Grade 2 · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 5
People Who Shaped Our Communities
Meet people and groups who helped Nova Scotia grow.
What your child practises
Practises how Mi’kmaw, Acadian, African Nova Scotian, Gaelic and other communities and individuals brought change to Nova Scotia communities. It follows the Grade 2 outcome on individuals and cultural groups who contributed to change.
Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: Investigate how individuals and diverse cultural groups have contributed to change · Learn how people and groups changed Nova Scotia communities
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Viola Desmond helped people think about…
- building boats
- baking pies
- treating everyone fairly
treating everyone fairly
Hint: Her courage helped change unfair rules.
Question 2
Rita Joe was a Mi’kmaw…
- lighthouse keeper
- hockey coach
- poet
poet
Hint: She wrote poems about Mi’kmaw life and sharing understanding.
Question 3
The Acadians built dykes along the Bay of Fundy to…
- turn salt marsh into farmland
- make snow
- catch lobster
turn salt marsh into farmland
Hint: Dykes kept the tide out so crops could grow.
Question 4
Rita Joe, a poet from Eskasoni, shared her…
- cooking shows
- bridge designs
- poems and stories
poems and stories
Hint: Rita Joe wrote poems that taught people about Mi’kmaw life.
Question 5
Acadians are people who speak…
- French
- Gaelic
- Mi’kmaw
French
Hint: Acadian French is spoken in parts of Nova Scotia today.
Question 6
Who can make a community better?
- only famous people
- anyone who helps and shares ideas
- only grown-ups
anyone who helps and shares ideas
Hint: Kids and adults all help communities grow.