Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 2 of 6
Understanding Each Other
How do listening and sharing help people understand each other?
What your child practises
Practises how cross-cultural understanding builds friendships, schools and communities, using examples from Nova Scotia such as the Mi’kmaq, Acadians, African Nova Scotians and Gaels. Content is respectful and factual.
Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: Analyse the impact of cross-cultural understanding · what culture is, stereotypes and respectful curiosity, and how listening and sharing build understanding
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which sentence shows listening to different perspectives?
- “I see it differently. Can you explain how you see it?”
- “I don’t care what you think.”
- “You are wrong, so be quiet.”
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“I see it differently. Can you explain how you see it?”
Hint: Hearing other points of view helps everyone learn.
Question 2
Which is an example of respectful curiosity?
- guessing what everyone in a group thinks
- asking kindly, “Would you tell me about your tradition?”
- saying, “Your food looks weird.”
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asking kindly, “Would you tell me about your tradition?”
Hint: Respectful curiosity means asking and listening instead of assuming.
Question 3
A stereotype is…
- a question asked with care
- a friendly handshake
- a fixed, simple idea about a whole group of people
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a fixed, simple idea about a whole group of people
Hint: Stereotypes ignore that every person is different.
Question 4
Viola Desmond is remembered in Nova Scotia for standing up against…
- racial segregation
- a fishing law
- a hockey rule
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racial segregation
Hint: In 1946 she refused to leave a whites-only section of a theatre.
Question 5
Which of these is a stereotype?
- “Tell me about your favourite song.”
- “My neighbour loves hockey.”
- “All people from that country like the same things.”
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“All people from that country like the same things.”
Hint: A stereotype treats everyone in a group as if they were alike.
Question 6
Africville’s story shows why communities should be…
- ignored
- hidden away
- listened to and treated fairly
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listened to and treated fairly
Hint: Africville was a Black community in Halifax whose people were not treated fairly.