Lesson 4

 | Child Labour

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Implementation

Task Component

Instruction

Assessment Focus 
Look Fors

Notes for Teachers*

Before

(Activation/Review)

5 minutes

Review the meaning of “child 
labour” and “Industrial 
Revolution” to discover what the 
students already know (i.e., word 
web / mind map).

Assessment for Learning

Determine the understanding 
level of the individual student.

This is an opportunity for teachers 
to assess student knowledge of the 
concepts and meanings of terms 
discussed and reviewed in class.

During

(Working on it)

25 minutes

Introduce the photographs. 
(Use images from “For the Price 
of a Song”) to the class on the 
Interactive Whiteboard. Divide 
the class into small groups. Use the 
handout template (see below).

Assessment of learning

Based on the results of the 
students’ investigation, assess 
their ability to use secondary 
resource material (child labour 
photographs) as a source of 
information.

Circulate among groups to observe 
their conversation and keep 
students focussed.

After

(Reflecting/Connecting/
Consolidating)

10 minutes

Review answers.  (Answers may 
be reviewed in a variety of ways, 
such as orally, written on chart 
paper or by using the Interactive 
Whiteboard.) 

Create a chart to capture similar 
and different answers.

Assessment of Learning

Based on the results of the 
students’ investigation, assess their 
ability to use primary material 
(union websites) as a source of 
information.

Be mindful of the scope and 
breath of the answers.

Individual 
Practice

(A question for 
extension that students 
can do independently to 
assess understanding of 
the concept(s).)

Discuss what the photos tell us 
about immigration and urban vs.. 
rural settings during the Industrial 
Revolution.

Keep track of where students’ 
families came from when 
discussing immigration in 
Ontario.

Assessment of Learning

This reflection is an opportunity 
for students to communicate 
their thinking and show their 
understanding of the learning 
throughout this unit.

(Cross-reference other “big ideas” 
to see where the students will take 
their work.

Differentiation

(Modifications/ 
Extensions)

Read aloud: The New Book of 
Knowledge. Grolier Online. July 
10, 2015.

Assessment as Learning

Students show their general and 
specific knowledge of the topic of 
child labour practices in Canada 
and how these relate to the rest of 
the world.

Participate in the group read 
aloud. Use text to speech software 
for those who would benefit from 
this as indicated on their IEP.

Reflection

In their history journal, have students reflect on their perception of what life was like for those who were 
involved in early-Canadian child labour while making connections and predictions.

Next Steps

Create a poster or brochure which highlights the most important information about Child Labour in Canada.

*

 Please jot down notes throughout the observation.