Objective: To build social awareness in order act as a responsible informed citizen – AKA – be nice to everyone, love your neighbor as yourself and do unto others as you would want them to do unto you!
Evaluation – School report cards simply list “Geography, History and Citizenship”. There is no breakdown of competencies.
Competencies
- To understand the organization of a society in its territory
- To interpret change in a society and its territory
- To be open to the diversity of societies and their territories
What’s taught in school
History and Citizenship Education
- First Settlements
- Early Civilisations
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient Rome
- Middle Ages -Influence of Religion
- Middle Ages – Middle Classes and Trade
- Renaissance and Reformation
- European Explorers
- American and French Revolution
- Industrial Revolution
- Imperialism and Colonization
- Civil Rights and Freedom
Activites – History and Citizenship – list 2-3 activites
- Visit museums, collect the free brochures, take a photo and make a scrapbook
- Write a play act out some of the scenes from the resouces
- Write an imaginary diary or letter-back-home from a citizen of this era
- Compare life “now and then”. Write about it or make a scrap book of drawing or pictures
- Draw a cartoon story-board of life in an event in this time period
- Interview a museum curator. Make a recording of questions and answers (Ask permission, of course)
- Imagine yourself as an inventor in the past and create a “vision board” of the future
- Find or draw maps of the routes of explorers
- Use Google Earth to explore ancient worlds
- The last Sunday of May most museums in Montreal are open to the public free of charge.
- Join a historical fiction book club, read a novel and research topics of interest that arise in the book.
Free Resources – History and Citizenship – list 2-3
- Crash Course World History
- Pinterest – Story of the World Activities
- National Geographic Website
- Commonsense Media- list of online museums for kids
- LEARN Quebec Resources
- Forge of Empire Video Game
Geography
- Urban territory – cities, natural hazards, heritage buildings
- Tourist, forest, energy-producing, and industrial regions
- Agricultural territory
- Native territory
- Protected territory
Activites – Geography – list 2-3 activites
- Create a Google Site, Powerpoint, or scrap book of photos of one or more terrritory. Add some captions or short paragraphs
- Compare heritage cities (cities with a lot of ancient architecture) Quebec City, Cairo, Mexico, New York, Sydney (or choose your own)
- Draw or screenshot maps
- Compare populations density in different regions
- Compare living in a city vs. suburb vs. rural – housing, transport, shopping, work, visiting friends, free time
- Visit a native reserve. Research native culture and traditional activities
- Talk about or document natural hazards – floods, fires, earthquakes, hurricanes
- Locate tourist regions in Quebec and elsewhere and identify similar and contrasting characteristics
- Visit a protected area such as the bird sanctury at Lachine Rapids. Bring your camera and identify some of the protected species
- Visit a farm (or several) and experience seasonal activites – apple picking, maples sugaring, sheep shearing etc
Free Resources – Geography – list 2-3
- Customize the following links for your studies
- AirBnB Ciaro “Experiences”
- Google Earth
- https://www.reddit.com/r/montreal/comments/1z7hk4/nyc_vs_montr%C3%A9al/
- https://www.jetsetter.com/magazine/unesco-world-heritage-cities/
- https://www.quebecoriginal.com/en-ca/search/section/things-to-do/subsection/heritage-sites-and-attractions/category/farms-and-agricultural-producers
- http://www.quinnfarm.qc.ca/activities–festivals.html
- Read a Canadian adventure novel such as “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen and discuss features of the territory
- LEARN Quebec resources
Book List – check my Amazon booklist for other recommendations. Updated regularly. Ask your library or school board to order these.
