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Canadian Geographic Education Learning Centre

Giant floor maps: Canadian Geographic Education’s giant floor map program is an innovative approach to teaching Canadian students about geography. Through the roughly 11-metre by 8-metre floor maps, students complete activities that take them out of the classroom and into the great big world of geography.

Tiled maps: Download free pdfs of any of Canadian Geographic Education’s tiled maps and accompanying teaching sheet to encourage students to explore Canada piece by piece.

Lesson Plans: ready-to-use lesson plans on a variety of topics that were written by qualified Canadian Geographic Education teachers and are available for the appropriate curriculum within each provincial and territorial jurisdiction

Classroom Activities: ready-to-use classroom activities on a variety of topics with some using maps produced by Canadian Geographic

Teaching About Geographical Thinking: teachers wanting to engage students in geographical thinking through critical inquiry will find this book a very welcome resource

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Canadian Geographic Magazine: explores Canada’s wildlife, nature and culture through award-winning articles, exquisite photography and original cartography. Canadian Geographic Education members receive a 50% discount off of a one-year subscription! Canadian Geographic Mapping Canadian Geographic Travel Can Geo in the classroom: With each new issue of Canadian Geographic, Canadian Geographic Education creates learning activities linked to the topical and current and articles featured on the pages of the magazine.
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Faces of Geography - Where can geography take you?: These interviews give a first-hand look at real-life geography. Discover the wide range of career opportunities that a geographic education can present to you.

Top 10 Reasons to Study Geography: a one-page document stating “Ten Reasons Why Every Student Should Study Geography”. Hand out to students, teachers or post in your classroom!

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