Alberta Grade 2 Social Studies - Full Year Bundle

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Alberta Social Studies Curriculum - Grade 2. This product was created to cover all of the expectations in the Alberta Social Studies Grade 2 curriculum.

There are 225+ activity sheets that cover the learning standards in the social studies curriculum. This unit contains readings, cut and paste activities, assignments and a variety of fun activities – colouring sheets, fill in the blanks, multiple choice, true/false, and more!

Check out the previews of these units to learn more about how it can benefit your students. We know you will love this no-prep, just print or upload to Google, time-saving resource!

2.1 Canada’s Dynamic Communities

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• All about Canada
• Inuit, Acadian, and Prairie Communities in Canada
• Inuit communities in Canada – climate and location
• Surviving the Cold – Inuit way of life
• Story – Surviving the Cold
• Inuit communities – moving around (dogsled, snowmobile, snowshoes, kayak)
• Labrador Inuit Community – Way of life
• Labrador Inuit Ceremony – Tunngavik
• Activity – Inuit Throat Singing
• Inukshuks – reading and questions
• Activity – Building a clay Inukshuk
• Jobs in Inuit communities
• Acadians in Canada
• Acadian climates
• Acadian culture and way of life
• Acadian French Language
• Story – Day in the Life of an Acadian
• Activity – Playing an Acadian game – “Le Lancer de Pierre”
• Activity – Learning Acadian dances
• History – Joseph Broussard
• Acadians – Jobs and natural resources
• Prairie communities – Metis, First Nations, and European settlers
• Climate in the prairies
• Blackfoot communities – way of life
• Activity – Building a Blackfoot shelter (Tipi)
• Activity – Blackfoot Dreamcatcher
• Blackfoot Hero – Chief Crowfoot
• Storytelling – Little Fox’s Adventure
• Ukraine community on the Prairies
• Preparing land for crops
• Story – Life on the Prairies
• Natural resources on the Prairies
• Jobs on the prairies
• Activities – Word scramble and word search
• Unit Test
• Answer pages for all activities

2.2 A Community in the Past

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What is a community?
• Which communities do you belong to?
• Describe your community
• The Indigenous People of Canada
• Treaties in Canada and Alberta
• Alberta before settlers
• Indigenous groups in your community
• Immigration to Canada
• Fur trade – early settlers
• Research – forts in your area
• Activity – Building a Model Fort
• Important features of a community
• History of Lethbridge, Alberta
• History of your community
• Immigrant families
• Where your ancestors came from
• Religious families
• Places of worship in your community
• Assignment – religious buildings near you
• Religious holidays in your community
• Ordering religious holidays
• Special days in Canada – Canadian culture
• Kwanzaa, Diwali, Passover
• Foods from different cultures
• Restaurants and grocery stores selling international foods
• Festivals in your community
• Winterlude, Calgary Stampede, Celtic Colours Festival
• Fall festivals
• Canadian Tulip Festival
• Heritage – values, traditions, culture, and artifacts
• Heritage Stories – Netherlands and Francophone Stories
• Activity – Recipes From My Heritage
• Story – Multiculturalism in Alberta
• Changing communities – Businesses opening and closing
• Multiculturalism in your community
• Activities – Word scramble and word search
• Unit Test
• Answer pages for all activities

This is a comprehensive bundle that will save you hours of planning! It has been tested and found effective in helping students achieve the learning outcomes in the social studies curriculum.