Strand: Nunavusiutit
Themes
A. Home and Family
B. Home and School
C. Home and Community
D. Current Events
Overall Expectations:
- Different names in any language for various relatives in a family and types of families (A)
- The contributions of each person in a home, including the student’s personal responsibilities (A)
8. Basic general concepts of direction and location needed for mapping (ABC)
9. The layout of the neighbourhood: schools, playgrounds, parks, places to play, visit, shop and worship (C)
10. Physical features of the community and its surroundings (oceans, bays, lakes, rivers, hills, etc.) (C)
11. The main buildings or features of the community on maps or photos (C)
Skills
Processing Skills
Students will be able to:
- gather information by listening and observing
- organize information under headings
MediaSmarts Resources
- Comparing Real Families to TV Families
- Eating under the Rainbow
- Facing Media Violence: Counting & Discussing Violence on the Screen
- Finding Balance in Our Digital Lives
- Internet Time Capsule
- Introducing TV Families
- Looking at Food Advertising
- So Many Choices!
- What do Halloween costumes say? - Lesson
Communication Skills
Students will be able to:
4. in group discussion, describe and explain differences (e.g., between family members and the different jobs they do)
5. with the teacher, write sentences or stories (e.g., about individuals in the community)