Communities in Canada: Past and Present

This resource has been developed to cover the overall expectations of the Ontario Ministry of Education Social Studies Heritage & Identity: Communities in Canada, Past & Present curriculum. This unit can be used as a whole to fulfill the overall expectation requirements or it can be used by activity to compliment other resources and activities.

Goals of this resource:

• To identify and asses contributions to Canadian identity made by various groups and by various features of Canadian communities and regions
• To use the social studies inquiry process to investigate different perspectives of the historical and/or contemporary experience of two or more distinct communities in Canada
• To promote an understanding of significant experiences of, and major changes and aspects of life in various historical and contemporary communities in Canada

Includes 12 activities, 5 extension activities, teacher guide and assessments.