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The Museum’s newly revamped Education Kit Program offers hands-on, object-oriented educational kits suitable for a class of 25-30 students. These kits cover a variety of historical topics and are compliant with the current Ontario curriculum. Each kit includes a teacher’s resource guide, artifacts and/or archival documents, hands-on activities, and discussion questions. Some kits may also include resource books, games, or audio-visual components.
Borrowing a Kit
Education Kits are available for three-week loan periods. Borrow a kit and deliver the program in your classroom at your own pace.
- There is NO FEE for this loan, donations are encouraged.
- Kits returned after their due date are subject to a $15.00 late fee.
- Gloves will be washed prior and after use.
- Case will be held quarantined for 72 hours before going out again.
Available Kits
Chew on This
Grades 1-3
Food and eating habits in the 1800s
Community Helpers
Grades 1-3
Early occupations, tools, and technological changes that shaped popular professions.
My Family Tree
Grades 1-3
Making personal connections with the past through genealogy.
My Home Town
Grades 1-4
Learning about Thunder Bay’s past using early maps.
The Story of Shoes
Grades 4-6
The history of shoemaking.
Headline News
Grades 4-6
The importance of newspapers for informing the present and preserving Thunder Bay’s past.
At War
Grades 5-12
Canada’s participation in the First and Second World Wars.
To borrow a kit or book an outreach speaker, please contact our Education & Outreach Coordinator by email or by phone at (807) 623-0801.
