What was Life Like for Canadian Kids 150 Years Ago?

In the 1800s, Canada had a much smaller population. Close to the population of ____ today!

• Ottawa

• New York City

• Toronto

• Russia

Most of the food Canadians ate in the 1800s could be:

• Bought at the local store

• Hunted, fished, gathered, or grown

• Pizza! Delivered!

• Not very tasty

Which animals did early Canadians eat?

• Bison

• Caribou

• Grizzly bear

• Dried salmon

Would you like the food early Canadians ate?

• No way - yuck!

• It could be tasty...

• Only if I could get bison nuggets

• I would only like the vegetables!

People in Western provinces were mostly ____.

Draw what type of work people in Eastern provinces did.

If you were a kid in the 1800s, you probably would have worked in a ____ because there were no laws against making kids do dangerous work yet!

Kids in the 1800s played...

• On their tablets

• Sports like hockey or lacrosse

• With toys their parents ordered online

• Together

If you were lucky enough to live near a city, you might get to see a circus, or a show at a theatre, or a live musical performance. Which one would you choose?

• I wouldn't want to do any of those things

• The circus, for sure!

• I like live music

• I would want to go to the theatre!

Tell me about one thing you still wonder about early Canada.