Now let’s think of the neighbourhood or community: Who are some of the 

interesting people in the community?  Who might you see when you are 

walking around with your parent or guardian or going to the store? (Crossing 

guard, postal worker, security guard in the building, cashier, minister, hockey 

coach, person who picks up the garbage, etc.)

What about in Canada: Can you name any important people? (Terry Fox, 

the prime minister, etc.) 

[Record ideas on the Anchor Chart.]

Step B:
Assessment 
for Learning

Categorizing Thinking to Build New Knowledge

Teacher Talk: That is some good sharing of ideas!  I want you to think about 

all the people we listed on our chart and choose one from each section.  You 

are going to get a handout titled “Important People in My Life”.  At the bottom 

of each section, complete the sentence and then draw a picture. 

Facilitation Note: You may need to brainstorm what a student could draw 

(e.g., the teacher in the classroom, a cashier at the grocery store, or just the 

face of “Grandma”).

Step C:
Assessment 
of Learning

CONSOLIDATING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Popcorn Share: This is an opportunity for students to share a big idea 

or question that they are leaving the learning experience with.  This is an 

opportunity to see if the learning goals are being met and to consider the 

next steps in planning.

Teacher Talk: We have come up with many examples of people who are 

important in our lives. You also had an opportunity to draw a picture and 

write a sentence about four of these people. 

 

We’re going to be starting a Learning Wall.  We can put up new words we 

hear about each day or important concepts.  We might post some pictures 

and maybe some of your work around the wall also. 

For today, there might be a few concepts or words we used that we could put 

up on the wall.  I would like you to tell me a word you think we should add to the 

Learning Wall.  I’ve already written one word down and that is “community”.  

What are some others? (Possibilities are “Important,” “neighbourhood”, etc.) 

Black Line 
Masters

BLM #1 Student Assessment Checklist.
BLM #2 Anecdotal Observation/Conferencing Tracking Template.
BLM #3 Important People in Our Lives chart.
BLM #4 Important People in My Life worksheet.

Black Canadian Curriculum – Primary – ETFO – 2014