{"id":1016,"date":"2022-01-12T11:53:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T19:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/?page_id=1016"},"modified":"2022-02-02T13:47:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T21:47:41","slug":"other-activities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/central-socialstudies\/other-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Other Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Civil Rights Movement<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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Civil Rights Movement Timeline Activity<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n

Arts<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

On the Block<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Romare Bearden was a prominent collage artist based in Harlem. Share images of his work with kids by<\/span> visiting the Romare Bearden Foundation website<\/a>, then click on<\/span>\u00a0Education Resources<\/a>\u00a0to explore ways to incorporate Bearden’s work in your classroom. Begin by inviting small groups to make a collage of their neighborhood in the style of Bearden\u2019s\u00a0The Block<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jazz Clouds<\/strong><\/span>
\nPay homage to great African American jazz musicians, such as Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington, by reading\u00a0This Jazz Man<\/em> by Karen Ehrhardt. Then listen to their music and have students free-write phrases to describe how the music makes them feel. Type the words into<\/span>\u00a0wordle.net<\/a>\u00a0to make a colorful “word cloud” that represents jazz music.<\/span><\/p>\n

Print and display!!!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Where Black Canadians have come from – <\/span><\/p>\n

Kayak Magazine<\/span><\/p>\n

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This activity is based on the article \u201cComing to Canada\u201d in the Black History issue of Kayak: Canada\u2019s History Magazine for Kids<\/em>.\u00a0 Please go to the link below to gain access the\u00a0PDF.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kayak: Black History in Canada<\/a><\/h5>\n
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In this activity students will develop an understanding of where Black Canadians have come from.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On the Lytton Lilloot Road west of Kamloops, B.C. around 1908<\/span><\/div>\n
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA, PUBLIC DOMAIN<\/span><\/div>\n
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For this activity, you will need a map of the world and several pieces of string and tape.<\/span><\/p>\n

Provide a map for the students to explore. Once their exploration is complete, prompt them by asking, \u201cWhere do you think Black people who live in Canada originally came from?\u201d Encourage them to share their thoughts. Together, begin to explore the different countries that Black Canadians came from. Be sure to highlight Canada and use different colours of strings to represent the different countries and connect them to Canada. This will provide the children with a visual understanding.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Following the information in the article \u201cComing to Canada,\u201d plot the highlighted Black Canadians and\/or settlements on the map individually. Explore and discuss each location and the history of each settlement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Plot famous Black Canadians and where they are from. For example, use renowned Black Canadians like Lincoln Alexander, Jean Augustine and Micha\u00eblle Jean to discover their background and their contributions to our society.<\/span><\/p>\n

Encourage the children to ask various Black members in their school community (e.g., teachers, peers, custodial staff etc.) where they are from. Then have them pinpoint the location on the map. Incorporate math by having the children create a bar graph or tally chart to collect data and record data of the different countries that the Black members of their community are from. This will allow the learning to be more meaningful as they make real-life connections.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“The Last Best West” – Thinking critically about the media we consume today.<\/span><\/h1>\n

At the turn of the century, many Black families in Oklahoma wanted to escape the state\u2019s racial violence and discrimination for a new start in Canada\u2019s \u201cLast Best West.\u201d The Canadian government, however, didn\u2019t want them to settle in those vast, fertile western provinces. To stem the tide of Black immigration, the government began a secret campaign of disinformation. Uncovering this deception from 1911 can help us think more critically about the media we consume today.<\/span><\/p>\n