What are human rights and why are they important? How can we protect human rights in Canada? How can we protect human rights around the world? What does the Bible have to say about human rights? You and your student will be investigating these, and many other, fascinating questions about human rights in this exciting unit! You will be able to investigate historical injustices, create your own treatise on human rights, design a brochure about children’s rights, play the Time Shuffle historical game, create a project on the history of Chinese Canadians, analyze the Japanese internment during World War II, engage with technology, tell stories with stop-motion animation, research and create a dynamic presentation, take a virtual tour of Ellis Island, make your own heritage fair project, learn about the sad history of Canadian Residential schools, and much more! You will be able to read engaging books, watch fun and fantastic videos, play games, make crafts, and choose from dozens of projects to create the ultimate self-directed learning experience for your fifth grader. This kit is divided into sections based around driving questions. You will have the opportunity to choose your materials and projects in each section of the kit. The materials, projects, and activities contained in the kit have been carefully selected to address the big ideas, competencies, and content of BC's Modernized Curriculum. .

Click on the Additional Info tab to find the Online Guide with clickable links. Big Ideas: Canada’s policies and treatment of minority peoples have negative and positive legacies. Immigration and multiculturalism continue to shape Canadian society and identity. Canadian institutions and government reflect the challenge of our regional diversity.

1. As Long as the River Flows by Larry Loyie 2. Caged Eagles by Eric Walters 3. Coming to Canada by Susan Hughes 4. The Kids Book of Canadian Immigration by Deborah Hodge 5. Our New Home: Immigrant Children Speak by Emily Hearn 6. Fatty Legs 7. Underground to Canada by Barbara Smucker 8. White Jade Tiger by Julie Lawson 9. We Are All Born Free: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures 10 Guide.