Explore engaging activities that help students understand the Caribbean's place in the global community. These hands-on experiences develop critical thinking, cultural awareness, and global citizenship skills.
Explore global diversity, Caribbean heritage, and cultural connections
Students investigate the end of slavery, East Indian contributions to Caribbean culture, regional arts and sports connections, and migration patterns. Activities include creative expression projects, press conferences, route mapping, and cultural showcases that bring history to life.
Investigate global geography and environmental adaptation strategies
Students explore world continents and oceans, global climatic regions, human adaptation to diverse environments, and extreme weather management. Activities include interactive geography games, virtual field trips, weather report creation, and case study analysis of real Caribbean weather events.
Develop global citizenship and democratic participation skills
Students examine national identity, international organizations, global social issues, international cooperation, electoral processes, and media literacy. Activities focus on developing active citizenship skills while understanding how complex global problems require international cooperation and informed participation.
Understand global economics and sustainable development principles
Students analyze consumer rights and responsibilities, tourism impacts, international relations, global resources, and economic sectors. They explore how regional and international movement of goods, people, and services shapes Caribbean society and global economic relationships.
Students work together on projects that mirror real-world global cooperation and problem-solving.
Activities connect classroom learning to current events and Caribbean experiences in the global context.
Students analyze complex global issues and develop solutions through inquiry-based learning approaches.
Grade 6 Social Studies activities integrate seamlessly with other subjects to provide holistic learning experiences:
Research, presentation, and communication skills
Climate, weather patterns, and environmental science
Data analysis, statistics, and economic calculations
Digital research, multimedia presentations, and online collaboration
