Learning resources for Junior and Intermediate students
Junior division (Grade 4-6)
Conservation exploration (Grades 4-6, environmental education) Explore PAMA's online exhibit,Morphology with teaching resources including critical thinking questions and a hands-on/application of knowledge activity.
Inspiring stories (Grades 4-6, the arts – visual arts)
Using PAMA's virtual exhibit, Inspiring Stories of Women in PAMA's Collection, students will reflect, respond and analyze the artworks of inspiring women.
Letters (Grades 4-6, language, social studies)
Investigate a letter written in 1832. Reflect on the journey described in the letter and create your own.
Mapping a region (Grades 4-6, social studies)
Highlights components of the curriculum touching on reading, creating, and understanding maps and the changing landscape of the Peel Region.
- Mapping a region
- Township of Toronto plan annotated with flora survey information, ca. 1934, Wm. Perkins Bull fonds
- Dundas Street East segment
- Eastern Lakeshore segment (includes Lakeview and the site of Applewood Acres)
- Northwest segment (includes Whaley’s Corners and the site of Meadowvale West)
- Township of Caledon plan annotated with flora survey information, ca. 1934, Wm. Perkins Bull fonds
- Plan of the Indian Reserve, River Credit, Canada, 1849, Region of Peel Archives map and plan collection
- The County of Peel Map, ca. 1933, Wm. Perkins Bull fonds (14MB)
- Map of Peel County, 1953, Russell Cooper fonds
Spotlight: Miles Regis and Owen Gordon (Grades 4-6, the arts – visual arts)
Diving into the art gallery collection, we find newly acquired artwork by artists Miles Regis and Owen Gordon. Using the Critical Analysis Process, explore their and create your own.
Take a tour: Simon Hughes (Grades 4-6, visual arts)
Move yourself through PAMA's Gallery and the exhibition Simon Hughes: Works, 2001-2020in a virtual 360 degree experience. Use critical analysis to explore his use of the elements of art, representations of Canada and get inspired for your own creation.
Power Play: Hockey in Contemporary Art (Grade 6, the arts – visual arts)
Tour the virtual exhibit for Power Play: Hockey in Contemporary Art, and engage your students with meaningful discussion and an art activity.
Intermediate division (Grades 7-8)
Letters (Grade 7, history; Grades 7-8, language)
Investigate a letter written in 1832. Reflect on the journey described in the letter and create your own.
Connecting to nature (Grade 8 – visual arts)
Using the critical analysis model, students will explore themes of ecological impacts and connection to land through Sara Angelucci's Botanica Colossi