Gallery 2 - Teacher's Corner
Communities and B.C.
This gallery provides historical images and information on three British Columbia communities that highlight occupations and events within each community. Included are illustrations of religious sites, commercial locations and activities, and family settlement and activities.
Classroom Activities
- Demonstrate a simplified version of the Chinese Game of Fan Tan
- Draw a picture of yourself wearing your everyday clothes. Look at the picture of "Little Pete" Fong Ching and imagine yourself wearing his clothes. Draw how you would have looked in his clothes.
- Look at the picture of Chinese Quarters, Victoria, 1886. How are these houses the same as yours? How are the different? Compare these houses to your own in a Venn Diagram
Additional Material at the British Columbia Archives
Use the BC Archives Website Search Gateway to discover other material and records related to concepts and content presented in this gallery.
- Select any of the Predefined Searches below:
| Communities | Farms or Farming | Ocean Falls | Chinese or Oriental or Chinatown | |
| Gate of Harmonious Interest | Fan Tan Alley | Cormorant Street | Doukhobor |
- Search on Your Own Criteria
Applicability to the Educational Curriculum
Relevant Learning Outcomes - Society and Culture
- Demonstrate an awareness of B.C.'s diverse heritage
- Describe the historical development of various B.C. communities
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