Heritage and Identity: Changing Family and Community Traditions · Past and Present
Traditions Then & Now
Children compare traditions from long ago with traditions practised today, discovering that some traditions stay the same while others change.
Key Questions
- 1How have family traditions changed over time?
- 2What traditions from the past do we still practise today?
- 3Why do some traditions change while others stay the same?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Heritage and Identity: Changing Family and Community Traditions - Grade 2
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: Social Studies
Unit: Heritage and Identity: Changing Family and Community Traditions
Period: Past and Present
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