Barter Banter
By placing them in a real barter economy, Barter Banter allows students to understand and appreciate the relationships and interactions that took place between the First Peoples and the French settlers.
Exploring Bytown by Map
Using the activity sheets as a guide, this program will allow students to explore various maps from the Bytown Museum’s collection. Through discussion and the examination of historical maps, students
Footprint and Sculpture
Make animal prints molds and take home a souvenir of Richelieu Forest. You can do the same with fossils and learn more about the hardening of matter. https://museoparc.ca/programmes-scolaires/
Maple Sap … A Grade Above
Let’s go for a walk in the woods and discover the sugar shack! This activity takes place in the heritage forest of Richelieu Park where the main attraction is one
My Wigwam is Your Wigwam
Would you be able to fend for yourself in the wilderness for an entire night without any model to start with? This is what the First Nations did for centuries
On the Animals’ Trail
Come and discover the different tracks that animals make and then we will go into the forest to look for animal tracks. https://museoparc.ca/programmes-scolaires/
Ornithologist-In-Training
Learn all about the birds we can find in Richelieu Park. Learn their names and how to recognize them. We will later search for them in the Richelieu Forest. https://museoparc.ca/programmes-scolaires/
Pioneer Toys
Pioneer children didn’t have the Internet or video games, but they sure knew how to entertain themselves. Come and learn how to make your own toys out of paper and
Quilling
Quilling is a decorative technique using narrow strips, or curls of paper, rolled up on themselves and fixed on a support or in a frame. It is an original way
Simple Machines
Explore the use of simple machines and how they make our everyday lives easier. Watson’s Mill is filled with levers, inclined planes, wheels & axles, wedges, pulleys, and screws. together
