Children's Water Festival
Chatham Kent
Pioneer Water Race
Overview
Students will be encouraged to examine the importance of water to the survival and success of pioneers. They will investigate how farm buildings were located near a water source, how pioneers obtained the water needed for animals and family, and how much water was required. Students will discover hand power and the role of the child in pioneer families.
Curriculum Link
Heritage and Citizenship, Grade 3 (Early Settlements in Upper Canada)
Compare aspects of life in early settler communities and present-day communities (O.E)
Explain how the early settlers valued, used, and looked after natural resources (S.E)
Describe the various roles of male and female settlers (S.E)
Compare and contrast tools and technologies used by early settlers and/or First Nation peoples with present day tools and technologies (S.E)
Identify factors that helped shape the development of early settlements (S.E)
Health and Physical Education, Grade 4 (Fundamental Movement Skills)
Combine locomotion/travelling skills in repeatable sequences, incorporating a variety of speeds, levels, and energy resources
Health and Physical Education, Grade 4 (Active Participation)
Participate vigorously in all aspects of the program (S.E)
Demonstrate respectful behaviour towards others in the group (S.E)