Students were each given 3 sticky notes – one for KNOW, WONDER and finally LEARN.
The beginning of the lesson students were asked – what do you know about Residential Schools? The responses blew me away. These students went beyond and responded respectfully and with a lot of thought.
Next they posed questions:
Finally after discussion, and visuals from: https://earth.google.com/web/data=CiQSIhIgYTBlNWFkNDVhMjBiMTFlN2IzZmQzZjBhY2YwNDZiOWE students responded to the LEARN.
This activity showed my own growth as well as the students ability to gauge their interest – What do they already know? What do they wonder? What have they learned?
Core Competencies: Critical and Reflective Thinking
Facet: Questioning and investigating
Profile: I can ask open-ended questions, explore, and gather information.
First Peoples Principles of Learning: Learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential, and relational (focused on connectedness, on reciprocal relationships, and a sense of place).
Big Idea:
- Canada’s policies and treatment of minority peoples have negative and positive legacies (5)
- Systems of government vary in their respect for human rights and freedoms (6)
Curricular Competency:
- Use Social Studies inquiry processes and skills to – ask questions; gather, interpret, and analyze ideas; and communicate findings and decisions (5&6)
Content:
- past discriminatory government policies and actions – residential schools (5)
- regional and international conflict (6)
