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Social Stuides! Take some time to explore an area in Social Studies, or a passion area every day.  You can use the learning outcomes as a guide, or just go where your passions take you.  Learn something cool every day and share it with your family. 

If you find there are too many resources to sort through, you can filter the results using the “Filter Resources” area on the left side of the screen.  Select “Education Level” to narrow your results to a specific education level.   (Please note - for the purposes of this site these "Education Levels" are used when filtering - Lower Primary = K-2, Upper Primary=3-5, Middle Years=6-8, High School=9-12)

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Family Fun activities for Grades 9-12
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Brought to you by Common Sense Media and Wide Open School, this site offers creative ideas/free activities to move, learn, relax, and connect as a family.

Find weekly activities, games, worksheets and videos in lots of areas: reading and writing, math, social studies, science, offline friendly, emotional well-being, arts/music/DIY, fitness, digital citizenship, life skills, English-Language Learners, virtual field trips, videos and events.

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Arts Education
Education
Educational Technology
English Language Arts
Health & Fitness
Health Education
Language Education (EAL, ESL)
Math
Physical Education
Science
Social Studies
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Wide Open School
Common Sense Media
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03/25/2021
Family Fun activities for Grades K-2
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Brought to you by Common Sense Media and Wide Open School, this site offers creative ideas/free activities to move, learn, relax, and connect as a family.

Find weekly activities, games, worksheets and videos in lots of areas: reading and writing, math, social studies, science, offline friendly, emotional well-being, arts/music/DIY, fitness, digital citizenship, life skills, English-Language Learners, virtual field trips, videos and events.

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Arts Education
Education
Educational Technology
English Language Arts
Health & Fitness
Health Education
Language Education (EAL, ESL)
Math
Physical Education
Science
Social Studies
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Wide Open School
Common Sense Media
Date Added:
03/25/2021
Family Fun activities for Preschool
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Brought to you by Common Sense Media and Wide Open School, this site offers creative ideas/free activities to move, learn, relax, and connect as a family.

Find tons of activities, games, worksheets and videos in lots of areas: reading and writing, math, social studies, science, offline friendly, emotional well-being, arts/music/DIY, fitness, digital citizenship, life skills, English-Language Learners, virtual field trips, videos and events.

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Arts Education
Education
Educational Technology
Health & Fitness
Health Education
Math
Physical Education
Science
Social Studies
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Wide Open School
Common Sense Media
Date Added:
03/25/2021
Family History Inquiry Project: Integrating Technology with Social Studies in First Grade
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Family History Inquiry Project in action.

In this Grade 1 inquiry project, the students compare past and present. They make personal connections and are engaged in the process of finding out what life really was like in the past, as well as find similarities to their own lives. Through the use of technology, iPod Nanos and mini-camcorders, students will not bogged down by their limited writing abilities. For English language learners, the use of technology permits them to gather stories in their families' native language.

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Social Studies
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10/11/2018
Free Map Quiz Games - Seterra Geography
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"Become a geography expert and have fun at the same time! Seterra is an entertaining and educational geography game that gives you access to over 400 customizable quizzes.

Seterra will challenge you with quizzes about countries, capitals, flags, oceans, lakes and more! Introduced in 1997 and available in 36 different languages, Seterra has helped thousands of people study geography and learn about their world."

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Geography
Social Studies
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Activity/Lab
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05/19/2020
Free Rice - Learn and Feed the Hungry!
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Students can practice matching words to the correct definition, and donate rice at the same time.

For each correct answer, the United Nations World Food Programme donates 10 grains of rice to a country in need. How’s that for combining word learning with social goodness? When a student plays, there is a visual display of rice (see image) which is added to a bowl each time the student makes a correct response.

Free Rice includes subject area lists in Geography, Science, Math, and others. It is leveled so students can play at just the right level of challenge for them.

If you have an error message just copy and paste this url into your browser: https://freerice.com/categories

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Chemistry
English Language Arts
Geography
Math
Science
Social Studies
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12/03/2018
Free Social Studies Worksheets
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This site, provided by Edhelper, offers many great free activities and projects all geared towards a better understanding of social studies topics, including: Canadian Theme Unit (units for individual province, books, leveled reading comprehension activities, maps and biographies), Country Theme Units, Economics, Famous Educators, Geography, History of Mathematics, How Can I Help?, Explorers, Biographies, Crime and Terrorism, Ancient America, Ancient China, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient India, Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Rome, World Religion, Middle Ages, Renaissance, European History: 1600s-1800s, Inventors and Inventions, World War I, World War II, History of Books and Writing, World Wonders.

There are also sections on Document Based Activities, World Problems and Issues, Social Studies Mixed Review Practice (Grades 1-6), Life Skills, and Time Lines.

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Social Studies
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edHelper
Date Added:
02/08/2021
Free Templates  - Social Media, Games, Organizers, Exit Slips & More!
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Ditch That Textbook has tons of great ideas to support teachers in their busy classrooms. One of the many resources offered are FREE templates that will save time and engage students in their learning.To access these free templates (Google Slides and PowerPoint) head on over to  https://ditchthattextbook.com/resources/templates or check out the individual sections included in this lesson. 

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Arts Education
Computer & Digital Technologies
Education
Emotional Wellness
English Language Arts
Health Education
Indigenous Perspectives
Math
Mental Wellness
Practical & Applied Arts
Science
Social Studies
Wellness
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Sun West School Division
Date Added:
01/09/2023
Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage
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Database Quiz

Students learn about the history and cultures of Canada's aboriginal peoples by searching the Canadian Museum of Civilization's Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage web module, completing the Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage Database Quiz, and discussing their findings. This activity introduces students to a useful source of information.

Grades 9-12.

Subject:
Indigenous Perspectives
Native Studies
Social Studies
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Canadian Museum of History
Date Added:
11/05/2018
GeoExplore Saskatchewan
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GeoExplore Saskatchewan is a website that will enable teachers, tourists and anyone to explore the intriguing geoscientific features of Saskatchewan. This website is a digital version of the printed Geological Highway Map of Saskatchewan.

There are numerous resources, interactive maps, Geo 101 and more!

Copy and paste this url into your browser to view a webinar on how to use this resource https://resourcebank.ca/courses/geoexplore-saskatchewan-website-webinar.

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Earth Science
Environmental Science
Geography
Physical Science
Science
Social Studies
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GeoExplore Saskatchewan
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06/03/2020
Geoguesser - Let's explore the world!
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This is a great resource! It is a geography-based game - and a whole lot of fun!

"GeoGuessr is a web-based geographic discovery game designed by Anton Wallén, a Swedish IT consultant, released on 9 May 2013. The game uses a semi-randomized Google Street View location for paying members and Mapillary for non-members. The game requires players to guess their location in the world using only the clues visible." (Wikipedia)

You can play one free game every 24 hours or subscribe to be able to play as much as you want.

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Geography
Social Studies
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Activity/Lab
Game
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More New Maps
More Official Maps
More Popular Maps
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09/11/2019
Google Maps Treks
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Street View Treks gives a first-person view to some of the most spectacular locations in the world, from Mount Fuji to the Grand Canyon to the Taj Mahal in India. Check out the maps, 360 panoramic images and videos.

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Education
Social Studies
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Google Maps
Date Added:
05/17/2021
Gr 1 Social Outcome Assessment
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Interactions and Interdependence of Individuals
IN1.1 Describe the diversity of traditions, celebrations, or stories of individuals in the classroom and school.
- this grade 1 "I Can" observation checklist allows assessment of the indicators for this outcome.
- shared by Crystal Johnson, Davidson School, 2014

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Social Studies
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Assessment
Date Added:
10/11/2018
Grade 2 Social Studies - NEEDS AND WANTS UNIT
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This unit of study focuses on the NEEDS and WANTS Outcome in the Grade 2 Social Studies Curriculum. This unit was developed by Melissa Pellitier during her work as an Intern at Elizabeth School in Kindersley. The curriculum is unpacked, a framework provided as well as a document that can be used in any grade 2 setting.

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Social Studies
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Date Added:
10/11/2018