We are working on Mapping in Social Studies. When we finish up with this unit we will be moving onto our Global Community portion. At the end of this unit students will know not only how to read a map, how to make a map using symbols and legends, but also have a knowledge of the different cultures and climates in each of the different continents. They will be using a 'passport' and travel around the different areas of our world and learning about each one. At the end of the unit they will be doing a project that will show their understanding of one or more of these different regions.
They should know the following terminology by the end of the units:
* les hémisphères nord et sud
* l'équateur
* les pôles nord et sud
* les conitents: l'Afrique, l'Asie, l'Antarctique, l'Amérique du nord et sud, l'Europe, et l'Australie
* les océans: Indien, Arctique, Atlantique et Pacifique
* une légende
* un symbole
* les points cardinaux: nord, sud, est, ouest
* la nourriture
* les vêtements
* le climat
* la géographie
* les passe-temps
* les sports
Websites that are useful for country research:
Overall expectations:
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/sshg18curr2013.pdfWe will be working on celebrations and families throughout the year.
Les fêtes et célébrations
Unit
Vocabulary
Diwali
- Celebrated by Hindu people (les
personnes hindoues)
- In October or November
- Hindu new year
- People go to hindu temple (mandir)
to pray
- Known as the festival of lights (la
fête des lumières)
- Fireworks (les feux
d’artifices) are set off
- Family and friends gather for a
big meal (un grand repas)
- Before Diwali, people clean their
houses (nettoie la maison)
- Exchange gifts (donne des cadeaux)
- Rangoli- decoration made out of paint,
coloured sand or chalk placed in front of homes to welcome visitors and
bring good luck for the new year
- Diya- small candlelit lamps
- Mendhi- henna designs on hands
- Lakshimi- goddess who flies on swan and
brings gifts to children
Ramadan
et Eid
- Celebrated by Muslim people (les
personnes musulmannes)
- Lasts one month
- Muslims fast (le jeûne)
during Ramadan and eat only before the sun rises and after it sets
- Time for thinking of others less
fortunate (pense aux autres personnes)
- People go to the mosque (la
mosquée) to pray
- Prayers are done on a prayer mat (un
tapis de prière)
- Eid is a celebration after Ramadan
and lasts three days
- During Eid, people have parties,
eat feasts and candy, visit family, children receive gifts, mendhi on
hands
Kwanzaa
- Celebrated by African-American
people (les personnes africaines-américaines)
- December 26-January 1, for 7 days
- Celebrate 7 principles, one each
night
- Families gather to eat, reflect on
7 principles, drink from unity cup (la coupe d’unité)
- Traditional colours are red,
green, black (rouge, vert, noir)
- Rouge represents
blood (le sang)
- Vert represents hope (l’espoir)
- Noir represents the colour of the skin
of the African people (la peau)
- During Kwanzaa, people light
a kinara (candle-holder) which holds 7 candles-3 red, 3
green and 1 black
- They think about their ancestors
who were made to be slaves and hope for a better future
- Children receive home-made gifts
called zawadi
Hanukkah
- Celebrated by Jewish people (les
personnes juives)
- Usually falls in December, for 8
days
- Remembers the miracle of the
oil (l’huile) that burned for 8 days
- Each night, a candle is lit on
the menorah, using the helper candle called the shamash
- People go to synagogue to pray
- Eat latkes (fried
potato pancakes)
- Children receive a gift on each
night of Hanukkah
- Play with dreidels
- Chocolate money called gelt
Christmas
- Celebrates the birth of Jesus
on December 25
- Celebrated in different ways
around the world
- Some traditions include:
- Santa Claus (le Père Noël)
- Hanging stockings (les
bas)
- Decorating a tree (un
sapin)
- Exchanging gifts and cards (les
cadeaux et cartes)
- Wreath on the door (une
couronne)
- Singing carols (les chansons de Noël)
- Going to church (l’église)
- Decorating a gingerbread
house (une maison de pain d’épice)
- Lights on houses (les lumières)
- Eating a traditional meal (un
grand repas)
- Visiting family and friends (visite
avec la famille et amis)
Le
nouvel an chinois
- Celebrated by Chinese people (les
personnes chinoises)
- Lasts for two weeks and is in
January or February
- Before Chinese New Year, people
clean their houses and light off fire crackers (les pétards)
- On the evening before the new
year, families gather for a big meal
- Visit family and friends and offer
gifts of mandarin oranges
- Children wear new clothes
- Children receive money from their
parents in red envelopes
- Parades with lion and dragon
costumes
- Two important colours for Chinese
New Year are red and gold (rouge et or)
- Red symbolizes luck (la
bonne chance) and gold symbolizes money (l’argent)
- Fireworks (les feux d’artifices)
are set off
- Lanterns (les lanternes) are
hung during the celebration
Common
Themes
- Light-candles, lamps, lanterns,
fireworks (la lumière)
- Food -gather for big meal, sweets,
candy, chocolate (la nourriture)
- Gifts (les cadeaux)
- Visiting family and friends (visite la
famille et les amis)
- Prayer (la prière)
- Cleaning and decorating
homes (nettoie et décore la maison)
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