Communities in Canada 1780-1850 Grade 3 Ontario Social Studies
J1106
$27.99 CAD
Additional information:
- Author : GOWSELL, BILL
Developed to cover the overall expectations of the Ontario Ministry of Education Social Studies Communities in Canada, 1780-1850 curriculum.
The activities in this book have two intentions:
- to teach concepts that relate to communities that formed in Canada between 1780-1850
- to help students understand what it took to make the country that we live in today.
Focusing on Ontario, students will have the chance to participate in multiple learning opportunities that allow them to access learning using their multiple intelligences.
This unit can be used as a whole to fulfill the overall expectation requirements or it can be used by activity to compliment other resources and activities.
Goals of this resource:
- To identify and assess contributions to Canadian identity made by various groups and by various features of Canadian communities and regions;
- To use the social studies inquiry process to investigate different perspectives of the historical and/or contemporary experience of two or more distinct communities in Canada;
- To promote an understanding of significant experiences of, and major changes and aspects of life in various historical and contemporary communities in Canada.
Includes 6 lessons, 5 extension activities, teacher guide, and assessments.
The book starts off with the first lesson of What is a Community? This lesson is designed to get the students thinking about their surroundings and the people they interact with on a daily basis.
The second lesson The First Nations in Upper & Lower Canada is designed to allow the students to travel back to when the people of the eastern woodlands inhabited present day Ontario.
The third lesson The British & French Communities in Ontario is designed to show students the two dominating European powers that came to colonize Canada. The students get to examine two cities, Toronto and Québec, symbolic of the two different nations.
The fourth lesson Slaves & Loyalists: The Refugee Communities deals with the Loyalists and the American Slaves that sought refuge in Canada when their country wasn’t safe for them. The student’s will have the chance to learn about the United Empire Loyalists and the Underground Railroad.
In the fifth lesson The Challenges Encountered by the Settlers of Early Communities the students will have a chance to look at the city of Cornwall and what happened during the War of 1812. The students will also have the chance to consider the opinion of Elizabeth Simcoe as she settled in Canada in the late 1790’s.
The sixth lesson Creating a National Identity from our Communities looks at Kingston, and how it was the first capital of a united Canada, and the idea of how cities inspired our nation to come together.
The Extras contain the unit test and other activities that the teacher may choose to use after all of the lessons are complete. One of the extra activities is looking at important people of the time and reflecting on their contributions to Canada.
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Unit Test
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Where am I? Activity
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One Important Person Activity: Students can choose from one of the four biographies and complete the accompanying worksheet. Biographies include: Samuel De Champlain; John Strachan; Mary Hoople and Josiah Henson. Teacher rubric is included.
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Welcome to Canada Letter Writing
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Proud to be Canadian Writing Activity
64 pages including an answer key.