Lesson Plan

What’s up doc? Health care in Canada

In Canada, universal health care is something many of us take for granted. Given these tough economic times, can we afford to maintain the system in its current form? This lesson explores the financial implications of health care spending through a tableau activity.

This is intended as an introduction to the issue of health care policy as it relates to financial literacy and should be followed by further study about the intricacies of social policy.

• Grade Level: 10
• Course(s)/Subject(s):

  CHV2O – Civics and Citizenship

Lesson Plan

Food banks

In this lesson, students compose a letter to the editor expressing ideas, concerns and opinions they have about food bank use in Canada.

• Grade Level: 8
• Course(s)/Subject(s):

  Language, grades 1–8 (2006)

Lesson Plan

If money grew on trees

In this lesson, students evaluate needs and wants by planning and organizing a multi-paragraph writing piece in response to the question: “What would you do if money grew on trees?”

• Grade Level: 7
• Course(s)/Subject(s):

  Language, grades 1–8 (2006)