Our class is studying the social studies unit on “Early Communities in Canada”.
We will be investigating communities between 1780-1850, including First Nations and Metis communities
and newcomer settlements in Upper and Lower Canada. Your child will learn about the relationships
among various groups and the consequences of their interactions.
We will be investigating communities between 1780-1850, including First Nations and Metis communities
and newcomer settlements in Upper and Lower Canada. Your child will learn about the relationships
among various groups and the consequences of their interactions.
This unit will focus on the following core principle of Catholic Social Teachings:
the person as a part of a family and a community, as well as the following Catholic virtues:
faith, hope, love, justice, self-discipline and courage.
the person as a part of a family and a community, as well as the following Catholic virtues:
faith, hope, love, justice, self-discipline and courage.
*Encourage your child to make personal connections to events that happened long ago.
Your child will also be developing inquiry and mapping skills as we work on this unit:
how to ask questions; how to gather and organize information; how to interpret and analyze images;
how to evaluate information and draw conclusions; and how to analyze maps.
To help develop your child’s skills try...
how to ask questions; how to gather and organize information; how to interpret and analyze images;
how to evaluate information and draw conclusions; and how to analyze maps.
To help develop your child’s skills try...
*Asking questions about Canada’s history. “When did people first settle in our community?
How were people’s lives then different from ours?
How were people’s lives then different from ours?
*Look for sources of information together that you can trust.
As we work through this unit, I will be sending home other activities that you and your child can work on together.
