COMMUNITIES
Background
Information
Lesson Plans
Online Activities
Multimedia Items
Related WWW Links
Background
Information
Lesson
Plans
Curricular
Connections:
Social
Studies- Grade Two Unit 2: Heritage Module Two - The Local Community
Then and Now
Modifications
could be made to some activities to use in Grade
Three Unit 2: Identity Module One - Communities Then and Now
- Examination
of Historical Photographs (WORD
/
 PDF):
Students will examine historical photographs of communities
throughout Saskatchewan and compare them to photographs taken
more recently. (Viewing
Guides)
- Pictorial
Timeline (WORD
/ PDF):
Students create a pictorial timeline about their own community
over the past 100 years (or as far back as your community
can go if less than 100 years). (Timeline
Document)
- Community
Heritage Quilt (WORD
/ PDF):
Students illustrate squares of fabric that will be sewn into
a community heritage quilt.
- Weekend
Scavenger Hunt (WORD
/ PDF):
Student take home this sheet to complete while learning more
about their community.
- Our
Special Place (WORD
/ PDF):
This handout encourages students to gain a better understanding
of where their community is located within Saskatchewan and
about what types of things their community has to offer!
- DOWNLOAD
the lessons above in one document
(WORD
/ PDF)
- A
series of three lessons focusing on various aspects of communities.
What
is a Community? Communities
of the Past. Community
Interviews.
- Blacksmiths
- students learn the tools of the trade.
- Compariosons
of Services - Then and Now - an activity to gets students
thinking about communities of the past.
- Covered
wagon - making a covered wagon activity.
- Dot-to-dot
- General
store - names of items you might find in a pioneer general
store.
- Woodworking
and the tools of the trade.
- A
Day in the Life of a Pioneer Child - A unit written for
grade 3 students
(LA). Students produce a journal highlighting the experience
and lifestyle of a child growing up during pioneer times.
A great unit to integrate with Social Studies then and now
study.
Online
Activities
- Scholastic
Community Club - Early readers can learn more about community
workers. Teacher
guide also available.
- Pioneer
Communities - This drag and drop activity asks students
to match up pioneer trades and shops to their respective tools
and services.
- Making
Compound Pioneer Words - These three activities allow
students to drag and drop words on the screen to make compound
words. Students can check their work to see how well they
have done when they are finished. (Source: WDM Teacher's Guide)
Multimedia
Items (Photo Galleries, Interviews, Movies)
 Communities-
This 10 minute movie discusses how pioneer communities changed
over time to meet the needs of the people who lived in them.
It also discusses how the influx of people brought new services
to communtities, making them more attractive to future residents.
The impact of technology on the changes in a community are also
presented.
Please
check our photo
galleries for images on this
theme.
Related
Links
- Pioneer
Kitchen - This handout contains information on the pioneer
kitchen and a word search (from royalbcmuseum.bc.ca). It also
has little write-ups about daily pioneer life (making butter,
brooms, bath time, doing dishes, and sad irons).
- Communities
- A Scholastic resource with ideas and resources for teaching
about communities.
- Scholastic
Community Club - Early readers can learn more about community
workers.
- Ge
neology - A lesson for 3rd and 4th Graders
- Narratives
of Saskatoon - These narratives were either sent in to
the University and the Historical Association or were prepared
directly under the inspiration of the Association in the course
of its efforts to preserve the early history of the settlement
and of the City.
- Historical
Saskatoon - An interactive tour of historical Saskatoon
and teacher resources for teaching about Saskatoon. Many activities
can be adapted for other communities.
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