This lesson for PA 4.3 (a) asks student to make a poster illustrating the four levels of First Nations governance.

As an assessment, students create a two-sided coin showing rights on one side and responsibilities on the other. To accompany "Grade 4 SS - Rights Responsibilities Mobile" lesson.

This lesson for PA4.3 (a) provides students with information on local government (urban, rural and band), and then has them fill in a comparison chart.

This lesson for PA4.3 (b) provides students with background information about the selection process for chief then and now, and gives the choice of two activities to demonstrate their learning.

This lesson for PA4.5 (c) asks students to come up with their own ideas of what they think current First Nations issues are.

This lesson for PA 4.4 introduces students to the Metis nation using a storybook called The Flower Beadwork People. The accompanying PowerPoint is a collection of illustrations that follows the storybook The Flower Beadwork People. The illustrations can be shown on the SmartBoard while the teacher read the storybook aloud.

This notebook file involves with the Grade 5 PA outcomes dealing with Government.

In this unit of study, students will be asked to complete a performance task (create a brochure) in which they design a country that will provide a productive and positive place for people to live. They will develop a constitution for the country that they created.

Lessons and accompanying assessments included:.

This document outlines all outcomes and indicators for Grade 7 Social Studies with a very comprehensive list of print resources, websites and ideas for the classroom.

It was a Sun West Grade 7 Social Studies Collaboration Project with the Ministry of Education – April 11, 2011

This comprehensive resource offers the big idea, I Can Statements, print resources, websites and ideas for the classroom for all indicators in PA7.1

This comprehensive resource offers the big idea, I Can Statements, print resources, websites and ideas for the classroom for all indicators in PA7.2.

This document includes all I Can Statements for Grade 8 Social Studies (outcomes and indicators).

These student handouts contain good background information on the history of citizenship in Canada, as well as decision making.

PA9.2 Analyze the impact of empire-building and territorial expansion on indigenous populations and other groups in the societies studied.

This file contains 5 lessons and an assessment:
Lesson one: Imperialism
Lesson two: Imperialism and Indigenous Peoples in ancient societies
Lesson three: Worldviews
Lesson four: Canadian Aboriginal Worldviews (optional)
Lesson five: World Perspective

PA. 9.3 Investigate the roles and responsibilities of members of the societies studied and those of citizens in contemporary Canada.

This file contains 5 lessons and an assessment:
Lesson one: Criteria for citizenship – Canada
Lesson two: Oppression of Rights
Lesson three: What rights and responsibilities do Canadian citizens have?
Lesson Four: Rights and Responsibilities of citizens in an ancient society
Lesson Five: Roles within Societies

Made by a Grade 5 teacher in Saskatchewan. Kids Boost Immunity (KBI) provides dozens of classroom activities and teacher resources developed by health and education professionals. 

The following resource contains the assets (or resources) to accompany the Sask DLC Social Studies 8 course. Please note that this is not the content of the course, but the assets used to support and deliver it. The files are organized in a zip folder and a collection. 

The following file contains the assets (or resources) to accompany the Sask DLC Grade 9 Social Studies. Please note that this is not the content of the course, but the assets used to support and deliver it. The files are organized in a zipped folder. You can download it and extract the files. Links are also provided to other materials like videos and other suggested resources. 

This is a great project to do later in the year once students have practiced independent research skills. Students are put into groups, and assigned a "big idea" form the power and authority strand to research and present to the class. 

Social Studies assessment rubrics for every grade from Grade 1-9, for each unit.