Click here to access this Iroquoian 1500 vocabulary match game by the provincial RÊCIT for the Anglophone […]
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Vocabulary Definition Cards
Slide decks containing bilingual vocabulary words and definitions related to the different periods in the GHC program that can be used for games or posted around the classroom.
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Similarities and differences between Iroquoians and the Inca
What are some similarities and differences between Iroquoian speaking nations and the Inca around 1500?
Use this slide deck to explore similarities and differences.

What are some similarities and differences between Iroquoian and Algonquian speaking nations around 1500? : Slide Deck
What are some similarities and differences between Iroquoian speaking nations and Algonquian speaking Nations around 1500?
Use this slide deck to explore similarities and differences.

What significant changes occurred in Iroquoian Nations between 1500 and 1745? : Slide Deck
What are some significant changes that impacted Iroquoian-speaking Nations between 1500 and 1745?
Use this slide deck to explore changes over time!

The Arrival of Jacques Cartier: Impacts on Indigenous and European Societies
Students establish facts about Jacques Cartier, situate events in time, and consider the impacts of those events on Indigenous peoples.
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What are some characteristics of Iroquoian Nations?
In this activity, students will establish which Iroquoian Nations have established communities in Quebec. They will then explore a document collection and establish facts about Iroquoian Nations. When done, they can create a graphic to illustrate the facts established.
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Indigenous Language Families in Quebec
In this activity, students will learn more about Indigenous Language Families in Quebec and the 11 Indigenous Nations with communities in Quebec. They will research which language(s) are spoken by members of each Nation, which language familyA language family is a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestral language... members of the Nation self-identify with, and make connections between the historical periods and the present day.
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Check Your Knowledge: Societies around 1500
Interactive self-check questions for students on Iroquoian Nations, Algonquian Nations and Inca around 1500.
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Task Cards: Iroquoian Language Family around 1500
Task cards that can be used to teach and review content.
These task cards focus on Competency One knowledge, also highlighting the aspects of society and guides for the Intellectual Operations.

Competency Synthesis Placemats
Large placemats students can use as they progress through class activities and explore sources of information, including society pages on the site.
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Be a History Detective! Image & Document Investigations
Quick discussion challenges where students search for clues within a set of documents. Students choose one image and explain why it best represents a concept or big idea!
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Interactive Model: Iroquois around 1500
Includes a booklet to help students research and create a model of an Iroquoian village around the 1500s… that talks when touched!
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Minecraft: Iroquois and Algonquian Societies around 1500
A teacher’s guide, student workbooks and a Minecraft world that can be used to explore an Algonquian village. Students are tasked to represent their understanding of an Iroquoian community around 1500 in Minecraft.
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Identifying and Explaining Changes Board Game- Iroquoians around 1500 and 1745
A card game specifically designed to focus on the “situate in time” and “determine changes” intellectual operations (IOs). It is designed for cycle 2 students who are working on exploring the changes that occurred to Iroquoian societies between 1500 and 1745.
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