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Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 6

Understanding Each Other

How do listening and sharing help people understand each other?

What your child practises

Practises how cross-cultural understanding builds friendships, schools and communities, using examples from Nova Scotia such as the Mi’kmaq, Acadians, African Nova Scotians and Gaels. Content is respectful and factual.

Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: Analyse the impact of cross-cultural understanding · what culture is, stereotypes and respectful curiosity, and how listening and sharing build understanding

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

    Which sentence shows listening to different perspectives?

    • “I see it differently. Can you explain how you see it?”
    • “I don’t care what you think.”
    • “You are wrong, so be quiet.”

  2. Question 2

    Which is an example of respectful curiosity?

    • guessing what everyone in a group thinks
    • asking kindly, “Would you tell me about your tradition?”
    • saying, “Your food looks weird.”

  3. Question 3

    A stereotype is…

    • a question asked with care
    • a friendly handshake
    • a fixed, simple idea about a whole group of people

  4. Question 4

    Viola Desmond is remembered in Nova Scotia for standing up against…

    • racial segregation
    • a fishing law
    • a hockey rule

  5. Question 5

    Which of these is a stereotype?

    • “Tell me about your favourite song.”
    • “My neighbour loves hockey.”
    • “All people from that country like the same things.”

  6. Question 6

    Africville’s story shows why communities should be…

    • ignored
    • hidden away
    • listened to and treated fairly

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