saskatchewan in 1905. pack up your bags! you and your family are moving out west! why did people...

Saskatchewan in 1905

PACK UP YOUR BAGS! YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE MOVING OUT WEST!

WHY DID PEOPLE MOVE TO THE PRAIRIES?

Moving out West!

FREE HOMESTEADS OF 160 ACRES WERE OFFERED TO FARMERS WHO CLEARED TEN ACRES AND BUILT

A RESIDENCE WITHIN THREE YEARS…

The Dominion Land Act of 1872…

•Let’s say everyone here was moving to a new planet … what would you bring?

•Language•Food

•Clothing•Shelter

AND…

SPORTS!

What are the results of people moving to the

Prairies?

Sports in Saskatchewan

In Saskatchewan there are a lot of sports that everyone can play!

BUT… did you ever wonder…..

Football CurlingSoccer BasketballBaseball Lawn BowlingBroomball VolleyballHockey Tennis Swimming Figure SkatingSpeed Skating Track and FieldWrestling Gymnastics Karate BatonRingette Waterskiing Rugby Table Tennis

READ THE SPORT AND THE CLUE TO FIND THE ORIGIN OF THAT SPORT…

Activity…Name that Country!

CLUE:Bag Pipes and Kilts are

popular in this Country…..

Curling

The first Game on Record is from the year 1565! That is 445 years ago!

Scotland

Clue:This Country has a big

party on July 1 every year to Celebrate becoming a

country….

Lacrosse

The first games have dated back to the 12th century! That is 900 years ago!

It was played to give thanks to the Creator.

It was played by First Nations people with teams ranging from 100 people to 1,000 people.

Games would last from sunup to sundown for two to three days.

Canada

Clue: Where is Soccer player David Beckham

from…

Soccer

Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Ancient Greek, Persian and Vikings.

The Chinese played "football"  games date as far back as 3000 years ago.

First Association was in England in 1893.

England…but also

Clue:Where would you find the

Buckingham Palace?

Rugby

In 1823 William Webb Ellis took the ball in his arms and ran with it. He was sick of the football (soccer) rules!

The name of the school William went to was called Rugby School and was located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire.

England

Clue:This country hosted the Winter

Olympics in 2010 and the Ice Hockey team from this country won…

Hockey

From oral histories from the Mi’kmaq First Nation state that they played a hockey like

game.

The first indoor Ice Hockey game played in Canada was in 1875 in Montreal.

There were other forms of hockey that were played in Ireland, England and Scotland too!

Canada

Clue:Where would you find the

City of London…

Baseball

Romania where a baseball type game was played and Dates Back to 1364.

Russia Also played a game with a bat and pitcher.

But they say that the Baseball we play today is Similar to an English Game called “Rounders”

England…but also…

Clue:The Capital of this country is Ottawa…

Basketball

In 1891, gym teacher, James Naismith invented Basketball. The first game ever played had a score of

1 – 0!

Canada

Clue: If you go to this

country you might find the Loch Ness

Monster…

Golf

The modern game dates back to the 12th century when shepherd would

hit rocks into rabbit holes!

There are also ties to the Roman Empire and China!

Scotland

Clue:Other sports from this

country includes Lacrosse and Hockey…

Broomball

Although some people say the game started in Saskatchewan, it seems that many provinces

played variations of this sport…

They say it started when people would use their brooms to clean the ice for curling!

Canada

AS WE HAVE LEARNED, THE SPORTS WE PLAY IN SASKATCHEWAN HAVE COME FROM ALL OVER THE

WORLD!

Great Job Everyone!

Popular Sports in Saskatchewan 1905

Think back to 1905…what sports do you think were the most popular? Hockey Curling

Why do you think this is? Is it something about our climate that make these sports different from the others?

Rules:Rules: Answer for each picture: Answer for each picture:

• As a group you have to work together to answer the questions…

• As a class we will share our answers once we go through all the images and questions!

• What sport do you think is being played?

• One thing that is different.

• One thing that is the same.

Group Activity!

Sport #1

Sport #2

Sport #3

Sport #4

Sport #5

CURLING!

RUGBY!

SPEED SKATING!

BASKETBALL

HOCKEY!

How much was….

As a group discuss how much the following items would cost in 1905 and how much they would cost today….

A pair of hockey skatesA bicycleSoccer ballBoxing gloves

Hockey Skates with boots and blades - $5.75 Hockey Skates with boots and blades - $5.75

1905 Sports Equipment and Costs

Bicycle - $25.00Bicycle - $25.00 Soccer Ball - $2.25Boxing Gloves - $6.00

Soccer Ball - $2.25Boxing Gloves - $6.00

1905 Sports Equipment and Costs

Hockey Skates $39.99 - $400 and UP!Hockey Skates $39.99 - $400 and UP!

Bicycle $49.99 - $699.99 and UP!Bicycle $49.99 - $699.99 and UP!

Today Sports Equipment and Costs

Soccer Ball $14.00 - $149.00Soccer Ball $14.00 - $149.00

Boxing Gloves 19.98 - $89.99Boxing Gloves 19.98 - $89.99

Today Sports Equipment and Costs

1905Saskatchewan

1905Saskatchewan

2010Saskatchewan

2010Saskatchewan

Population 91,279 16% of people lived

in cities 84% of the people

lived on the farm

Transportation 22 registered cars in

ALL of Saskatchewan

Population over a million 64 % of people live

in cities 36% of people live

on the farm

Transportation 740, 554 people

have cars

Compare…

THE END

Saskatchewan Sports in 1905