FAMILIES

Background Information
Lesson Plans
Online Activities
Multimedia Items
Related WWW Links

Background Information

• A Christmas Recollection (Anslow)
• Learning to Do by Doing: Farm Boys’ and Girls’ Clubs in Saskatchewan during the 1920s
• Rural Electrification in Saskatchewan During the 1950s
• The Unenviable Circumstances of Women in Saskatchewan Before 1920
• Fighting a Prairie Fire (420 KB) by T.W. Bennett. Saskatchewan History Magazine, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 1965. First reprinted from the Penny Pictorial, Vol. XLI, No. 525, June 19, 1909.
• Pioneer Recreation and Social Life (4.5MB) by E.C. Morgan. Saskatchewan History Magazine. Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Spring 1965.
• Surviving a Dust Storm and Additional Resources on Erosion - excerpts from a mother's first hand account of what it was like to be on the prairie's alone when a violent storm hits.
• Family Life - then and now - Will introduce students to the differences in lifestyle - then and now.
• A complete listing of articles is available in Background Information.

Lesson Plans

Curricular Connections:
Social Studies- Grade One Unit 1: Identity Module Three - Our Families
Social Studies- Grade One Unit 2: Heritage Module One- Family Celebrations, Past and Present
Social Studies- Grade One Unit 2: Heritage Module Two - Families in the Past

• Examination of Historical Photographs (WORD / PDF): Students will examine historical photographs of families, children, and schools. Students will compare these photographs to their own families and will explain and discuss the differences and similarities. (Viewing Guides - documents designed to walk someone through the examination and analysis of a photograph).
• Where Did My Family Come From? Family Celebrations (WORD / PDF): Students will be exposed to the history of families that settled in Saskatchewan and will examine their own family heritage. Students will examine family celebrations and learn to understand how they came about. Read about the life of Fred Dalby - an early pioneer. Learn about the Barr Colonists - A story of their passage (link to resource article Sk Archives)
• Family Rituals and Special Traditions (WORD / PDF): Students will use a timeline (weekly and seasonal) to gain a better understanding of the special rituals and family traditions that they take part in throughout the week and year.
• DOWNLOAD the lessons above in one document (WORD / PDF)
• Families on Display: An Introduction to the Study of Families - A lesson plan easily adaptable to any primary grade.
• Create a Family Crest - Children can begin to think about their family histories and their own lives by making a family crest.
• Arts and Craft Ideas Related to Family Theme - heaps of great ideas!
• 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

• Introductory lessons in genealogy will help students appreciate their own personal past by identifying significant people, places and events. Links from these elements to key elements in Canadian history will also give students a better understanding of their Canadian identity and of the diversity of Canada's people. (Grades 3,4,5 through 8).
  
• Try your hand at this puzzle of a pioneer hunter. It is tricky so follow these suggestions!

  To do this puzzle:1) Examine the picture before you hit SCRAMBLE so you know what it is suppose to look like when put back together. 2) Hit SCRAMBLE. 3) Try putting the picture back together. When you have a piece in the right position, the checkmark will appear in the grid to tell you to leave it there because it is correct.

• Family Cloze Activity - Students fill in the blanks to complete an information page on families.

Multimedia Items (Photo Galleries, Interviews, Movies)

Pioneer Families, Schooling and Recreation - This 15 minute movie discusses life and roles in pioneer families, pioneer schooling and early modes of transportation, and the importance of recreation and social connections during pioneer times.

 

A Christmas Recollection (Anslow)

Please check our photo galleries for images on this theme.

• Isaac Shartnar - Clip 2 - Clip 2 discusses his siblings, what they did for fun, and his two wives.
  Listen to it!
• Gareau - Discusses his family history and their role in the Batoche area.
  Listen to it!
• Bea Voegeli - Clip 2 - discusses the hardships after losing her husband and having to raise 7 children on her own.
  Listen to it!

Related WWW Links

• Types of Families - Around the world, families take many different forms and serve different functions. Common functions of the family are to provide emotional support for family members and to nurture children to adulthood. Family Stereotypes and family relationship terms.
• 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).
• Genealogy - A lesson for 3rd and 4th Graders