January12,2015.

DearFamilies,

Throughouttheterm,wehavebeenstudyingOntarioandCanadaasaclass.Tohelp
eachchildgainadeeperunderstandingofthesetopics,wewillbecreatingresearch
projectsathomethatwillbesharedatschool.

Grade3studentswillresearchacommunity(city,town,orvillage)andGrade4
studentswillresearchaprovince.Ideasforcommunities:Kingston,Amherstview,
Odessa,Bath,Ottawa,Toronto,Vancouver,Calgary,Montreal,Edmonton,andsoon.
Ablankbrochureplanningsheet,thesuccesscriteriaforassessment,andablank
trifoldbrochureareattachedtohelpyourchildcompletethisprojectsuccessfully.There
are5topicstoincludeinthisproject,whichyoucanseeontheplanningsheet.Projects
canbetypedorhandwritten.Picturesthatareusedcanbeprinted(withwebsitecredit)
orhanddrawn.Studentswhoplantotypetheirbrochurecanusealandscapepage
orientationandinserta3columntable.Then,alltheyneedtodoistypeintothe
columns.Alternatively,studentsmaychoosetocreateaposter(insteadofabrochure).
Theposterwouldincludethesame5topics.

Theentireproject,includingtheresearchandthebrochureitself,willbecompletedat
home.Researchcanbedoneontheinternetorbyusingpubliclibrarybooks.
Achildsafesearchengineyoucouldconsiderusingis:kidrex.org

Howcanparentshelp?Parentscanhelpwithreadingonlineinformationtoyourchild,
editing,andshowingyourchildhowtoformattextonthecomputer.Parentscanalso
helpwithdownloadingsmallpicturesthatcanbecutoutandusedinthebrochure.
(Pleasewriteinundereachpicturewhatwebsitewasused.)Studentscanalsotraceor
drawpicturesandcolourthem.

Duedate:January23,2015.Handinyourbrochure(orposter),yourcompleted
planningsheet,andyourcompletedsuccesscriteriaassessmentsheet.

Earlysubmissionsarewelcome!OnJanuary23,Iwillbeaskingthestudentsquestions
abouttheirprojecttoassesstheirunderstandingoftheircommunityorprovince.Please
letmeknowthisweekifresearchingthistopicathomepresentsanydifficultiessothat
wecanfindasolution.Pleasewriteanyquestionsyoumayhaveintheagenda.

Thankyou,
Mrs.Whittaker

Use this sheet as you work on your project to check your work. Then, with your final project, do a
self-assessment using the success criteria. Hand this sheet in with your brochure.
Name:

Social Studies Project Success Criteria

Learning Goal
Grade 3: I will design a brochure or poster about a community in Ontario (a city, town, or village). I
will include all of the success criteria.
Grade 4: I will design a brochure or poster about a province or territory of Canada. I will include all
of the success criteria.

Success Criteria

I wrote in complete sentences.

I included specific information for each of my five topics.
I organized my brochure in a logical way.
I expressed my ideas using my own words instead of
copying down what others say.
I wrote in a way that is interesting to my readers.
I edited to check for spelling, punctuation and capitals.

This is a:

Overall, my brochure looks appealing.

self assessment

peer assessment

teacher assessment

(circle)

Two questions that I still have about my community (gr.3) or province (gr.4) are:
1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________


Name:BrochurePlanningSheet:Grade4

Therearesixpanelstoatrifoldbrochure.Eachtopicwillbeononeofthepanels.
Or,ifyouaremakingaposter,usethissheettoplanthesectionsofyourposter.

Cover:
Provincenameandmini
mapofmyprovinceand
theauthorsname(thats
you!)

Topic1:Factsaboutmy
provinceslocationand
featuresoftheland

Forexample,what
physicalregionitispart
of,whatisthe
environmentlike,what
arethenaturalresources

Topic2:
Naturalresourcesinmy
province

Forexample,minerals
andoilintheArcticand
Taigaregion
(Ifyoucan,tellwhat
physicalregionthe
resourcesarein)

Grade4

Topic3:
Math(numbers)about
myprovince

Forexample,numberof
cmofrain,average
temperature,population

Topic4:
Symbolsofmyprovince

Forexample,pictures
withlabelsofnatural
resources,provincial
flower,flag,bird

Topic5:
YourChoice!

Someideas:Peopleand
culture(language,art,
music,dance,drama),
Economy,Tourism
(famoussitesand
places),Vegetation,
AnimalLife,
Transportation,Services,
FamousPeople,
IndustriesandProducts

Grade4

Name:BrochurePlanningSheet:Grade3

Therearesixpanelstoatrifoldbrochure.Eachtopicwillbeononeofthepanels.
Or,ifyouaremakingaposter,usethissheettoplanthesectionsofyourposter.

Cover:
Communitynameand
minimapofmy
community(acity,town,
orvillage)andthe
authorsname(thats
you!)

Topic1:Factsaboutmy
communityslocation
andfeaturesoftheland

Forexample,isiturban
orrural,whatisthe
physicalregionand
environmentlike,what
arethenaturalresources

Topic2:
Yourreasonsfor
choosingthis
communitytoresearch

Forexample,your
personalconnectionto
thecommunity

Grade3

Topic3:
Math(numbers)about
mycommunity

Forexample,average
numberofcmofrain,
averagetemperature,
population,numberof
schools

Topic4:
Symbolsofmy
community

Forexample,pictures
andlabelsofthelogo,
communityflower,flag,
picturesofnatural
resources,famous
landmarks

Topic5:
YourChoice!

Someideas:Peopleand
culture(language,art,
music,dance,drama),
Economy,Tourism
(famoussitesand
places),Vegetation,
AnimalLife,
Transportation,Services,
FamousPeople,
IndustriesandProducts

Grade3