In Our Communities, students explore the history, geography, and diversity of the communities they live in - from their cities and towns to their province and country. As they explore these communities, students also learn how local government works, how to use money wisely, how Canada is connected to the rest of the world, and how they can do their part to make the world a better place. Activities provide opportunities to use and make maps and collect and organize information about the past.

French version Horizons 3: Nos Collectivites available. Please contact Chenelière Éducation (www.cheneliere.ca) for details.

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Sharon Sterling is a Freelance Educational writer and instructional designer. She has worked in a variety of media, including computer-aided-learning, distance Education courses, student texts, and teacher's resources. She has written for grade levels from primary to senior high school and has developed the instructional design for the successful grades 3-7 Outlooks Social Studies series for OUP in British Columbia, and authored the Student texts and Teacher's Resources for grades 3, 4 and 6 in that series.