Guiding
Question
How have the contributions of Canadian women made an impact on society?
Learning
Goals
Students will:
• make connections between important people in their own lives (at home,
at school, and in the community) and important people in Canadian
society;
• investigate what qualities make these people important; and
• examine the importance of making a difference in the world around them,
relating to the monthly Character traits.
Success
Criteria
• Give some examples of important people in their lives - at home, at
school, in the community, and in Canada.
• Identify qualities that make these people important.
• Describe the connection to Character traits.
Materials
Required for
This Lesson
Students will need:
• Important People in Our Lives chart;
• Important People in My Life worksheet; and
• writing and erasing utensils.
Teachers will need:
• Learning Goals and Success Criteria posted;
• students placed in appropriate learning groups (approximately two to
three students each);
• chart paper;
• markers for the Anchor Chart;
• BLM #1 Student Assessment Checklist;
• BLM #2 Anecdotal Observation/Conferencing Tracking Template;
• BLM #3 Important People in Our Lives chart for each group and one en-
larged onto chart paper;
• BLM #4 Important People in My Life worksheet for each student; and
• paper strips to write down Learning Wall words.
Teaching
& Learning
Strategies
• Activating Schema: Class discussion.
• Oral Discussion and Documentation of Thinking: Anchor Chart.
• Categorizing Thinking to Build New Knowledge: Anchor Chart.
• Consolidating the Learning Experience: Important People in My Life
worksheet; Learning Wall.
Lesson 1
Important People in Our Life (40 to 50 minutes)
Black Canadian Curriculum – Primary – ETFO – 2014