This comprehensive document is produced by Canada Heritage. It is available in both French and English.
This document includes all I Can Statements for Grade 8 Social Studies (outcomes and indicators).
This resource can be found online through Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The classroom-friendly student activities are designed to increase understanding of the role immigration has played in Canadian history and society.
This unit is inquiry based and works best with outcomes IN8.2, DR8.1, DR8.3, PA8.1, RW8.2, RW8.3.
This document outlines all Grade 8 Social Studies outcomes/indicators. The specific outcomes/indicators with Treaty Connections are highlighted and support materials/treaty content are outlined.
These student handouts contain good background information on the history of citizenship in Canada, as well as decision making.
This is a suggested sample framework for organizing your units and the year for Grade 8 Social Studies.
This comprehensive resource offers the big ideas, planning tips, print resources, and websites for all outcomes and indicators in the Grade 8 Social Studies Curriculum.
Although this is an older resource, it has good information on different economies for RW8.1.
This mini inquiry unity connects to various outcomes explore throughout the curriculum.
This comprehensive document outlines all of the outcomes and indicators for Social Studies 6-9 written in I Can Statements.
The document is included in the Sun West Multi-grade document.
This site offers readable, teachable news that students in grades 2-8 would be interested in. Teaching Kids News posts weekly news articles, written by professional journalists. It’s free to read and use in the classroom. Please also use TKN’s Search feature to search the more than 1,000 articles in our archives. There are sections on news, arts and entertainment, science (technology, environment, animals, health), sports, politics, and even "Fake News Resources". Read about how to talk to kids about difficult news as well. There are also tips on how to use the site for parents, teachers and students.