Looking for a digital resource for the Ontario Grade 6 Social Studies Strand A unit Communities in Canada, Past & Present? Are you in need of lessons that work well for distance learning or to address IEP accommodations for specific students?
This jam-packed bundle has been created for use with Google Slides/Classroom™️, and includes:
☑ four Google Slides resources, each with 5-7 complete lessons.
☑ Instructions Booklets for each resource, including Answer Keys.
☑ A “bonus” PDF resource containing a 5th Communities in Canada unit in print form.
NOTE:
★While a preview file has been included with this listing, you will want to explore the resources shown above for more thorough previews of each component!
★This Communities in Canada bundle contains reformatted versions of my original resource for this strand. I have not simply added in a layer on top of the original resource, but instead used full colour, slides with interactive components, such as draggable sorting activities (and even a Google Jamboard mapping activity)! Each digital lesson corresponds to the full lesson in my original unit, found here:
• Ontario Grade 6 Social Studies | Communities in Canada Bundle
What specific resources are included in this bundle?
Part ❶: Moving From One Community to Another
Part ❷: Settler Communities & the Environment
Part ❸: Important Events in Community Development
Part ❹: Life in a Settler Community
Part ❺: Canada: A Land of Many Perspectives (PDF VERSION ONLY)
How is this curriculum unit structured?
Students are introduced to two key communities (Winnipeg, Alberta and Attawapiskat, Ontario) in Part 1, and revisit these communities throughout the rest of the units. They are also introduced to the following communities:
•Europeans in New France
•Early Black Communities
•Quebec City
•Fort McMurray, Alberta
•Indigenous Peoples in Canada
•Elliot Lake, Ontario
•L’Arche communities
•Ottawa, Ontario
•Japanese Canadians during WWII
•Africville, Nova Scotia
What will my students be doing in these activities?
► exploring how communities establish themselves.
►examining push and pull factors affecting why people move from one location to another.
►looking at how the physical environment contributes to the identity of a community.
►learning about primary and secondary sources when researching.
►evaluating the significance of particular events in a community.
►considering the causes and consequences of these events.
►exploring and creating thematic maps.
►identifying the cultural, political, economic, & social trends in communities.
►considering the various perspectives different community members bring to issues.
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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions):
What will I need to assign these resources to my students?
You will require:
➀ Access to the internet
➁ a Google Drive account
The instruction booklet that is included with this resource contains illustrated directions to help you assign specific lessons to students; you do not need to assign a whole resource at once!
I already own your original Communities in Canada unit. Why should I consider buying this digital version?
✔ The digital resource completely aligns with the regular unit. This makes it extremely easy to meet IEP accommodations for specific students with little effort on your part.
✔ The digital resource is paperless, which is perfect if your school administrator is asking you to cut down on photocopying!
✔ The saturated, full-colour interactive slides are engaging for students.
✔ It’s easy to implement with distance learning.
✔ It’s just fun to use!
Can I edit this resource?
I have left 95% of the text in editable form for two reasons:
➀ to ensure that students are able to use Google Read & Write with the activities.
➁ to allow teachers to edit texts and tasks when they feel it suitable for their class or to address IEP accommodations for specific students.
How do I collect student work?
Your students will simply their own copies of the lessons, and turn it into your platform (ie. Google Classroom).
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