Grade 2 - Alberta Social Studies - UPDATED 2025 - FULL YEAR BUNDLE

Updated - 2025 - Alberta Social Studies Curriculum - Grade 2. This product was created to cover all of the expectations in the NEWLY UPDATED Alberta Social Studies Grade 2 curriculum. We have made changes to the previous version of this bundle so that these resources align with the most recent and finalized versions of the curriculum.

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There are 420 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!

Systems

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Everyday Goods And Their Natural Resources
• Case Study: Oil Jobs In Fort McMurray
• Memory Game – Jobs And Resources
• Blog Post: Top 8 Goods Canada Imports
• The Journey Of Benny The Banana
• Activity: Goods Journey Show And Tell
• Exporting Goods
• Case Study: Pipelines And Oil Transport
• Fact Or Fiction – Natural Resources
• Four Corners: Natural Resources In Our Lives
• Understanding Government
• Municipal Government
• Provincial Government
• Federal Government
• Local Leaders: Mayors
• Local Leaders: City Councillors
• Local Leaders: Chiefs Of First Nations
• Interview With Premier Danielle Smith
• Newspaper Article: Lieutenant Governor's Visit
• Leading Canada: A Letter From Justin Trudeau
• Case Study: Mary Simon And Her Roles
• Role-Play: Government Leaders
• Steps For How Federal Elections Work In Canada
• Activity: Classroom Federal Election Simulation
• Newspaper Article: The Role of Courts
• Courtroom Drama: Mock Court Case
• House Of Commons
• Activity: Classroom House Of Commons
• The Senate
• How Canada Makes Laws
• Snowman – Government And Resources
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Time and Place

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Provinces vs Territories
• Map of Canada
• Capital Cities of Canada
• Reading Maps – Text Features
• Fact or Fiction – Canada’s Geography
• Canadian Shield
• Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Lowlands
• Interior Plains (The Prairies)
• Arctic Lowlands
• Appalachian Mountains
• Western Cordillera
• The Hudson Bay Lowlands
• Physical Regions Of Canada Map
• Examining Canada's Physical Regions
• Activity: Build a Miniature Physical Region Model
• Landforms In Canada: Rocky Mountains
• Bodies of Water in Canada
• Memory Game – Regions and Landforms of Canada
• Spelling Bee: Learning Geographic Terms
• Cardinal Directions - Canada
• Intermediate Directions
• Activity: Relative Location Hopscotch
• Activity – My Community Map
• Story: First Nations, Inuit, & Their Bond with the Land
• Treaties: A Letter from Chief Willie Littlechild
• Role-Play: First Nations and Inuit Land Stories
• Blog Post: How Canada Got Its Name
• Heritage
• Activity: Heritage Storytelling Circle
• Francophone - French in Canada
• Francophone Culture
• Story – Life as a Métis
• Activity: Cultural Dance Presentation
• Newspaper Article: Multiculturalism in Canada
• Four Corners: Multiculturalism in Canada
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Citizenship

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Facts: Things We Can Prove
• Opinions: How We Feel About Things
• Fact or Opinion – Sorting Challenge
• Newspaper Article: Past Experiences & Opinions
• Debate: Community Issues
• Story: The Game Everyone Liked
• How Facts Shape Opinions
• Four Corners: Expressing Personal Opinions
• Blog Post: Why Communities Make Decisions
• Decision-Making Methods: Voting
• Classroom Voting – Seating Arrangement
• Decision-Making Methods: Consensus
• Classroom Consensus: Choosing a Movie Together
• Decision-Making Methods: One Person Decides
• Role-Play: The Leader's Decision
• Word Search – Methods of Decision Making
• Story: How Heritage Shapes Our Perspectives
• How Knowledge Shapes Our Views
• Experiences: Influencing Our Perspectives
• Terry Fox: How Beliefs Shaped His Journey
• Memory Game – Perspective Influencers
• Role-Play: Understanding Different Perspectives
• Problem-Solving: Identifying the Problem
• Problem Solving: Considering Others’ Ideas
• Problem Solving: Brainstorming Solutions
• Problem Solving: Agreeing on an Action
• Activity: Problem Solving
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

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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.