Grade 7/8 History Modified Bundle

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Total Pages: 813 Pages, Google Slides, Google Forms
Answer Key: Included with rubric
Teaching Duration: 1 Year
File Size: 225 MB
File Type: PDF (Zip)

In this Grade 7/8 History Modified Bundle, teachers have access to 95 engaging lessons. These lessons will help teachers to immerse their modified Grade 7/8 students in learning about key concepts in the Grade 7 and 8 History curriculum. Each of the 95 lessons aligns with a critical concept in the Ontario Curriculum, but has significantly reduced reading and writing expectations within the lesson. 

This Grade 7/8 History Modified Bundle is for classroom teachers who are required to teach the Grade 7 and 8 Ontario History Curricula but have students working significantly below grade level in reading, writing, and comprehension. 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.

Curriculum Alignment

1. Ontario History Curriculum 2026 Grade 7 Strand A and B
2. Ontario History Curriculum 2026 Grade 8 Strand A and B

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Resource Includes:

✅95 Detailed Lessons
✅MP3 Audio Files of Articles
✅Answer Keys & Rubrics
✅Assessment Variety: Projects, Quizzes & Unit Test
✅Inquiry Learning
✅Graphic Organizers
✅Print and Digital Formats

Grade 7/8 Social Studies Modified Bundle Overview

• 95 Engaging Lessons: Immerse your students in enthralling learning experiences that ignite their curiosity across both the Strand A and Strand B units in the Grades 7 and 8 History curricula, fostering a deep understanding and personal connection to the subject matter.
• Editable Teacher Slideshows (Google Slides™): Ready-to-use and customizable visual presentations to guide instruction.
• MP3 Audio Files: Elevate student learning and accessibility with audio recordings of the student readings, offering valuable support for diverse learning styles and ensuring active participation for every student.
• Easy-to-Use Lesson Plans: Experience a seamless and enriching educational journey with easy-to-follow daily lesson plans, saving precious preparation time.
• Self-Marking Google Forms: Benefit from the efficiency of self-marking Google Forms, automating the assessment process and gaining quick insights into your students' progress.
• Graphic Organizers: Empower your students with graphic organizers that facilitate information organization, making complex concepts more accessible and memorable.
• Answer Keys: Optimize your grading process with readily available answer keys for assessments and activities, allowing you to focus more on teaching and providing timely feedback to your students.
• Print and Digital Formats: Embrace the convenience of accessing materials in both print and digital formats, effortlessly adapting to diverse teaching environments and catering to individual preferences.

Do you have students working at grade level? Check out this comprehensive bundle: Grade 7/8 History Bundle. 

Grade 7 History Lesson Overview & Modifications

Strand A

1. Why Study History? (Reading, Cut & Match)
2. Important Events Sorting Activity (Reading, Cut & Match)
3. Historica Minutes (Video, Fill in the Blanks)
4. Canadian Settlement Objects Activity (Matching)
5. Haudenosaunee, Inuit and Métis (Reading, True/False)
6. The Map of New France 1700 (Compare and Contrast)
7. The Creation of New France (Reading, Fill in the Blanks)
8. Medical Care in the 1700s (Reading, Cut & Match)
9. New France Vocabulary (QR Code Scavenger Hunt)
10. Historical Figures Assignment (Poster or Slideshow Creation)
11. Fur Trade Inquiry Assignment (Multimedia, True/False)
12. Black Individuals and Communities 1713-1800
13. Mid-Unit Quiz (Multiple Choice, Short Answer)
14. The Treaty of Utrecht 1713 (Fill in the Blanks)
15. The Treaties (Reading, Cut and Paste)
16. Image Analysis & The Acadians (True/False)
17. Seven Years’ War (Readings, Newspaper Article)
18. The Establishment of British Rule (Reading, Folding Notes)
19. The American Revolution (Videos, Cut and Paste)
20. Black Loyalists Inquiry (Videos, Cut and Paste)
21. The Impact of the Loyalists' Migration on the Mississaugas of the Credit Nation (Reading, Note-Taking Graphic Organizer)
22. The Constitution Act of 1791 (Reading, Cut and Match)
23. British North America Summative Task (Structured Slideshow)
24. Unit Review and Test (Multiple Choice, True and False Questions)
25. Sub Plans: The Beaver (Reading, True/False, Cut and Match, Poster Creation)

Strand B

1. Important Events (Reading, Cut & Match)
2. Métis & Settler Relations (Reading, True/False)
3. War of 1812 (Videos, Fill-in-the-Blanks)
4. Reasons for the War of 1812 (Reading, Interactive Notes)
5. Battle of Queenston Image Analysis (Image Analysis)
6. War of 1812 Inquiry (Structured Inquiry)
7. War of 1812 Newspaper Article (Fill-in-the-Blanks)
8. Results of the War of 1812 (Reading, Cut & Match)
9. Mackinac and Drummond Islands (Reading, Cut & Match)
10. Mid-Unit Quiz (Matching, Multiple Choice)
11. A Question of Identity: War of 1812 (Movie)
12. Life in Lower Canada (Reading, Cut & Match)
13. Lower Canada Government Structure (Reading, Cut & Match)
14. Château Clique (Reading, Fill-in-the-Blanks)
15. The Rebellions in Lower Canada (Reading, Interactive Notes)
16. Life in Upper Canada (Reading, Colour Coding)
17. Rebellion in Upper Canada (Reading, Interactive Notes)
18. Rebellions Quiz (Fill-in-the-Blanks)
19. Legal Issues (Reading, True/False, Timeline, Opinion Writing)
20. Politics in British North America (Reading, Interactive Notes)
21. British – Indigenous Treaties (Reading, Fill-in-the-Blanks, True False)
22. Black Settlements and Communities (Fact Sheets & Cut & Match)
23. Significant Persons and a Community (Fact Sheets, Graphic Organizer, Opinion Writing)
24. Summative Task (Poster)
25. Unit Test (Multiple Choice)
26. Sub Plans (Reading, True/False, Cut & Match)

Grade 8 History Lesson Overview & Modifications

Strand A - Lesson Overview & Modifications

Confederation Unit

1 - Why Study History? (Cut & Match)
2 - Important Events Sorting Activity (Cut & Match)
3 - The Changing Map of Canada (Analysis)
4 - Expansion of the Dominion (Cut & Match)
5 - Historical Figures Assignment (Poster Creation)
6 - Politics in the Province of Canada (Interactive Notes)
7 - Advantages and Disadvantages of Confederation (Cut & Match)
8 - Advertising Confederation Assignment (Slideshow Creation)
9 – Confederation (Fill-in-the-Blanks)
10 - Primary Source – Image Analysis (Photo Analysis)
11 - The British North America Act of 1867 (Cut & Match)
12 - Unit Quiz (Matching & Multiple Choice)
13 – Canadian History Sub Plans (Cut & Match, True or False, Matching, Journal Prompts)

Western Canada Unit

1 - Historica Minutes (Videos)
2 - Primary Source Analysis (Image)
3 - Legal Documents (Interactive Notes)
4 - The Settlement of Western Canada: Soddie (Note-Taking)
5 - The Manitoba Act of 1870 (Fill in the Blanks)
6 - The Indian Act of 1876 (Interactive Notes)
7 – The Gold Rush (Image Analysis & Reading)
8 - Primary Source Analysis (Song Analysis)
9 - Building The CPR (Newspaper Assignment)
10 - The Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 (True/False)
11 - Arctic Interests and Indigenous Case Law (Cut & Match)
12 - Numbered Treaties (Interactive Notes)
13 - Residential Schools (Graphic Organizer)
14 – Voting Rights (True or False Questions)
15 – Unit Test (Multiple Choice & True or False Questions)

Strand B - Lesson Overview & Modifications

1. Image Analysis (Reading/Cut & Match)
2. Changing Society Videos (Videos)
3. Changing Map of Canada (Analysis)
4A. Historical Figures Assignment (Reading/Poster Creation)
4B. Important Canadians: QR Code Scavenger Hunt (Scavenger Hunt/Cut & Match)
5. Technology Inquiry (Structured Inquiry)
6. Primary Source Analysis (Photo Analysis)
7. Legal Issues in Canada (Reading/Cut & Match)
8. The Telegraph Age (Reading/Fill in the Blanks/Morse Code)
9. Racism in Canada (Reading/Cut & Sort)
10. The Common School Act (Reading/Multiple Choice/True or False)
11. Contributions of Black Canadians (Fact Sheets/Graphic Organizer)
12. Residential Schools (Video Analysis/Cut & Match/Multiple Choice)
13. Case Study: Toronto (Reading/Photo Analysis)
14. A Changing Society Unit Test (Unit Quiz)
15. History Sub Plans (Reading/Multiple Choice)

This Grade 7/8 History Modified Bundle is specifically tailored to accommodate the unique needs of classroom teachers with students performing significantly below grade level in reading, writing, and comprehension. This adaptable and accessible resource empowers teachers to provide engaging history lessons while ensuring every student can participate actively in their learning journey.

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Teacher Feedback

1. “Thank you for sharing! This is a great resource for students that are working at grade level with fewer expectations with more hands on learning in History!”
2. “A great resource to accompany the original units that I use and love with my class. Activities look the same and are about the same topics but more accessible to all students.”
3. “Very helpful resource - using with an intermediate student who is heavily modified.  They love being able to do the same thing as their peers, just at a different pace!”