financial literacy

Students will investigate the relationship between natural resources in the Canadian provinces and the economy. In these lessons, they will consider the overuse of natural resources and discover the impacts humans can have on the natural environment. Students will also learn what happens to the economy of an area that relies on a natural resource, once that resource has been depleted. They will discover the importance of protecting the natural environment and learn about initiatives to protect the environment in various Canadian communities. Created in 2010 for 2009 Ontario Curriculum Support.

In these lessons, students will explore the message and meaning presented by a variety of media texts. They will have the opportunity to create their own media text that conveys a message. Created in 2010 for 2009 Ontario Curriculum Support.

In these two lessons, students will investigate their relationship to finance - its importance in their lives, and their role when a financial crisis occurs. Students will explore a financial set back or crisis from multiple perspectives to deepen their understanding of the issues, develop empathy, examine cause and effect as it refers to money and build problem-solving skills. Created in 2010 for 2009 Ontario Curriculum Support.

In this series of lessons, students will be divided into independent nations with differing geographical landscapes. Through role play, they will work together to help one nation’s citizens cope after an experience with drought, and will later play out scenarios in which a powerful nation seeks to exploit the resources of another. The impact of foreign contact on an occupied nation will also be explored through various dramatic conventions. Created in 2010 for 2009 Ontario Curriculum Support.