Minds On
Task 1: Features in a community
A community can be a city, or it can be a town. A community is a place where people live. In a community, you will find many different places.
Let's explore the following places we might find in some communities across Ontario. Do you notice any of these places in your local community?
Brainstorm
What’s in your community?
What are some other areas or features in your local community? Think of a few more places. Then create a list of them.
Record your ideas in a notebook or a method of your choice.
Action
Task 2: A special place in my community
Think about a place in your community that you like to visit. What makes this place special?
Complete My Favourite Spot in Town in your notebook or use the following fillable and printable document. You can also use another method of your choice.
Task 3: How do you participate in your community?
What are some different things you can do in your community?
Record all the ways you participate in your community in a notebook or another method of your choice.
Press ‘Hint’ to reveal examples of things you could do in your community.
Explore this video that shows how Keena participates in the People’s Fire which is a gathering place in her community.
What makes the People’s Fire special for Keena?
Student Success
Think-Pair-Share
Share some of the places that you have visited in your community with a partner, or write them down in a journal. What are some of the things you enjoy doing when you visit places in your community?
Record your ideas in a notebook or a method of your choice.
Task 4 – My community before me
The First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples have lived on the land that we now call Canada for thousands of years.
In each community we live in, other communities were living here for many, many years before us.
Did You Know?
Did you know?
In Port Perry, Ontario, the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation lived on this land for many, many years before it was called Port Perry.
This Nation still lives on this land on Scugog Island First Nation.
As we work towards Truth and Reconciliation, information about lands and territories is constantly being updated. This map was accessed through the permission terms of the Ogemawahj Tribal Council in July 2024.
Acknowledgement: Map from the Resource Developed by the Ogemawahj Tribal Council & The Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation https://www.ogemawahj.on.ca/fb/scugog/files/basic-html/page12.html
Ask a trusted adult in your life what First Nations, Métis, or Inuit peoples communities lived on the land in your community before you. Do they still live on the land in your community?
Consolidation
What makes your community special?
Describe one of the things about your community that makes it special to you.
Press ‘Example’ to reveal ways a community can be special!
- It could be going to a street festival or a carnival nearby.
- It could be going to your cultural centre.
- Maybe your school or the library is special to you.
- Maybe it is the local park or the local skating rink or swimming pool.
Complete the What Makes My Community Special? activity in your notebook or use the following fillable and printable document. You can also use another method of your choice.
Press the Activity button to access the What Makes My Community Special?.
Activity(Opens in a new tab)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.