What’s for dinner?

Explore the following video, "At Nada and Mariam’s Place," from the TVOkids series, What’s for Dinner.

Video questions

• Where is Nada and Marium's mom's family from? Where is Nada and Marium's dad's family from?
• What are some of the ways that their family practices their culture and traditions through food?

Throughout this activity, you can share your ideas on the computer, orally, or on paper.

Diversity in Canada

Diversity means to include a variety. Canada is diverse, which means that we have a variety of people from many places and communities around the world.

Access the following audio clip to learn more about diversity in Canada.

It’s my party

Let’s learn some more about how kids celebrate their family traditions.

Access the following video from TVOkids about celebrating traditions. As you explore this video, pick two different celebrations that interest you the most and record the following information about them:

• Why does this celebration happen?
• Where and when are they celebrating?
• What are some special parts of this celebration?

You can record your ideas using the fillable and printable Comparing Celebrations document that follows the video. You can also complete this activity using a different method of your choice.

Celebrating diversity

It is your turn to share information on a tradition or celebration of your choice by creating a poster or a presentation using slides or making an audio or video clip. You can choose any tradition or celebration, whether you personally participate in it or not.

Your poster or presentation will include:

• The name of the celebration (For example, my family celebrates Christmas.)
• Why this celebration takes place (For example, my reason for celebrating Christmas is cultural. My family celebrates Christmas for religious reasons.)
• The activities that take place at this celebration (For example, playing games with my family is one of my favourite things to do during Christmas. Our family goes to church on Christmas Eve together.)
• Where and when this celebration happens (For example, my family celebrates at my Grandma’s house on December 24th and 25th, every year.)
• Special parts of this celebration (For example, a special part of Christmas is listening to Christmas carols. I like to sing and listen to all types of carols. I also like to listen to a special type of music called Parang. It is a type of Spanish Christmas music from Trinidad. It makes me feel happy.)
• Why people should learn about this celebration (For example, I think people should learn about this celebration because it is important to celebrate diverse communities in Canada.)

My poster or presentation checklist

In my poster or presentation, I have included:

Telling stories about traditions

In the following video, Joshua shares a lot of important parts of his life and Ojibwe culture. One special activity Joshua shares with us is his love of playing music with his dewe’igan (drum), an important tradition in his community. As you explore the video:

• note the important parts of Joshua’s traditions that he shares with us
• record any specific words you think are important

If you had to explain Joshua’s traditions to a friend who had not seen this video, what are the top three things you would tell them about? What important information would you include in your story about Joshua?

Record your three key points using a tool of your choice.

Press Hint to reveal the questions to prompt your thinking.

Hint

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.

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