Week 3: Exploration of Canada and Indigenous Tribes
Homeschooling moms must fill up their knowledge bank in order to give the best to their kids. The more mom knows, the better she can teach. Research these topics and share the general idea with younger kids. For older kids, you might invite them to pick a topic to research.
Jacques Cartier
Topics for Week 3
John Cabot / Zuan Chabotto
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
Samuel de Champlain
Inuit Tribe
Huron / Wyandot Tribes
Iroquois Confederacy
Jacques Cartier
Henry Hudson
Samuel de Champlain
Inuit Tribe
Huron / Wyandot Tribes
Iroquois Confederacy
Questions for Discussion
Explorers
What was the Dutch East Indies Company?
Who is the "Father of New France?"
What did Henry Hudson do when he was thrown into a rowboat without food and water?
Indigenous Tribes
Describe the effects of the rivalry between the Wyandot and Iroquois tribes?
Learn the basics rules of the Game Lacrosse which has an indigenous origin. It was called O-tä-dä-jish′-quä-äge in Seneca.
Resources
Books (all links go to Goodreads)
Who was first: Discovering the Americas
John Cabot and the Rediscovery of North America
Jacques Cartier in Search of the Northwest Passage
Videos
Activities
Look at a map of Canada, Find the places that the explorers went
Watch a professional Lacrosse game
Construct a Longhouse
Study the Iroquois form of Democracy
Image Credit: Theophile Hamel / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain