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Grade 5 · Social Studies · Unit 11 of 11

Citizens, Places and Caring

Contribute, care and respect the past

What your child practises

Values of citizenship: contributing to groups and communities, valuing the many peoples who shaped Canada, caring for the environment, respecting historic places and considering different approaches to land use.

Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 5-KH-024, 5-VC-002, 5-VE-015, 5-VG-013, 5-VI-004, 5-VI-005, 5-S-103, 5-S-106 · contributing to community, the peoples who shaped Canada, caring for the environment and respecting historic places

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Many different communities have contributed to Canada, including…

    • First Nations, Inuit, Métis, French, British and many other cultural communities
    • only one group
    • no one
  2. Question 2

    Why is it good to learn about the places Canadians come from?

    • it is a waste
    • it ends friendships
    • it helps us understand each other
  3. Question 3

    Which choice is the most responsible for the environment?

    • leaving the tap running
    • turning off lights when you leave a room
    • leaving lights on all night
  4. Question 4

    You find an old tool in a field on a school trip. What is the respectful thing to do?

    • leave it and tell your teacher
    • take it home
    • break it
  5. Question 5

    Which of these is a contribution to Canada's culture?

    • foods, songs and stories from many communities
    • one language only
    • one holiday only
  6. Question 6

    Which is an example of acting on a value of caring for the environment?

    • choosing to walk to school when you can
    • throwing garbage in a river
    • leaving the car running