This topic involving other family members, based on a group planned outing during each term, was an excellent opportunity to get to know others in the class and to provide new family learning experiences based on knowledge of the community. This topic was introduced from the perspective of parents as teachers and parents using the resources in the community to help the child to learn. For young adult learners without children', the parenting outcomes associated with the visit (in one case, a visit to the Museum of Man in Ottawa) continued to be relevant, while grandparents used the unit as a way to relate to their grandchildren.

Part of this unit was about considering the role of children's play in learning along with the role of parents in providing a variety play experiences for their children. Thus, introductory discussion included recall and comparison of play activities in one's native land and in Canada, together with the sharing demonstrations of games and toys from one's native lands and in Canada, together with the sharing demonstrations of games and toys from one's native land. As in previous units, this topic lent itself to a variety of integrated literacy learning such as reading maps and timetables, brochures, and so on.

Goals

• recognize kinds of parent-child play in native country
• increase parent awareness of interesting family outings
• develop new topics for family discussion based on visits

Implementation

• Learners show or tell about a game or toy from their native countries.
• Have a discussion of various possible visits, such as play parks, free city programs, recreational sites, etc.
• View a collection of books, maps, video of things to in (Ottawa).
• Make lists of phone numbers and schedules.
• Go on a field trip to the Museum of Civilization with caregivers and children.

Evaluation

• learner file on places to visit
• written questionnaire on games and toys in native country
• learner teaches small group a game from their native land
• journal writing