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Teach your students about the Senate’s role in Parliament with our ready-to-use publications and activity kits.
SENgage offers a wide range of free resources—from activity booklets to lesson plans—to help teachers bring the Senate to life in the classroom. Explore the materials below to create engaging and memorable lessons about the Red Chamber.
Get Schooled on the Senate!
Teach your students about the Senate’s role in Parliament with our ready-to-use activity kits. Interactive quizzes, videos and virtual tours of the Senate will captivate students’ attention while teachers will appreciate the customizable lesson plans and ample background materials. Incorporate them into your lessons today!
Who are senators and what do they do? Learn about senators’ most important roles and how they represent the interests of Canadians in Parliament. Then develop some Senate skills by proposing a new law and crafting a well-argued opinion piece. Finish the unit with an interactive quiz and a virtual tour of the restored Senate of Canada Building. Download this kit and your students will know more about the Senate than a lot of grown-ups!
Now that your students are Senate experts, let’s dig deeper into one of the most important parts of the institution — its committees. Learn about how senators study proposed laws to improve them and catch mistakes, then follow along on fact-finding missions where senators investigate issues that really matter to Canadians. No wonder committees are known as the Senate’s heart and soul! This kit includes an interactive quiz and fun, thought-provoking activities that will have your students ready to take their place in the Red Chamber.
Hit your learning objectives
SENgage helps teachers hit curriculum expectations and students hit their learning goals. Support your students’ learning with the publications below—available for all grade levels!
Elementary
Ages (5-12)
Allows students to discover facts about senators and the Senate’s history, art, and architecture.
A fun way for young students to explore features in and around the Senate of Canada Building.
Kahoot! Online Quiz
Elementary school level
Get out your smartphones or computers and play one of our online quizzes using the Kahoot game-based learning platform.
Allows students to discover facts about senators and the Senate’s history, art, and architecture.
A fun way for young students to explore features in and around the Senate of Canada Building.
Kahoot! Online Quiz
Elementary school level
Get out your smartphones or computers and play one of our online quizzes using the Kahoot game-based learning platform.
High School
Ages (13-17)
Who are senators and what do they do? Learn about senators’ most important roles and how they represent the interests of Canadians in Parliament.
Introduction to Senate committees
Learn about how senators study proposed laws to improve them and catch mistakes, then follow along on fact-finding missions where senators investigate issues that really matter to Canadians.
Kahoot! Online Quiz
High school level
Get out your smartphones or computers and play one of our online quizzes using the Kahoot game-based learning platform.
Who are senators and what do they do? Learn about senators’ most important roles and how they represent the interests of Canadians in Parliament.
Introduction to Senate committees
Learn about how senators study proposed laws to improve them and catch mistakes, then follow along on fact-finding missions where senators investigate issues that really matter to Canadians.
Kahoot! Online Quiz
High school level
Get out your smartphones or computers and play one of our online quizzes using the Kahoot game-based learning platform.
Post Secondary
Provides a brief overview of the Senate Page Program and its application process.
Provides a brief overview of the Senate Page Program and its application process.
To contact SENgage, please email us at: SENgage@sen.parl.gc.ca