Scavanger Hunt: Heritage Toronto Indigenous History

Scavenger Hunt: Heritage Toronto Indigenous History

A comprehensive educational resource for teachers, offering significant insights into Canada's deep-rooted indigenous history, specifically centred on Toronto. Ideal for social studies curriculum and tailored to Grade 6 through 10, this teaching resource aims to fuel intellectual curiosity and advance the understanding of a key historical period in learners.

This planned activity uses multimedia from the easily accessible Heritage Toronto website. Through it, students are introduced to an interactive map showcasing various locations tied intimately with Toronto's indigenous roots. Each map marker represents a distinct facet of Toronto’s indigenous history where students must answer questions related to each location.

Rich Content Covered:

• Pre-European contact indigenous peoples in Toronto

• The historical significance of rivers

• Residential schools

• Egerton Ryerson’s role in establishing state education

• Contributions of indigenous people during both World Wars

• The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and more.

Predominantly aiming at fostering better understanding about contemporary issues facing modern Indigenous artists is an integral part of the exploration too – not forgetting discussing how "Toronto" got its name!

This creative teaching resource effectively combines online learning with critical thinking exercises that make it suitable for remote learning options. Encourage students as individuals or in teams to find answers - either as part of their classroom activities or homework assignments.

The scoring system comes pre-designed with a total score value placed at thirty marks which helps teachers efficiently grade student’s performance based on their responses throughout this scavenger hunt task. Teachers would appreciate that embedded within these thought-provoking questions are relevant YouTube video links ranging discussions on MMIWG (Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls) to videos by A Tribe Called Red & The Band – creating varied and immersive ways of grasping these sensitive topics better!

Format:

Available in Word Document format, this interactive Scavenger Hunt: Heritage Toronto Indigenous History invites educators to escort students on an enriching virtual tour of Toronto's indigenous history – cultivating substantial understanding and deep appreciation for this city’s intriguing past.