Alberta - Grade 1 - Social Studies - Lessons/Workbook Mega Bundle

This mega bundle provides everything you need to teach all units in the Grade 1 Alberta 2024 Social Studies Curriculum. With your purchase, you will receive lesson slides that follow the 3-Part lesson format, engaging your students from start to finish. You will also receive the workbooks, which contain fun activities and worksheets for your students to demonstrate their understanding.

Time and Place Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Landmarks
• Pictionary – Natural vs. Constructed Landmarks
• Model Creation: Natural and Built Landmarks
• The Rocky Mountains
• The Great Bear Rainforest: A Letter from Sage
• Alberta's Prairie Land
• The Bow River
• Lake Louise
• Four Corners: Natural Landmarks
• Blog Post: Top 5 Parks in Alberta
• Activity: Mapping Alberta’s Famous Landmarks
• Constructed Landmarks: The CN Tower
• Memory Game – Constructed Landmarks in Canada
• An Oral Tradition: The Blackfoot and the Big Rock
• The Cree Language: Keeping Culture Alive in Alberta
• Tradition: Sam’s First Calgary Stampede
• Cultural Beliefs: Honouring the Land
• Case Study: Indigenous Fire-Keeping Knowledge
• Fact Sheet – Cultural Celebrations in Alberta
• Art Shows Us Culture
• Newspaper Article: The Annual Powwow Celebration
• Activity: Cultural Show and Tell
• Francophones - French In Canada
• Francophone Culture
• Spelling Bee: Landmark and Culture
• Blackfoot Confederacy
• Métis in Alberta
• Fact Or Fiction – Cultural Expressions in Canada
• Story: Inuit and the Land
• Role-Play: Life in Different Cultures
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Systems Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Needs and Wants
• Activity – Needs vs. Wants Pictionary
• Four Corners: Needs vs. Wants
• Goods and Services
• Memory Game – Goods and Services
• Story: Sharing Without Expecting Anything Back
• Newspaper Article: Giving Without Expecting
• Sharing Circle – Giving from the Heart
• Exchanging Goods and Services: Trading
• Bartering
• Case Study: The Fur Trade
• Case Study: The Fur Trade
• Activity: Bartering Market Day
• Buying and Selling at the St. Lawrence Market
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Responsibilities In Groups: Contributing Ideas
• Responsibilities In Groups: Listening to Others
• Responsibilities In Groups: Participating
• Responsibilities In Groups: Following Rules
• Responsibilities In Groups: Acting With Fairness
• Responsibilities In Groups: Cooperating
• Activity – Create a Group Dance Together
• Fact or Fiction – Group Responsibilities
• Story: The Team Captain's Big Win
• Blog Post: Leadership Roles in Our School
• Leaders in Our Community
• Show and Tell: Community Helper Roles
• Role-Play: Community Helpers
• Case Study: Craig Kielburger’s Kids Helping Kids
• Spelling Bee: Community Vocabulary
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Citizenship Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Community
• My Community
• Symbols of Belonging
• Role-Play: Belonging to Our Community
• My Identity
• Activity: Group Identity Web
• The Maple Leaf
• Canada’s Flag
• Canada’s National Anthem
• Canada’s Coat of Arms
• Canada’s National Sport: Lacrosse
• Canada’s National Sport: Ice Hockey
• Memory Game – Canadian Symbols
• Symbols of Canada: Group Model Creation
• The Languages We Speak
• Newspaper Article: Canada Day
• Holiday Celebrations
• Special Days In Canada
• Ordering Important Dates
• Special Days – Remembrance Day
• Four Corners: Canadian Symbols and Belonging
• Story: Learning to Respect Different Cultures
• Chinese Families in Canada
• Activity: Cultural Celebration Day
• Blog Post: Cultural Festivals
• Teamwork Makes Things Happen
• Activity– Team Pen Writing Challenge
• K’naan: Bridging Cultures Through Music
• Fact or Fiction – Belonging in Canada
• What Makes a Good Community Member?
• Word Search – Community Characteristics
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Google Lesson Slides

Google Slides Lessons! Alberta Social Studies, Grade 1. This mega bundle also gives you access to all 3 of the Google Slides lessons. Click on the individual units to see a full preview of the Google Slides lessons.

We have structured these lessons to follow the popular 3-Part Lesson format. By using these lessons, you will be provided with learning goals, discussion questions, relevant YouTube videos, interactive slides, exit cards, and more. Check out the variety of activities you'll receive below.

Part 1: Minds On!
- Learning Goals
- Discussion Questions

- Polls/Surveys

- Picture Prompts

- Jokes and Riddles

- Relevant Quotes

Part 2: Action!
- Interactive Activities

- Drag and Drop

- Fill in the Blanks

- Matching

- Sorting

- Polls/Surveys and Graphing

- Embedded YouTube Videos

Part 3: Consolidation

- Exit Cards

- 3-2-1 Reflections

- One Word Reflections

- Act It Out!

- Quick Draw

- One Sentence Summary

After purchasing this resource, you will be able to download copies of the Google Slides for the three different units to your Google Drive. From there, you can complete these lessons with your class, and/or assign these slides in Google Classroom.