantly reduced reading and writing expectations within the lesson. An MP3 audio file of each student reading has been provided. This resource was designed to meet the needs of ELL students and/or students on a modified IEP.
Learn more about the Modified Grade 7 History Lessons over at Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD.
Are you looking for split-grade resources?
If you’re teaching a Grade 6/7 or 7/8 History split class, don’t worry! 2 Peas and a Dog has a Grade 6/7 Social Studies Bundle, a Grade 7/8 History Bundle, and modified bundles for each. For more information, click on the links below:
- Grade 6/7 Social Studies Bundle – CAD$ or USD$
- Modified Grade 6/7 Social Studies Bundle – CAD$ or USD$
- Grade 7/8 History Bundle – CAD$ or USD$
- Modified Grade 7/8 History Bundle – CAD$ or USD$
Grade 7 History Report Card Comments
Use these 100% editable report card comments for the 2023 Ontario History Curriculum and include comments for Strands A & B. The comments are sorted by Levels 1 – 4, strengths, and next steps.
- 100% Editable
- Google Docs™ Format
- Comment Bank
- Next Steps
- Strands A & B
- Ontario Curriculum Aligned
What Teachers Are Saying:
“Saved myself a lot of time and didn’t feel like I was re-inventing the wheel everytime!” – Kayla D.
You can find the Grade 7 History Report Card Comments on Teachers Pay Teachers USD or Shopify CAD.
Looking for sub plans?
This Canadian History Sub Plans Bundle is full of engaging and historically relevant activities to leave with your supply teacher when you have to be out of the classroom. This bundle includes 6 resources to help your students learn about a variety of Canadian historical places and events.
Included Resources:
- Significant Moments in Canadian History
- The Avro Arrow
- Parliament Hill Cat Colony
- Parliament Hill
- All About Canada – Canadian Alphabet Activity
- Prime Ministers of Canada Research Assignment
You can find the Canadian History Sub Plans Bundle on Shopify CAD or Teachers Pay Teachers USD.
Additional Resources
- Grade 8 History Lesson Plans
- Canadian History Sub Plans
- 10 Ways to Make History Class Engaging For Students
- Grade 7/8 History Lessons For The Ontario Curriculum
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