Destination Canada Lesson 3 - Past and Present

Canadian Communities, Past and Present Destination Canada Toronto in 1930 - Don’t tell students that this is Toronto at first, talk about what they see. After clicking to reveal today, discuss the differences Bay Street – Facing North looking at Toronto’s Old City Call - 1890Do the same for abov...

Canadian Communities, Past and Present Destination Canada Toronto in 1930 - Don’t tell students that this is Toronto at first, talk about what they see. After clicking to reveal today, discuss the differences Bay Street – Facing North looking at Toronto’s Old City Call - 1890Do the same for above picture and next slide 3 What do you think this chart is showing? What patterns do you see? (this chart has gone even higher in recent years) - WW2 We know that over time Canada has changed in a variety of different ways. Does anyone have any ideas about how Canada has changed over time? What about why Canada has changed over time? Questions to Consider  Why did people come to Canada? Why did they leave their countries? What did they do when they got to Canada? What was life like for these people? When did they come? (how long ago, how recent) What impacts did these people have on Canada and the country we see today? Let’s Discuss! Has anyone here moved to a new home, city, or country? From where did you move? To where did you move? Have you moved more than once? Why did your family make the decision to move? What challenges did you face when you moved? How did you overcome those challenges? Independent Task (2 minutes) On your own think of 3 reasons why someone may choose to move. Group Task Part 1 (5 minutes) In your table groups combine your ideas to come up with 10 reasons why an individual may choose to move. Record your ideas on sticky notes. One idea per sticky note.  Push Factor – A negative aspect or condition that forces a person to leave his/her homeland. Some reasons for leaving may include: Overpopulation Religious persecution Lack of job opportunities Conflict Natural disasters Pull Factor – A positive aspect or condition that motivates a person to move to a particular place. Some reasons may include: Freedom of religion Economic opportunity Land availability Political freedom Group Task Part 2 (5 minutes) Sort your ideas into two groups – push or pull Destination Canada - Part 2 In today’s lesson we will using the Social Studies textbook to do some reading. We will read pages 14-17 together as a class, then you will do some independent work. You will be learning about various immigrant groups and the factors that brought them to Canada and record these using the Lesson 3, 4 and 5 process journal. You will continue to learn about push/pull factors and focus on what life was like for immigrants as well as, contributions that immigrants made to Canada. 11