Originally designed by Historica, The Memory Project is now housed at the Canadian Encyclopedia. It contains first hand accounts and primary source artifacts related to veterans of military conflict in Canada. These are short and student friendly write-ups, including personal primary source items, that can easily be used for a small reflection task or assignment. Additionally, teachers could have pairs or groups of students choose an account and report back to the class.

The Remembrance Day section of the War Museum provides resources to deliver engaging discussions, lessons and ceremonies. Teachers and students can search by topic (including the involvement of women, indigenous, and black Canadians in war), or by resource type. There are excellent extension activities and discussions ready to go.

Having your students take on a particular and present back to the class is a great way to bring war history alive.

More specific to World War 1, this Remembrance Day page also looks at World War 1 monuments in Canada.

This is a useful website for extension reading. Teachers could alternatively have students select a war memorial and report back to the class.

GOVERNMENT OF CANADA - WRITE TO THE TROOPS

The Government of Canada facilitates writing to troops stationed throughout the world. There are options for Facebook, a digital message, or to send through snail mail as well.

This is a great extension activity that can be done at any time. The added benefit is the writing of the letter is a reward unto itself. This would work great for a final day activity on Remembrance Day.

Library and Archives Canada is a massive database of military service records, from virtually all conflicts with Canadian soldiers.

The records include muster rolls, military service files, unit war diaries, medal registers, photographic collections, documentary art and posters, as well as published sources.

This is a great springboard for students to search for their own relatives or specific local soldiers.

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/Pages/military-heritage.aspx

FOR HISTORY AND CIVICS TEACHERS:

THE LEST WE FORGET PROJECT

This database also contains the Lest We Forget Project. The Lest We Forget project provides an opportunity for students to conduct primary research, encouraging their skills in writing essays and in using the computer to access historical documents and databases. Students are tasked with researching and writing about individuals who served in the First and Second World Wars.

For teachers looking to engage students in HOW to think about historical events, Historica Canada has created numerous “Think Like a Historian” activities that use primary sources to engage students in thinking about historical events.

These are "Ready to Go" activities for the classroom. Great for a final day in the course to commemorate Remembrance Day.

VETERAN AFFAIRS

There are many fantastic lessons, worksheets, and activities listed in the Classroom section of Veteran Affairs.

VETERAN AFFAIRS - HEROES REMEMBER

Here you can find oral testimonies from soldiers who were there in a variety of Canadian conflicts. Students and teachers can search and watch video interviews with an easy-to-use interface. Very powerful way to make connections for students. and hear directly from veterans.

Watching an interview and completing a brief biography of a Canadian Soldier could be an excellent extension activity.

Many Canadians are unaware that they can request the military service records of members of their family.

Again, this is a fantastic way to engage students with their own family history and learn more about the accomplishments of their relatives.