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Chippewas of Georgina Island

First Nation, Grade 3

Big Ideas
CURRICULUM
CONNECTIONS The natural features of an environment influence land use and the type
of employment available in a region.
The Ontario Curriculum (2018)
Social Studies Grades 1 to 6,
Framing Questions
History and Geography Grades
7 and 8 • How do natural physical features influence the ways in which land
Overall Expectations: B1. is used?
demonstrate an understanding
• How does the way land is used influence the Chippewas of
of some key aspects of the
Georgina Island First Nation, the local community, and the jobs
interrelationship between the
they do?
natural environment, land use,
employment opportunities, and
the development of municipal
regions in Ontario Background Information
Specific Expectations: B1.3 Georgina Island First Nation Resource Book:
identify and describe some of
the main patterns in population Pages 37 to 39, Transportation: The impact of the Trent Severn
distribution and land use in Waterway system on the islanders’ access to the mainland is noted
two or more municipal regions on these pages. Current seasonal modes of travel are described
in Ontario, using mapping and
in text and photos, as well as the impact of transportation on
globe skills
students and community members going to school and work.
The Ontario Curriculum Grades
Pages 42 to 45, Employment: Sources of employment and
1-8, Language (revised), 2006
economic development on the island are outlined.
Specific Expectations: Speaking:
B2.1 Using Speaking Interaction Pages 46 to 49, Education: There is a childcare centre and an
Strategies: demonstrate an elementary school for students from Kindergarten to Grade 5 on
understanding of appropriate
the island, and daily descriptions are provided on these pages.
speaking behaviour in a variety
Students from Grade 6 onward must travel to the mainland
of situations
for school.
Listening: Purpose B1.1 identify
purposes for listening in a Pages 50 to 52, Recreation: This section notes recreational
variety of situations, formal and opportunities for islanders, and provides accompanying photos.
informal, and set personal goals
related to listening tasks

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