what does home mean?

In Social Studies, we need to understand both people and places.  In our journey to learn about our personal stories and our city’s story, we need to understand the places that are important.  Today we delved into a big idea about place.  We asked:  

What does HOME mean?  When students were asked to imagine home, this is what they drew. 

Does home = house?   After looking at provocations like (maps, artifacts, photos) and having discussions, we decided that home could mean the structure we live in, but it could also mean more. 

Some ideas from the beginning of our conversation:

Anhad:  Home means living happy and safe

Victor: A home can be many places or anywhere

Kinsley:  Families live in houses to keep them safe

Autumn: Home is shelter

Parsa: There are many different kinds of homes

Haruto: Home is sleeping

Natalie: Home is safe

Ethan W: My home keeps me cheerful.  It keeps my things safe

Anhad: Home is everything I need

Ella: Home is where I sleep

Rihansh: playful

Parsa: Helps keep me alive

Haruto: Helps keep me cozy

Summer: It keeps me safe

Briaunna: A place you can stay warm

Anhad:  My home is Fort McMurray and Calgary.

Kinsley:  CJP is my home

Can home be a house, a community, a school, a city, a country? 

Kids mentioned that their home made them feel:

SAFE    FAMILIAR    COMFORTABLE     SUPPORTED

We thought about when we are away, what do we miss.  What are we homesick for?

Mrs. Wacker has lived in over 15 houses, in 5 different provinces and a tent in the wilderness for many summers.  Where or what is my home? 

How is my culture, language and hobbies connected to my sense of home.

We looked at Mrs. Wacker’s nesting boxes.  They show that Canada a part of the world.  Within Canada, there are provinces like Alberta.  Within Alberta, there are cities, like Calgary.  Within Calgary, there are many communities like Brentwood and Ranchlands.  These communities are filled with homes and families.