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5 GAP Social Studies

This is a collection of resources to support Grade 5 Social Studies in Saskatchewan.  This curriculum covers topics such as the theme of "Canada: The Land, Histories, and Stories" and focuses on developing students' understanding of Canada's history, geography, economy, and diverse cultures. Students will engage in a variety of learning activities, including research projects, group discussions, and simulations. By the end of Grade 5, students should have a deeper understanding of Canada's diverse cultures and identities, rich history, unique geography, and the importance of citizenship and active participation in their communities.

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5. Multiple Paragraph Compositions & The MPO - The Writing Revolution
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This resource has everything you need to teach your students how to write multiple paragraph compositions using the MPO and The Writing Revolution framework. *templates*sequence*modelled example from beginning to end*transitions*cheat sheet*exemplars*PPT 

Subject:
Agriculture Studies
Biology
Chemistry
English Language Arts
History
Math
Practical & Applied Arts
Science
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Lesson
Unit of Study
Author:
Melissa Lander
Correne McJannet
Kelli Boklaschuk
Abigail Mahoney
Pamela Grasby Sawatzky
Lisa Grande
Ellyse Theede
Adina Coles
Cara Owens
Heather Phillips
Shaunesy Diemert
Brenda Anderson
Jade Ballek
Date Added:
01/24/2023
Art Lesson: Micrography Self-Portraits
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This lesson has students creating a self portrait using image and text.

This lesson can be completed in Art & ELA.
Morphology of the word micrography – micro – small; graphy -writing – students use small writing to create portraits!

Students will need to have a good understanding of self to create their portrait. Ideas could include words to describe the student, phrases, quotes, song lyrics, family members, poetry, or random thoughts. Some students may need guidance as to what information to include (or a model).

Sun West - Contact your school’s technology coach if require help with the technology piece of this lesson.

Extension – this lesson could be extended further into Social Studies or ELA by having students complete micrography portraits of historical figures, indigenous leaders, scientists or characters from novels or stories they are studying.

Multiage - Grade 4 students could complete this activity for prairie landscapes & Grade 5 students could complete this on pop art.

Subject:
Arts Education
English Language Arts
Indigenous Perspectives
Social Studies
Visual Arts
Material Type:
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Lesson
Author:
Incredible Art
Date Added:
02/28/2023
Buffalo Treaty
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The Buffalo: A Treaty of Co-operation, Renewal and Restoration.

This site offers the history of this Treaty, the relationships it involves, related films and news articles and access to the Buffalo Treaty blog.

Subject:
Aboriginal Languages
Indigenous Perspectives
Native Studies
Social Studies
Treaty Education
Truth and Reconciliation
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Reading
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
buffalotreaty.com
Date Added:
09/28/2022
CIVIX Canada
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Our approach to civic education is about providing opportunities for students to experience their democracy first-hand rather than by reading about it in a textbook. By reaching students throughout their school career, during and between election periods, we hope to prepare them to be responsible and informed citizens.

CIVIX programming focuses on the themes of elections, government budgets, elected representatives and digital media literacy. Programs available include:

(1) Student Vote - an election enables teachers to bring democracy alive in the classroom

(2) Student Budget Consultation - combines civic education and financial literacy

(3) Rep Day - connects students with their elected representatives for a virtual or in-person meeting

(4) CTRL-F - a module providing quick strategies students can use to investigate and evaluate information

(5) PoliTalks - supports educators in bringing political discussions to the classroom - Materials are free with
registration, and programming is designed for grades 5-12

(6) Democracy Bootcamp - professional development conference for teachers designed to improve their
democratic engagement and delivery of CIVIX programming

Subject:
Business
Career & Work Exploration
English Language Arts
Financial Literacy
Practical & Applied Arts
Social Studies
Material Type:
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Lesson
Module
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Unit of Study
Author:
CIVIX
Date Added:
05/02/2023
Calls to Action - Spirit Bear's Guide to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
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In 2008, a group called the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was made. Their job was to listen
to stories about residential schools and then write the stories down so we can learn from our mistakes.
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission announced their 94 Calls to Action. These are 94
activities all governments, courts, businesses, schools, and people living in Canada can do to help fix the
mistakes of the past and present so that all children – including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children –
can grow up happy, healthy, safe, and proud of who they are.

This booklet is written by Spirit Bear as a youth-guide to the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action. Each of the calls is outlined in student-friendly language that will give them a deeper understanding of Truth and Reconciliation process.

Subject:
Indigenous Perspectives
Social Studies
Material Type:
GAP 5
Author:
First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada
Date Added:
09/27/2022
Canada's History: Treaties and the Treaty Relationship Educational Package
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Applicable for Grades 3–6 and Grades 7–12.

The lesson plans in Treaties and the Treaty Relationship: Educator’s Guide are framed on the Historical Thinking Concepts and offer teachers interactive instructional approaches that foster engaged student inquiry. They are fortified with maps, weblinks, and supporting Blackline Masters.

Lesson plan themes explore Treaties across Canada from time immemorial to the present, making a concerted link between the past and the future.

As well, each learning activity offers adaptions and/or activities based on the lesson theme for exploring Treaties in grades three to six.

It is with the greatest appreciation that we thank the many contributors and supporters of the Treaties and Treaty Relationship: Educator’s Guide.

Go to the website to download the pdf package.

Subject:
History
Indigenous Perspectives
Native Studies
Social Studies
Treaty Education
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Homework/Assignment
Lesson
Reading
Unit of Study
Author:
Canada's History
Date Added:
09/13/2018
Canada's Three Levels of Government Unit Plan
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Lessons are sequentially designed to build vocabulary, explain democracy, examine municipal, provincial/territorial and federal governments, and explore different levels of government in relation to health.

This unit plan overview provides links to all lessons along with links to accompanying teacher support materials that include: Student worksheets and answer guides for individual lessons and inquiry activities with support materials

Subject:
Education
Elementary Education
Law
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Author:
Public Health Association of BC
Kids Boost Immunity
Date Added:
04/21/2023
The Canadian Arctic and the Northwest Passage
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In this interactive online activity, you will explore the Canadian Arctic, the history of the Northwest Passage and the importance of maintaining a strong Canadian presence in the northern region.

Questions:

1. Identify four unique characteristics of the Canadian Arctic region.
2. Identify contributions made by some of the Arctic explorers who searched for the Northwest Passage.
3. To what extent did the Inuit culture in the Canadian Arctic help with the discovery of one of Franklin's lost ships?
4. What impact would climate change and the opening of the Northwest Passage have on the Inuit people socially, environmentally, and economically?
5. How might the opening of the Northwest Passage affect Canada’s claim to Arctic sovereignty and its relationship with other countries?
6. What are some of the ways Canada is getting involved in protecting the Arctic?

Subject:
21st Century Competencies
Education
Elementary Education
Indigenous Perspectives
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
GAP 5
GAP 6
Author:
ESRI Canada
Date Added:
05/10/2023
CommonLit Gap Recommended Resources
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This resource contains an abundance of ELA infused, cross-curricular lessons organized by themes for Grades 4, 5 and 6. Non-fiction, poetry and fiction reading lessons are all included. 

Subject:
English Language Arts
Health Education
Science
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Lesson
Reading
Unit of Study
Author:
Melissa Lander
Correne McJannet
Carole Butcher
Sandra Lutz
Shannon Libke
Joell Edwards
Danine Calkins
Kirsten McLean
Fern Block
Kira Toews
Courtney Hopkins
Brie Phillips
Kelli Boklaschuk
Date Added:
04/05/2023
Connecting With Nature An Educational Guide for Grades Four to Six
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Students in grades 4-6 engage in a series of activities (both inside and outside the classroom) designed to inspire a sense of environmental stewardship. Each of the activities is intended to have children explore their profound connection to nature and experience the power of individual and collective action.

Students explore the daily choices, they, their families, their school and their communities make; the impact of those choices on nature; and the role they and others may take in protecting nature.

The activities are fun, hands-on, and thought provoking. Students have opportunities to share what they are learning with their fellow students, family, and community and to create their own “class foundation” to collectively act on their concerns and passions.

The resource consists of 16 cross-curricular lessons on a range of issues from which teachers may select according to the dictates of their time and curriculum.

Subject:
Education
English Language Arts
Health & Fitness
Outdoor Education
Science
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Lesson
Unit of Study
Author:
Schulich School of Education
David Suzuki Foundation
Date Added:
05/18/2023
Currents4Kids.com
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Currents4Kids.com / Infos-Jeunes.com is an engaging, online interactive current events resource for students in grades 3 and up.

*Download free articles/activities from recent issues of Building Bridges (grades 5 and up), The Canadian Reader (grades 3 and up) & What in the World (grades 5-10)!

This 21st century teaching and learning tool explores local, national, and international news stories. It works across all platforms, from iPods to iPads to desktop computers, allowing teachers and students to make meaningful use of the Internet whenever – and wherever – they choose.

C4K is published once per week (except over Christmas and Spring Break) from mid-August until mid-June.

Key features of this exciting new resource include:
-Weekly articles
-On-the-Lines and Between-the-Lines quizzes
-Comment page
-Links to relevant articles, resources, maps, photos and videos
-Suggested activities including pdfs of the articles and quizzes

A subscription will help you to:
-Encourage non-fiction reading by providing age-appropriate, leveled, engaging and relevant text.
-Build students' vocabulary and background knowledge.
-Make better use of technology and time.
-Provide students with an opportunity to express their opinions in a safe, structured environment and allow them to read what other students their age say on the same topics.
-Save time by automatically grading quizzes and allowing teachers to manage writing assessment online.
-Most of all, excite your students about their world, and what's happening in it!

How it works: Access for a full school year (10 months) costs $230 per school; after receiving access to the site, the subscriber may invite all the other teachers within the same school to join their account. Teachers can then create classes listing their students.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Geography
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Diagram/Illustration
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Homework/Assignment
Reading
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
LesPlan
Date Added:
05/02/2023
Dance: Cross-Curricular and Choreographic Units + Artist Study
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Sign up for a free account, allowing you access to all of Canada's National ballet School's courses and dance programs for kids.

Once you have signed up for an account, you can access the many cross-curricular dance units created by the National Ballet School. Note: If you are looking to access these units in French, please navigate to the "All course offerings" on the home page and you will find the French version of this course listed.

Great options to consider:
Grade 4: Rocks
Grade 5: Christine Friday Artist Study (Indigenous world-view)
Grade 6: Angela Gladue Artist Study (pow-wow and hip hop) (available in Cree as well)

Subject:
Arts Education
Dance
Education
Elementary Education
Indigenous Perspectives
Physical Wellness
Science
Social Studies
Wellness
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Lesson
Unit of Study
Author:
Canada's National Ballet School
Date Added:
05/02/2023
Engaging Students in Conservation: Protecting the Endangered Snow Leopard
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This unit consists of five lessons and is recommended for grades 5-8.  The five lessons consist of:The Cat's Out of the Bag - students investigate the morphology, physical characteristics, and physical adaptations of four cat speciesMountain Mixer - students participate in a role playing, systems thinking activity to understand the relationships among species before constructing a food webIt Takes All Kinds of People - students participate in a town hall meeting in an effort to reach a concensus regarding conservation plansWhat's the Plan? - students explore the emerging issues through simulation activitiesTaking Action - students are led through a service-learning project of their choosing to raise money to donate*Planet earth videos referenced in the activities are available on YouTube.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Environmental Science
Science
Social Studies
Material Type:
GAP 5
GAP 6
Lesson
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Unit of Study
Author:
Jena-Lea Bang
Date Added:
05/12/2023
Explore Saskatchewan Agriculture
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This new website from Agriculture in the Classroom is a kid-friendly, engaging website that will bring the story of agriculture to life through highly interactive information, colourful illustrations, real-life photos, informative text, quizzes, teacher lessons and more! Students will discover the Past, Present, Evolution and Future of agriculture in Saskatchewan.

Subject:
Agriculture Studies
Science
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Author:
Agriculture in the Classroom Saskatchewan
Date Added:
06/07/2023
Exploring Canada's Geography
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In this interactive map activity, students will explore Canada's geography. Data layers include Canada's climate, Canada's Ecology (Ecozones and Ecoregions), Canada's landforms and Population Density 2016. Students will also explore the federal elections from 2000-2019.

Subject:
21st Century Competencies
Education
Educational Technology
Elementary Education
Geography
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
GAP 5
GAP 6
Author:
ESRI Canada
Date Added:
05/10/2023
Exploring Identity Through Art - Based on Leah Dorion's "The Giving Tree"
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Explore the elements of art, culture, and identity through this guided lesson based on Leah Dorion's "The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a Traditional Métis Story." We are connected through place and culture! The values, beliefs, traditions, religion, natural environment, recreational activities, music, dance, and art that surround us help to form our identity. We share, listen, learn, and grow from and with each other. Students will think about their own identity and the many pieces that make them unique as they create a painting in the style of Leah Dorion's work.

Subject:
Arts Education
Indigenous Perspectives
Social Studies
Material Type:
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Lesson
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Brie Phillips
Date Added:
06/29/2023
Finding the Main Idea or Keyword from a Passage
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This activity can be used to help find the main idea or keyword from a passage of text. This activity is excellent to develop vocabulary and deepen understanding of the content being examined. 

Subject:
English Language Arts
Health Education
Science
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Author:
Melissa Lander
Date Added:
11/02/2022
Four Directions Teachings
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FourDirectionsTeachings.com is a visually stunning audio narrated resource for learning about Indigenous knowledge and philosophy from five diverse First Nations in Canada. Navigate to the site map for access to the teacher lesson plans to go along with the interactive audio and visual content.
Junior: Grades 1-6
Intermediate: Grades 7-9
Senior: Grades 10-12

Four Directions Teachings rend hommage à la tradition orale autochtone, en mettant en valeur le procédé d’écoute attentive, lorsque un ancien ou un professeur traditionnel partage un enseignement, selon son point de vue, sur la richesse et la valeur des traditions culturelles provenant de sa nation.

Available in:
Flash Version - English and French
HTML Version - English and French
Subtitles Version - English and French

Subject:
English Language Arts
French
Indigenous Perspectives
Language Education
Native Studies
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
GAP 4
GAP 5
GAP 6
Lesson
Reading
Unit of Study
Author:
Patrimoine canadien
Canadian Heritage
Date Added:
10/30/2018