Curriculum Links

Curriculum Links: Toronto’s City Halls

By participating in Toronto’s City Halls, students have an opportunity to:

Social Studies

Understanding Context: Roles and Responsibilities of Governments and Citizens

  • B3.1 describe the major rights and responsibilities associated with citizenship in Canada (Opening Activity)
  • B3.2 describe the jurisdiction of different levels of government in Canada (Opening Activity)
  • B3.4 describe different processes that government can use to solicit input from the public (Activity 1 and afternoon field work)
  • B3.5 describe key actions taken by different levels of government to solve some significant national, provincial/territorial and/or local issue (throughout the day)
  • use appropriate vocabulary... (throughout the day)
  • use primary and secondary sources to locate information... (throughout the day)
  • use graphic organizers to sort, classify, and connect information... (throughout the day)
  • use primary and secondary sources to locate information... (throughout the day)

Language

Reading

  • make judgments and draw conclusions about the content in written material (Activity 1)
  • select appropriate reading strategies (Activity 1)