Framing Question

How did Indigenous Peoples and Early Settlers respond to the challenges of the environment?

Learning Goal

How have diverse peoples of this area interact with this environment between 1780 and 1850, and how have diverse communities shaped the land today?

Curriculum Connections

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/social-studies-history-geography-2018.pdf#page=77

Heritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, 1780-1850

A1. Application: compare ways of life among some specific groups in Canada around the beginning of the nineteenth century, and describe some of the changes between that era and the present day (FOCUS ON: Continuity and Change; Perspective)

A2. Inquiry: use the social studies inquiry process to investigate some of the major challenges that different groups and communities faced in Canada from around 1780 to 1850, and key measures taken to address these challenges (FOCUS ON: Significance; Cause and Consequence)

A3. Understanding Context: identify some of the communities in Canada around the beginning of the nineteenth century, and describe their relationships to the land and to each other (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships)

Possible Sequence of Day:

The framing question focuses the learning of the day. The day starts with an engagement activity to assess understanding, engage the students, and introduce the framing question. The morning is spent doing investigations, exploring and conducting hands-on inquiry in regard to

learning about lifestyles of different communities in the past.

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