Course Outline

Edmodo Code trhgku

Kidblog Code cg6pvu5

The Provincial Curriculum is here. The course is the history of Canada from 1867 to present, which is a lot of material, so much our history may only be briefly touched upon or not covered at all. What will be important is understanding the major forces that shaped our Nation, that still influence us today, and the values we wish to carry on into the future. The four main outcomes for Social Studies in Manitoba and what we will be focusing on during the school year are:

1. Communication
2. Managing Ideas and Information
3. Critical and Creative Thinking
4. Democratic Citizenship

The first two outcomes are important skills to have as the student moves through school and life. The last two skills are vital to produce the kind of society we want to live in and avoid something like this or to deal with this before it is too late.

Cluster 1: Building a Nation (1867 to 1914) 
Cluster 2: An Emerging Nation (1914 to 1945)
Cluster 3: Shaping Contemporary Canada (1945 to Present) 
Cluster 4: Canada Today: Democracy, Diversity, and the Influence of the Past 

As we jump from one period of cluster to another, the class will be asked for their interests and class lectures and activities will be tailored to those interests. During the year we will also be making use of project based learning so that the students can focus on parts of history that they find to be the most interesting.

The course is taught out of a computer lab and we will be learning 21st century skills. Assignments,tests and projects will mainly be handed out and submitted digitally and will not be focused on memorization, but on the student's ability to access and use information. The class webpage is http://grade6enrichment.blogspot.ca