What Ontario grade 3 students learn in social studies / history / geography

Your child will learn about how different groups of people in Canada lived between 1780 and 1850, including what their homes, clothes, food, and daily activities were like. They will also understand how these aspects of life were both alike and different for various communities, such as First Nations, Métis, and European settlers.

Your child will be able to compare how Indigenous communities lived between 1780 and 1850 with how their lives changed due to colonial policies, like residential schools, which caused them to lose their land, culture, and family connections.

Your child will be able to compare how people lived in Canada between 1780 and 1850 with how we live today. This includes understanding the daily lives and difficulties faced by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities during that historical period.

Your child will learn about the important parts of Canadian identity today, including the unique identities of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. They will also understand how groups living in Canada between 1780 and 1850 shaped this identity, for example, through agreements like treaties, Canada's official languages, and cultural contributions such as the kayak or maple syrup.

Your child will learn to ask questions about the big problems faced by different groups of people in Canada between 1780 and 1850, such as isolation, disease, or unfair treatment. They will also explore how people tried to solve these problems.

Your child will be able to find and sort information about big problems faced by different groups of people, including First Nations, Métis, or Inuit communities, between 1780 and 1850. They will also learn about how these groups tried to solve those problems, using various sources like old newspapers, stories, or pictures.

Your child will learn to read and create different kinds of maps, including maps that show specific information like transportation routes or where people lived. They will use these maps to understand problems faced by various groups, including First Nations, Métis, or Inuit communities in Canada between 1780 and 1850, and how these communities tried to solve those problems.

Your child will be able to understand and make sense of information for their projects, using different tools like timelines and maps. For example, they might use these tools to see how European settlements changed where First Nations and Métis communities were located and how big they were. They might also use a chart (called a matrix) to compare the problems different communities faced and how they solved them.

Your child will be able to look at information and decide what it means regarding the main difficulties faced by different groups in Canada between 1780 and 1850. This includes understanding the challenges of at least one First Nation, Métis, or Inuit community. Your child will also learn about the ways these groups tried to solve their problems.

Your child will be able to share what they've learned using the right words and in different ways, like creating a comic book or a poster.

Your child will learn about different First Nations and Métis communities that lived in Upper and Lower Canada between 1780 and 1850. They will find out where these communities lived, including those who were forced to move because of European settlement, using maps.

Your child will learn about the different groups of settlers who came to Canada between 1780 and 1850, such as the French, English, Irish, Black settlers, and Scots. They will also be able to find on a map where these groups lived.

Your child will learn about the key reasons why communities, including those of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples, grew in certain places in Canada between 1780 and 1850. For example, they will understand how things like the fur trade, access to waterways, the local climate, and nearby natural resources influenced where people settled. Your child will also explore how the land's features, such as hills or fertile soil, and the availability of important services like mills or roads, helped these early communities thrive.

Your child will learn about some of the big problems that communities in Canada faced between 1780 and 1850, including those faced by First Nations, Métis, or Inuit communities. These problems could include things like harsh weather, being isolated, fighting over resources, diseases, wars, racism, or being forced to move.

Your child will be able to explain how different types of communities, like temporary camps or growing towns, changed the land and affected other communities that were already there.

Your child will learn about daily life for First Nations, Métis, and early European communities in Canada between 1780 and 1850. This includes understanding what people ate, what they wore, where they lived, and the different jobs men, women, and children had.

Your child will learn about some important agreements, called treaties, that were made with Indigenous peoples in their area between 1780 and 1850. They will also understand how these treaties, including those represented by wampum belts, impacted different communities.

Your child will learn about how different groups of people in Canada, including First Nations, Métis, and settlers, interacted between 1780 and 1850. They will explore whether these relationships were mostly friendly and cooperative, or if there were disagreements and conflicts.

Your child will be able to explain how the natural features of an area, like lakes or good soil, influence how people use the land and what kind of communities are built there.

Your child will learn how the natural features of different places in Ontario, including First Nations and Métis communities, create different kinds of jobs there. For example, a town with many lakes might have jobs in tourism, while a town with many forests might have jobs in the lumber industry.

Your child will be able to point out and explain common ways people are spread out and how land is used in different towns and areas in Ontario, including First Nations and Métis communities. They will use maps to understand things like where homes, roads, and parks are, or how many people live in farming areas. They will also be able to make their own maps to show, for example, how stores often group together in busy places.

Your child will be able to ask questions to help them study how using land and resources in different ways, like farming or building, affects the environment in Ontario towns and First Nations communities, both now and in the future. They will also learn about ways to lessen any negative impacts.

Your child will be able to collect and sort different kinds of information about how using land and resources affects the environment. They will also learn about ways people are trying to lessen the harm caused by these activities.

Your child will be able to read and create maps, including special maps that show specific information (thematic maps), to understand how people use land and resources in different areas of Ontario, including First Nations and Métis communities. They will use these maps to learn about boundaries and how land is used.

Your child will be able to understand and make sense of information and facts they gather during their research, using different tools like charts or graphs. For example, they might use a graphic organizer to figure out how a mine affects the environment, or create graphs to compare changes in local forests with how land is being used.

Your child will be able to understand how different ways we use land in Ontario towns and cities, including in First Nations and Métis communities, can impact the environment both now and in the future. They will also learn about ways to lessen any harmful effects.

Your child will be able to share what they've learned about how people live and work in Ontario. They will use the right words for the topic (like "municipality" for a town or city, or "pollution" for harmful waste) and present their findings in different ways, such as a poster, a report, or even a song.

Your child will learn that Ontario is made up of different local areas like cities, towns, and First Nations communities. They will also understand that each of these local governments provides services and makes rules based on what their community needs.

Your child will learn that political maps, whether on paper or a computer, use different styles of writing (like bold or all capital letters) to show different things, such as countries, provinces, or cities.

Your child will be able to name the main land areas in Ontario, like the Canadian Shield, and explain what makes each one special and different from the others.

Your child will learn about the different kinds of jobs people have in at least two different areas of Ontario, including First Nations or Métis communities. For example, they might learn about jobs that involve natural resources, making things, or helping people.

Your child will learn about the different ways we use land in Ontario, like for farming, businesses, homes, and parks. They will also understand how these different land uses help meet people's needs and wants, such as providing food, places to live, and areas for fun and nature.

Your child will be able to compare how land is used in different towns or regions, including First Nations communities. This includes looking at things like roads, shopping areas, housing, parks, and farmland.

Your child will be able to create maps of Ontario, either on paper or using a computer, that show different ways land is used, different landforms (like mountains or plains), or different towns and cities, including First Nations communities and Métis regions. They will use proper map features like a scale to show distances.