Alberta - Grade 2 Social Studies - FULL YEAR BUNDLE
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 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!
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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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