Dear Parents and Guardians,Our first unit of study, your child will be focusing on the Early Settlers of Upper Canada. Your child will have the opportunity to geographical placement of Ontario within Canada. This study will be used as a springboard for numerous activities. Your child will examine and discover how a diverse collection of people came to form cohesive settlements in Ontario. Your child will work cooperatively to research information on early settlers including the major component of a village (e.g., gristmill, the general store, blacksmith, the school house and the log cabin), the roles of males and females, gain understanding of number sense and numeration (money, barter system) and explore the importance of stability in creating structures. Your child will also expand their writing, oral and reading skills throughout the entire unit of study.
