Grade 2 Social Studies Resources and Wealth (RW 2.3 lesson 1)

This lesson introduces students to the concept of sustainability. The first two pages provide teachers with the outcome, indicators, big ideas, and I Can statement for RW 2.3.

This is a unit planning frame that could be used to help in creating the road map for teaching the grade 3 social studies curriculum. It was developed in order to give students a background and a framework in FNMI. The unit is divided the unit into Pre-Newcomers and Newcomers. This way the students will develop a better understanding of the FNMI understandings.

In this lesson students will explore the close relationship First Nations people of Saskatchewan have traditionally had with the natural world. First Nations people grew plants and produced food long before the European settlers began to arrive. Students will examine some aspects of the interdependence of First Nations people with their environment.
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In this lesson students will address the indicator in which they will guided to "create biographic profiles of a selection of Saskatchewan First Nations and Metis leaders in the time period prior to Saskatchewan joining Confederation." They will view a ROVER episode in which they are guided to make jot notes. From their jot notes they will write a descriptive paragraph (biographic profile) about Whitecap.

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

In this activity students create a mobile that guides them through citizenship, rights and responsibilities.
Includes student handouts.

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 illustrated Medicine Wheel shows the totem, elements, season, direction, color, kingdom, quality, human aspect, manifestation, time and Heavenly body components.

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

This document shows illustrations of the structure of the federal government of Canada (legislative, executive, and judicial), the federal and provincial structure of government, as well as the symbols of Saskatchewan.

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.

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This T-Chart for IN6.1 (b) has students compare and contrast family roles/community roles and responsibilities of:

First Nations Peoples
Inuit
Metis
Atlantic Provinces
Country border Atlantic Canada

Outcome IN6.2 Examine the social and cultural diversity that exists in the world, as exemplified in Canada and a selection of countries bordering the Atlantic Ocean.

In this activity, students are to choose an area within our Atlantic Region to research to find information and create a brochure.

This comprehensive resources offers the big idea, I Can Statements, print resources, websites and ideas for the classroom for all indicators in DR7.1.

This comprehensive resource offers the big idea, I Can Statements, print resources, websites and ideas for the classroom for all indicators in DR7.2.

This comprehensive resource offers the big idea, I Can Statements, print resources, websites and ideas for the classroom for all indicators in DR7.3.