UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
STARTING UP page 3
Copy poem.
QUESTIONS
I’m______
And______
Did______
That ______
And ______
Did ______
How______
There______
So______
Facts______
Then______
How______
-Sharon Stewart
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
STARTING UP: HELLO FROM ALBERTA pages 4,5
Fill in the blanks.
My name is ______.
I live in ______,
which is near ______rivers.
My name is ______.
I live in ______.
______people and ______
settlers ______my ______.
My name is ______.
I live in the ______city of
______.
______peoples were
the ______to ______in the ______.
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
STARTING UP: HELLO FROM ALBERTA pages 4,5
My name is ______.
I live on ______Colony.
My colony is close to ______
River/Lake.
- Why do you think Jamie’s, Adele’s, and Jenna’s
communities are near rivers?
- page 5: What is “research”?
- Which community is closest to your colony?
- Which community is farthest from your colony?
- Tell which of these communities you have been to. Or
Tell which of these communities you want to go to.
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
STARTING UP: THE RESEARCH PLAN pages 6,7
Make a K-W-L chart about your community.
K: What I know W: What I want to know L: What I learned
about… about… about…
My Community My Community My Community
Who lived in my community
long ago?
How did they travel?
What did they do?
Who contributed to my
community?
How has my community
changed?
When did people settle here?
How many people first settled here?
Were there any other colonies
close by?
Are there any old pictures of this
colony?
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS/
RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS (Photo Cards)
VOCABULARY
1. Citizens: -a person who by birth or by choice is a ______
of a ______which gives him certain
rights and responsibilities.
- Responsibility: -having ______
- participate: -take ______
- community: -group of people ______together.
- endangered: -possibility of losing something of ______
- connections: -joined ______
- identity: - who a ______is.
- multiculturalism: -many different ______of people
WORD BANK
1. obligations6. value
2. member7. person
3. part8. together
4. living9. groups
5. country
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS/
RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS (Photo Cards)
EXPLORE
What languages, activities, clothes, festivals or celebrations
are a part of your family or community?
Life on a Hutterite Colony
Languages ______
______
Activities: ______
______
Clothes:
Men: ______
______
Women______
______
Celebrations ______
______
______
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
CHAPTER ONE: LONG-AGO pages 8-15
VOCABULARY
- settlers: -first ______of people to live in an area.
page 8
- timelines: -shows us ______dates and events. p.15
- research: to find ______about a topic. p. 23
EXPLORE
- Read pages 10-12. Write down four things that Jenna learned about Medicine Hat. (hint: look for all the sentences that have the words “ Jenna learned” in them.)
a)Jenna learned______
b)Jenna learned______
c)Jenna learned______
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
CHAPTER ONE: LONG-AGO pages 8-15
d)Jenna learned ______
______
- Where are the three places that Jenna found her information
about Medicine Hat?
a)______
b)______
c)______
- How did Jenna share her information with others? Answer
in a complete sentence.
- Read page 15 and answer the questions.
a)What happened before trains came to Medicine Hat?
b)What happened after the trains came?
c)What resource was discovered long ago?
______
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
CHAPTER ONE: LONG-AGO pages 8-15
- Make your own timeline about your school. Include the
following information.
-When it was built?
-When did you start going to school?
-When have there been special events in your school?
-include dates, words and pictures
-ask a parent for help with dates
Use Line Master 4-3.
- Refer to Hutterite History books, your parents, German
School Teacher and elders to help you answer the
following questions:
a)Who were the first groups of people to live in your
community?
______
b)Why did people live in the area?
c)What kinds of jobs did people do in your community?
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
CHAPTER ONE: LONG-AGO pages 8-15
- Look a picture of your community from long ago. Write
down three things the photograph tells you.
a)______
b)______
c)______
- Make a mini-poster showing Hutterite life in the past
and in the present. Include a sentence that begins with:
“I feel connected to the past because……”
ELABORATE
- Why is it important to know about the individuals or groups who helped develop your community?
- Why was it important for the Aboriginals and early settlers
to work together?
3. Is it still important for different groups to work together?
Why?
______
EXTEND
Read books about long ago. Draw a favorite part of your story.
Write the title of your story on your picture.
ANSWER KEY
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
STARTING UP: HELLO FROM ALBERTA pages 4,5
Fill in the blanks.
My name is ______. Jamie
I live in ______, Peace River
which is near ______rivers.-large
My name is ______. -Adele
I live in ______. –Bonnyville
______people and ______(Aboriginal, French)
settlers ______my ______. (started, community
My name is ______. - Jenna
I live in the ______city of (Medicine Hat)
______.
______peoples were (Aboriginal)
the ______to ______in the ______. –first, live, area
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
STARTING UP: HELLO FROM ALBERTA pages 4,5
My name is ______.
I live on ______Colony.
My colony is close to ______
River/Lake.
- Why do you think Jamie’s, Adele’s, and Jenna’s
communities are near rivers?
- page 5: What is “research”? When you carefully look for
information about a topic.
- Which community is closest to your colony? Medicine Hat
- Which community is farthest from your colony?Peace River
- Tell which of these communities you have been to. Or
Tell which of these communities you want to go to.
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
STARTING UP: THE RESEARCH PLAN pages 6,7
Make a K-W-L chart about your community.
K: What I know W: What I want to know L: What I learned
about… about… about…
My Community My Community My Community
Who lived in my community
long ago?
How did they travel?
What did they do?
Who contributed to my
community?
How has my community
changed?
When did people settle here?
How many people first settled here?
Were there any other colonies
close by?
Are there any old pictures of this
colony?
ANSWER KEY
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS/
RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS (Photo cards)
VOCABULARY
1. Citizens: -a person who by birth or by choice is a member
of a country which gives him certain
rights and responsibilities.
2 .Responsibility: -having obligations
- participate: -take part
- community: -group of people living together.
- endangered: -possibility of losing something of value
- connections: -joined together
- identity: - who a person is.
- multiculturalism: -many different groups of people
WORD BANK
1. obligations6. value
2. member7. person
3. part8. together
4. living9. groups
5. country
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS/
RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS (Photo Cards)
EXPLORE
What languages, activities, clothes, festivals or celebrations
are a part of your family or community?
Life on a Hutterite Colony
Languages ______
______
Activities: ______
______
Clothes:
Men: ______
______
Women______
______
Celebrations ______
______
______
ANSWER KEY
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
CHAPTER ONE: LONG-AGO pages 8-15
VOCABULARY
- settlers: -first GROUPS of people to live in an area.
page 8
- timelines: -shows us IMPORTANT dates and events. p.15
- research: to find INFORMATION about a topic. p. 23
EXPLORE
- Read pages 10-12. Write down four things that Jenna learned about Medicine Hat. (hint: look for all the sentences that have the words “ Jenna learned” in them.)
a)Jenna learned THAT FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE WERE THE FIRST PEOPLE TO LIVE AROUND
MEDICINE HAT
b)Jenna learned______
-THAT THERE ARE MANY LEGENDS ABOUT THE NAME MEDICINE HAT
c)Jenna learned THAT CHINESE AND EUROPEAN
SETTLERS CMAE TO MED. HAT WHEN THE
RAILWAY WAS BUILT
d)Jenna learned MEDICINE HAT HAS LOTS OF
NATURAL RESOURCES SUCH AS GAS, COAL,
OIL, AND CLAY.
ANSWERKEY
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
CHAPTER ONE: LONG-AGO pages 8-15
- Where are the three places that Jenna found her information
about Medicine Hat?
- Internet (computer)
b) Miywasin Centre (museum)
c) think of one more way (doesn’t say) timeline
- How did Jenna share her information with others? Answer
in a complete sentence. poster
- Read page 15 and answer the questions.
- What happened before trains came to Medicine Hat?
Meeting takes place 1875- between First Nations & NWMP
- What happened after the trains came to Medicine Hat?
Chinese community opens business-laundry
- What resource was discovered long ago? Natural gas
______
ANSWER KEY
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
CHAPTER ONE: LONG-AGO pages 8-15
- Make your own timeline about your school. Include the
following information.
-When it was built?
-When did you start going to school?
-When have there been special events in your school?
-include dates, words and pictures
-ask a parent for help with dates
Use Line Master 4-3.
- Refer to Hutterite History books, your parents, German
School Teacher and elders to help you answer the
following questions:
- Who were the first groups of people to live in your
community?
______
- Why did people live in the area?
- What kinds of jobs did people do in your community?
UNIT FOUR: LOOKING AT YOU
CHAPTER ONE: LONG-AGO pages 8-15
- Look a picture of your community from long ago. Write
down three things the photograph tells you.
- ______
b)______
c)______
- Make a mini-poster showing Hutterite life in the past
and in the present. Include a sentence that begins with:
“I feel connected to the past because……”
ELABORATE
- Why is it important to know about the individuals or groups who helped develop your community?
- Why was it important for the Aboriginals and early settlers
to work together?
3. Is it still important for different groups to work together?
Why?
______
EXTEND
Read books about long ago. Draw a favorite part of your story.
Write the title of your story on your picture.