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FOR GRADE 3 STUDENTS

Early Settler Workshop

Students will experience early pioneer life as they dress in period-style clothes and participate in activities from the mid-1800s. Students will take part in a pioneer school lesson, experience life in a pioneer log house, and help out in the dairy by completing chores. 

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PROGRAM DETAILS

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10am - 2:30pm

Hours

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120

Students

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May 1-Nov 30

Dates

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CRAFTS

To take home

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$12

Per student

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OUTDOOR

Program

Note: $14.00 fee for students outside of the County

Curriculum Expectations
  • Describe some of the similarities and differences in various aspects of everyday life of selected groups living in Canada between 1780 and 1850.
  • Describe some of the major challenges facing communities in Canada during this time.
  • Compare some of the roles of and challenges facing people in Canada around the beginning of the nineteenth century with those in the present day.
Afternoon Activities Expectations  
  • Blacksmithing Demonstration: Enjoy a blacksmithing demonstration to see what life was like for the local blacksmith. 
  • Pioneer Games: Play old fashioned pioneer games that would have been enjoyed by children during early settlement.
  • Beeswax Candle-Making: Each student can dip a beeswax candle to take home.
  • Spinning Wool:  Try carding fleece and then spinning the fleece into wool.