Grade 2
Cluster 1: Our Local Community
Students focus on various aspects of communities. They locate their local communities on a map and explore the influence of the natural environment, important people and leaders, and cultural groups in their communities. Through stories of their local community, past and present, students become aware of their identity and heritage. They also consider their personal contributions to leadership and peaceful conflict resolution.
These specific objectives can be addressed using the Local Material Package:
GRADE Cluster 2: Communities in Canada 2 2
*Locate communities studied on a map of Canada.
Use local maps, photos and documents to identify the communities within the larger community. These communities included the still identifiable hamlets of Grande Clariere and Lauder, the former communities of Underhill, Argue and Melgund, as well as the rural school districts, each of which was a community as well.
*Identify ways in which life in Canadian communities have changed over time.
Use the collection of photos to identify the changes in Hartney’s business district over the past century.
*Recognize that many people came to Canada from other parts of the world to establish communities.
Review the history of the settlement of Grande Clariere.
The Resource Package
For more resources …
Use the collection of old photos and maps at www.hartneyheritage.ca and in the Resource Binder