Part C: Self, Community, and Place Resources

• “Citizenship” by Lucia Raatma
• “Responsibility” by Lucia Raatma
• “Turtle Island” – Ojibway version
• “What is a Community from A-Z” by Bobbie Kalman
• Who’s in a Family? by Robert Skutch
• We All Have Different Families by Melissa Higgins
• If The World Were a Village by David J.Smith (Book and DVD)
• I Am Different Can You Find Me? By Manjula Padmanabhan (To support similarities/differences)
• Arthur’s Promise by Marc Brown (To support promises/actions)
• Charter for Children Book Series – DC Canada Education Publishing: dc-canada.ca
• Discovery Education Videos: “A Kid’s Guide to Rules”: http://www.discoveryeducation.ca/Canada/
• Learning to Give.org – website with many resources: http://learningtogive.org/
• Welcoming Schools.org – website with applicable resources: http://www.welcomingschools.org/
• How to Bullyproof your Classroom by Caltha Growe – Responsive Classroom:
  https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/product/how-bullyproof-your-classroom

Language Arts

CRK.1:  Comprehend and respond to a variety of visual, oral, print and multimedia text that address identity (exploring interests, community e.g., belonging), and social responsibility (e.g., contributing).

• Use illustrations, photographs, video programs, objects, and auditory cues to understand ideas and information.
• Relate a personal experience as a result of a picture, photograph, or model.
• Satisfy natural curiosity by engaging in inquiry:
  • wonder about new ideas and observations
  • discuss personal knowledge of a topic
  • ask questions to satisfy personal curiosity and information needs
  • identify self and others as sources of information
  • seek information from others including people at school, at home, and in the community including Elders and Knowledge Keepers
  • compare gathered ideas and information to personal knowledge
  • share learning and information-gathering experiences compose with a scribe
  • indicate whether or not information is useful for answering questions.

CCK.1:  Compose and create various, visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts that explore and present thoughts, ideas, and experiences.

CCK.2:  Use and construct symbols, pictures, and dramatizations to communicate feelings and ideas in a variety of ways.

Language Arts connections are primarily developed through student responses to the essential questions as they demonstrate understanding of their citizenship responsibilities.

Science

LTK.1:  Examine observable characteristics of plants animals, and people in their local environment – Show respect for the needs of other people, other living things, and the environment when observing and interacting with living things (e.g., show concerns for other students’ feelings, care for living things that are kept in their classroom, and willingly suggest how we can protect the environment.

MOK.1:  Investigate observable characteristics of familiar objects and materials in their environment. – Discuss how familiar objects are designed to meet human needs.

NSK.1:  Explore features of their natural surroundings (e.g., soil, water, landform, and weather conditions), including changes to those surroundings over time.