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We have begun the next unit in Social Studies and we will be focusing on the land, places and people of three Canadian communities; Iqaluit, Saskatoon and Meteghan.
Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how geography, culture, language, heritage, economics, and resources shape and change the Canadian communities of Iqaluit, Meteghan and Saskatoon.
Students will investigate the physical geography of an Inuit, an Acadian (coastal French Canadian), and a Ukrainian prairie community in Canada by exploring and reflecting upon specific inquiry questions.
We will focus on an appreciation of the physical and human geography of the communities studied.
Take some time out to look through photos of family trips around the world. Are any of the places you have been to:
Cold like the Northwest Territories
On the ocean like the Maritime of Canada
Open spaces like the prairies of Saskatchewan?
With your child, discuss some of the ways that industry has changed communities over time. For example, the Iqaluit people hunted caribou and fished to provide food. They used the animal hides and blocks of snow to create shelters, rebuilding as they moved with the seasons. When the airport came, the Inuit people got jobs. How did this change their way of life?
Can you make a connection to life in the U.A.E.? Can you make a connection to your country of origin, if it is different?