Minds On

Important people in life

Explore two of the following videos.

This is Yousaf’s Family:

This is Yasmeen’s Family:

This is Wallace and Miles’ family:

This is Kate and Zachary’s family:

This is Amy and Cory’s family:

The kids in the videos introduced you to the important people in their life.

After exploring the videos, create a list of reasons why you think these people are important.

Complete the Important People in Life activity in your notebook or use the following fillable and printable document. If you like, you can record your thoughts using a voice recorder, speech-to-text, or writing tool.

Family Why are these people important in their lives?
Yousaf’s family The people in their lives are important because:
Yasmeen’s family The people in their lives are important because:
Wallace and Miles’ family The people in their lives are important because:
Kate and Zachary’s family The people in their lives are important because:
Amy and Cory’s family The people in their lives are important because:

Press the Activity button to access the Important People in Life.

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Student Success

Think-Pair-Share

If you can, ask a partner or a family member about the important people in their life.

Action

Task 1: My important people

Everyone has special people in their life who are important to them. This could be someone in our family. It can also be our teachers or coaches, or even a close friend.

The following image shows some of the important people in one student's life:

An image of important people in a child's life.

This image is titled “The Important People in My Life”. It showcases six sets of people. The first one is of a young child saying “My little brother. He was born when I was 4 years old. He loves to play wit his ball”. The second one is of a teenage child that says “My older sister. She likes to sing. I love to sing songs with her”. The third one is of an adult wearing glasses with a book in hand that says “My dad. I like it when he reads books with me.” The fourth one is of an adult with a tray of cookies in their hand that says “My mom. I like it when she bakes. My favourite thing that she bakes is cookies”. The fifth one is of two adults standing beside one another saying “My aunt and uncle. I like when they come over and play with me”. The sixth one is of an adult wearing glasses saying “My grade 1 teacher. They help me learn many things like how to write stories”.

Now it’s your turn to share the most important people in your life.

Draw and label four of the most important people in your life, or describe them. Then, explain why each person is important to you and how each person makes you feel special.

Complete the Important People in My Life Chart in your notebook or using the following fillable and printable document. If you would like, you can use a voice recorder, speech-to-text, or writing tool to record your thoughts.

Press the Activity button to access the Important People in My Life Chart.

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Task 2: My special places

Check out the TVOkids video entitled “My Floating Home.”

What are some of the special places from Jeremy’s life that he shared with us in the video?

You might not live on a boat like Jeremy, but there are still many special places in your life that are important to you!

The following image is an example of some of the important places from one student's life:

An image showing important places in a child's life.

This image is titled “Important Places in My Life”. There are five important places shown. The first place is of a house it says “My home. It is the place I have lived in all my life. I share my room with my younger siblings”. The second place shows a kitchen it says” My kitchen, I like the smell of my parent’s cooking. I eat my breakfast in the kitchen”. The third place shows a community centre it says “The community centre. My favourite place to go is the community centre. I love to go swimming there”. The fourth place is a school it says “My school. I go every day to learn and have fun with my friends”. The fifth place is a library it says “The library. This is my favourite place to read. I love sitting out in the courtyard with a new book with the birds singing and the breeze gently blowing”.

A student made a map to share the important places in their life. The shapes on the map are where these important places are located. Help the student place the correct sticker of the important place in the spaces in the map.

Press ‘List’ to reveal the list that tells you which shape matches with which important place.

List of important places for Alexis’ neighbourhood. My house is a circle. My school is a square. My community centre is a pentagon. My library is a triangle.

A simple map of a student's neighborhood. 6 by 6 grid map. Starting from the bottom left corner, the columns are labelled 1 to 6 and rows are labelled A to F. There are 4 shapes that tell us are where the 4 important places are going to be located. A circle is located row 6, column B. The square is in row 4, column E. A pentagon is in row 2, column B. A triangle is in row 1 column D.

Once you are ready, you may check if you placed the important places in the correct location using the following matching activity.

For each place, match the place with the corresponding location.

Brainstorm

Important places in my life

Now, think of the five most important places in your life, or five places that you visit often with friends or family.

Make a list of these five places as you move into the next activity.

Consolidation

Illustrating my important places

Complete the following task to show important places in your life!

My important places map

We are going to make a map of the five most important places in your life. You can create your map on paper, on the computer, or record an audio description of your map.

    

Here are the success criteria for your map:

Press 'Example' to access an example of the map one student created.

Here is an example of one student's map of their special places.

The student's map has a legend, which has symbols to represent roads, houses, and parks.

The student's map includes roads that lead to all of their special places, including their house, their school, the library they really like, and the community centre they love visiting with their family.

A map of a student's neighbourhood.

A 6 by 6 grid map. Starting from the bottom left corner, the columns are labelled A to F and rows are labelled 1 to 6. There is a legend on the right of the grip map with a list of seven different places. The noted places are park, road, house, students house, school, community centre, and library.

Reflection

How do you feel about what you have learned in this activity? Which of the next four sentences best matches how you are feeling about your learning? Press the button that is beside this sentence.

I feel...

Now, record your ideas about your feelings using a voice recorder, speech-to-text, or writing tool.

Press ‘Discover More’ to extend your skills.

Homes around Ontario

Explore some more videos of other homes that kids around Ontario live in.

What makes each of these homes a special place for these kids?

Morgan – My Animal Home

Meet Morgan! She loves to explore the wilderness and play on her backyard pirate ship. This 13-year-old also raises pythons and geckos with her family!

Ruby – My Carnival Home

Meet Ruby! This 11-year-old’s family loves to collect all sorts of wild machines and toys. You could say her home is always a funhouse!