Alberta - Grade 2 - Social Studies - Lessons/Workbook Mega Bundle

This mega bundle provides everything you need to teach all units in the Grade 2 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:

• 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

Systems Unit

Workbook

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

Citizenship Unit

Workbook

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

Google Lesson Slides

Google Slides Lessons! Alberta Social Studies, Grade 2. 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.