Social Studies Grade Six

Learning About History
Content/Concepts	Teaching Strategies	Knowledge	Skills/Abilities	Values
Grade Six Unit Two Table of Contents

Values

Students will appreciate the significance of oral history.

Students will realize that events occur within a context of time and are interrelated.

Interpretation of History

Content/Concepts Teaching Strategies Knowledge Skills/Abilities Values

Grade Six Unit Two Table of Contents

Values

Students will realize that historic "facts" are not necessarily infallible.

Students will become more aware of bias in historical documents.

Interaction: Pre-contact Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
(Time: pre-1500)

Content/Concepts Teaching Strategies Knowledge Skills/Abilities Values

Grade Six Unit Two Table of Contents

Values

Students will appreciate that the environment influences lifestyle.

Students will demonstrate respect for the historical lifestyles of Indigenous peoples.

Interaction: Indigenous Peoles of Western Europe and Africa
(Time: pre-1500)

Content/Concepts Teaching Strategies Knowledge Skills/Abilities Values

Grade Six Unit Two Table of Contents

Values

Students will appreciate that a people's values may be reflected in the way they interact with the environment.

Students will appreciate the diversity of historical experiences and cultures in the Atlantic region.

Interaction: Western Europe Goes Exploring to the Americas
(Time: post 1500)

Content/Concepts Teaching Strategies Knowledge Skills/Abilities Values

Grade Six Unit Two Table of Contents

Values

Students will appreciate that lifestyles are influenced by many factors such as environment, needs, cultural background, events, values. (Science: Ecosystem unit)

Students will appreciate that when people with diverse perspectives interact, change occurs.

Interaction: Eruropeans Immigrate to the Americas

Content/Concepts Teaching Strategies Knowledge Skills/Abilities Values

Grade Six Unit Two Table of Contents

Values

Students will appreciate that through human interactions new identities emerge.

Interaction: African People are Taken as Slaves to the Americas
(Time: 1500-1800)

Content/Concepts Teaching Strategies Knowledge Skills/Abilities Values

Grade Six Unit Two Table of Contents

Values

Students will experience the interpretation of historical events from various points of view.

Students will appreciate the significance of the changes that occurred during this time in history.

Interaction: Many cultures within the Atlantic Region
(Time: Post 1850's)

Content/Concepts Teaching Strategies Knowledge Skills/Abilities Values

Grade Six Unit Two Table of Contents

Values

Students will understand some of the reasons that cause people to move to other countries.

They will appreciate that immigration involves both rewards and hardships.

Students will demonstrate behaviour that shows respect for people regardless of ethnicity.

Table of Contents:
Grade Six Unit Two