Communities in Canada 1780-1850

Heritage and Identity

Grade 3 Ontario Social Studies

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 intelligence's.

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 activities, 5 extension activities, teacher guide, and assessments.

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.

• Unit Test

• Where am I? Activity

• 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.

• Welcome to Canada Letter Writing

• Proud to be Canadian Writing Activity

Living and Working in Ontario

People & Environment

Grade 3 Ontario Social Studies 

Activities and worksheets help students gain an understanding of the interrelationship between the natural environment, land use, employment opportunities, and the development of municipal regions in Ontario. They will describe major land-form regions and types of land use in Ontario and some of the ways in which land use in various Ontario municipalities addresses human needs and wants, including the need for jobs.

This resources was written to cover the overall expectations of the Ontario curriculum Social Studies Living and Working in Ontario curriculum topic.

The activities in this book have two intentions:

• to teach concepts that relate to living and working in Ontario,

• and to help students understand the different characteristics and needs of such a large province.

Using the social studies inquiry process to investigate some of the environmental effects of different types of land and/or resource use in two or more Ontario municipal regions, as well as some of the measures taken to reduce the negative impact of that use.

This resource is designed to support teachers and students as they work through the Social Studies Inquiry Process. It focus's on the big ideas in the Social Studies curriculum and have a mix of concrete and open-ended lessons so that the teacher has flexibility in planning. The inquiry process has been scaffolded for teachers and/or students new to the process. There are also extensions and cross-curricular activities included. Each resource includes a teacher guide and assessments.

Lessons plans cover:

The first lesson that welcomes students to the unit and plays on the tourism slogan for Ontario. Ontario: Yours to Discover is meant to jump start students thinking about the province of Ontario and to look at the many unique land features found in the province.

The second lesson Two Cities of Ontario: Sudbury and Niagara Falls narrows the focus to two unique cities in the province that rely on very different employment.

The third lesson Population: Metropolis vs. Small Town is designed to show the different types of communities in the province and the life inside these communities. Toronto and Westport have been chosen as a comparison.

The fourth lesson Resources deals with the many resources that Ontario is known for. Students learn about the details of industries like farming, the auto industry, and natural resources. Students will learn about the contributions these industries make to Ontario.

In the fifth lesson, Responsibilities of Population Areas, students will learn about the responsibilities of Ontario communities and focus on the role of the police officer.

The sixth lesson, Changing Landscape of Ontario, allows the students to get a snapshot of the future that Ontario is investing in. Students will get a chance to learn about solar and wind power generation, and the conflict when these new industries impact communities like Amherst Island.

Extras:

Unit Test and Answer Key

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