The History of Québec City General Store

Image of Samuel de Champlain

Place the items in their proper time period.

Welcome to the general store. Our customers have turned the store upside down. Place the items on the shelves according to the time period they belong to.

How to play

This is the inside of the general store represented by different time periods: 1534 to 1759, 1760 to 1900 and 1901 to 2008. You will also find the items you must place on the shelves.

To play the game on paper, you can print the printer-friendly version of the general store’s interior and of the items.

You can cut out the items following the dotted lines and place them on the shelves by time period.

Image of the inside of the store with 16 shelves arranged in columns and divided into three periods: 1534–1759, 1760–1900 and 1901–2008.
  • Electric light bulbElectric light bulb
  • Fire steel (tool to help ignite a fire)Fire steel (tool to help ignite a fire)
  • CameraCamera
  • Dutch ovenDutch oven
  • Vinyl recordVinyl record
  • AnvilAnvil
  • Clothes ironClothes iron
  • Curling stoneCurling stone
  • Kerosene lampKerosene lamp
  • Woollen leggingsWoollen leggings
  • ComputerComputer
  • Ice skatesIce skates
  • PhonographPhonograph
  • SnowshoesSnowshoes
  • Wooden clogsWooden clogs
  • TelevisionTelevision

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When you have completed the game

To find out if you have placed the items in the right time period, take a look at the SOLUTION.


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