Elementary Level
Information and reservation:
reservation@mccord.mcgill.ca
(514) 398-7100, ext. 222
A lunch area is available for a fee of $50; reservations required.
Three ways of satisfying your curiosity :
At the Museum | At School | Online
We offer specially designed activities to meet the expectations of every age group.
Our Five Keys to History approach is a fun and informative way to be introduced to history and the language of objects.
At the Museum:
- Our dynamic guides will open the doors to history for you and your group.
At School:
- Our educational kits are being revised this year and will not be available for loan. Take advantage of this to come and visit us!
Online:
- The McCord Museum Web site offers an important educational tool, EduWeb, whose content is based on the Five Keys to History approach.
- In order to encourage the exploration of Canadian history, you will find lesson plans, more than 137,000 images free to use for educational purposes, as well as tools, games and virtual exhibitions.
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES PROGRAM 2012-2013:
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Toys 3
Custom-designed for children and reinvented every year, this exhibition celebrates the playful world of toys from many different eras. In the workshop, the students create a toy in connection with the exhibition's themes.
Length : 120 minutes - November 2012 to May 2013
Cost: $6.50 / student
Number of participants : 60
Type of visit: guided tour and workshop
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Storyteller, Tell Me a Story
Through different objects, legends come to life in a museum, revealing historical facts and popular beliefs that are intensified and embellished by the imagination. In the workshop, students create imaginary creatures using a paper-folding technique and pastel crayons.
Length : 120 minutes
Cost: $6.50 / student
Number of participants : 75
Type of visit: guided tour and workshop
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It Comes but Once a Year
It's a time for telling our stories, enjoying our traditions and celebrating winter! Various objects inspire memories of the Holiday season and stories from home and farther afield. Students will make a seasonal ornament in the workshop. "Come, 'tis the season!"
Length : 120 minutes - November 2012 to January 2013
Cost: $6.50 / student
Number of participants : 75
Type of visit: guided tour and workshop
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Aboriginal Dance and Drumming
A look at the reality of the First Nations in the 19th and 20th centuries to get an understanding of the vitality of their cultures. To the rhythm of the drum, you can try some traditional dance steps, make an ankle rattle and observe objects from their traditional way of life. The commentary for the activity is adapted to the group's grade level.
Length : 120 minutes
Cost: $7.50 / student
Number of participants : 60
Type of visit: guided tour, workshop and dance
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Panorama: Photography, Past and Present
From daguerreotypes to digital images, students are presented an overview of the history of photography. Inspired by the earliest experiments in writing with light and by photography's contribution to contemporary art, students create a photomontage in the workshop. The commentary for the activity is adapted to the group's grade level.
Length : 120 minutes - Starting in November 2012
Cost: $6.50 / student
Number of participants : 75
Type of visit: guided tour and workshop
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Contact with History (Cycle 2)
Deep underground lie vestiges of an Iroquoian village: could it be Hochelaga, as described by Jacques Cartier? Discover the archaeological remains and artefacts that attest to Montreal as a place of trade and contact among Aboriginal, French and English societies. Following the tour, students will continue their exploration in the studio, by making a clay pot in the Iroquoian style.
Length : 120 minutes
Cost: $7.50 / student
Number of participants : 60
Type of visit: guided tour and workshop
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Once Upon a Time in 1905 (Cycle 3)
Who were the inhabitants of the city of Montreal and how did they live in around 1905? To answer these questions, students will conduct an investigation in the galleries to connect objects with the real and fictional characters they meet. In the workshop, they team up to create a map of Montreal in 1905, in which they situate the characters.
Length : 120 minutes
Cost: $6.50 / student
Number of participants : 60
Type of visit: guided tour and workshop
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Young History Reporters (Cycle 3)
Students become reporters in the exhibition Montreal ? Points of View, reconstructing historical scenes using objects. They also interpret history by observing works in the exhibition Cartooning Calamities. This activity shows the historical perspective from two angles: reporting and editorial cartoons. The commentary for the activity is adapted to the group's level.
Length : 120 minutes
Cost: $6.50 / student
Number of participants : 60
Type of visit: guided tour and workshop
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iMontreal - The Collector (Cycle 3)
Imagine if David Ross McCord (1844-1930) had had an iPod to document the objects in his collection. Students become collectors, just like him, and explore the past using today's technologies. They choose objects in the exhibition Montreal ? Points of View that will be included in a thematic exhibition. In the workshop, the students make an exhibition model. The commentary for the activity and the topics selected will be adapted to the group's grade level. This activity requires complementary work in the classroom.
*iPod supplied at the Museum
Length : 120 minutes
Cost: $6.50 / student
Number of participants : 60
Type of visit: guided tour and workshop
The 2012-2013 activities program was made possible with the financial support of:
The activity iMontreal - The Collector was made possible with the financial support of:
