2026 Census Teacher's Kit
Activity 3—Classroom community questions

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2026 Census Teacher's Kit—Activity 3—Classroom community questions (PDF, 158.09 KB)

Reference day (the day you are answering these questions)

How many students are present on this day?

This table displays a list of questions under the Topic heading and a corresponding blank cell for each question under the Result heading.

Classroom community questions
Topics Results
Transportation
How many students take the bus to school?  
How many students walk to school?  
How many students are driven to school in a car?  
How many students use another mode of transportation to get to school? What mode of transportation?  
Family
How many students have no siblings?  
How many students have siblings who attend this school?  
How many students have siblings who do not attend this school?  
Sociocultural information
How many students were born in Canada?  
How many students were born outside Canada?  
How many students have Indigenous (First Nation, Métis or Inuit) origins?  
Languages
How many students speak English?  
How many students speak French?  
How many students speak an Indigenous language (e.g., Atikamekw, Inuktitut, Montagnais, Ojibway)  
How many students speak at least one other language?  
Classroom organization
How many students sit by themselves?  
How many students sit with one other person?  
How many students sit in a group with two or more other people?  
Classroom resources
How many computers, laptops or tablets are there in the classroom?  
How many desks are there in the classroom?  
How many chairs are there in the classroom?  
Learning preferences
How many students prefer to write with a pen?  
How many students prefer to write with a pencil?  
How many students prefer to write using a keyboard?  
How many students prefer to write using a smartphone, tablet or other touchscreen device?  
How many students prefer to work by themselves?  
How many students prefer to work with a partner?  
How many students prefer to work in a group?  
  1. Which statistics are the most interesting to you?
  2. Which topic do you think is the most important for your class? Why?
  3. What is one way you think these data might be different if you asked these questions to another class at your school?
  4. Which topic do you think is the most important for making your class a better place to learn?
  5. Write one idea for a service that would make your classroom a better place to learn.