Education Kits

The teacher-led education kits created by the Huble Homestead/Giscome Portage Heritage Society have been revised and updated, and are now available to be borrowed through the School District 57 District Learning Commons!

These education kits have been edited by our staff to ensure that the research is up-to-date and that the content is relevant to BC's new curriculum goals. The kits incorporate interactive elements, such as games and storybooks, to help bring local history to life.

Historic Huble Homestead, Introduction to the Lheidli T'enneh, and Historic Huble Homestead are available in French thanks to the generous support of the Kiwanis Club of Prince George and the Prince George Community Foundation!

Interactions Between First Nations and Europeans and Christmas Time in the 1910s are funded by the Province of British Columbia.

The education kits are available through the SD District Learning Commons. Find their website here.

Education Kits

Historic Huble Homestead (Kindergarten - Grade 1)

This kit introduces students to basic aspects of Canadian settler culture with a particular focus on the Prince George area. Students will make comparisons between settler and modern life and explore topics including settler homes and children; settler interactions with the environment and First Nations people, specifically the Lheidli T'enneh; and an introduction to the Hubles, a family of local settlers. The kit includes an animal felt board activity, a Store Trading game, children's books, worksheets, and old-fashioned toys, crafts, and games.

Available in English and French.

Introduction to the Lheidli T'enneh (Kindergarten - Grade 3)

This kit provides a detailed introduction to Lheidli T'enneh culture, both pre- and post-European contact. Topics include traditional foods and plants, legends and learning, and relations with Europeans. The kit includes a seasonal round felt board activity, access to a traditional Lheidli T'enneh legend, a First Nations Fish Camp photo package, a Store Trading game, children books, and worksheets.

Available in English and French.

Historic Huble Homestead (Grade 2 - 3)
This kit introduces students to basic aspects of Canadian settler culture with a particular focus on the Prince George area. Students will explore settlers' relationships with the environment and how settlers met their basic wants and needs. Topics include interactions with animals; growing, storing and preserving food; the purpose and function of general stores; and introductions to the Lheidli T'enneh and the Huble family. This kit includes a felt board activity, butter making instructions, a Store Trading game, children's books, and worksheets.

Available in English and French.

Interactions Between First Nations and Europeans (Grade 4 - 5)

This kit introduces students to interactions between First Nations and Europeans with a particular focus on British Columbia and the Lheidli T'enneh. Topics include the fur trade, epidemics, treaties, reserves, residential schools, and Lheidli T'enneh culture. This kit includes local historic photos and maps, access to a traditional Lheidli T'enneh legend, residential school memoirs, books, and worksheets. This newly developed kit may take some time to be added to the Learning Commons database - contact them directly to inquire.

Available in English.

Christmas Time in the 1910s (Kindergarten - Grade 4)

This activity-based kit teaches students about Christmas in the 1910s with a particular focus on the Prince George area. Students will learn how local European settlers decorated and celebrated Christmas including topics about Christmas trees, presents, entertainment, and community events. This kit includes a Christmas tree and decorations; old fashioned toys; instructions for crafts and games; local historic photos and newspaper clippings; and worksheets.

Available in English.