Grade 5 - Saskatchewan Social Studies - Lessons/Workbook Mega Bundle

This mega bundle provides everything you need to teach all the units in the Grade 5 Saskatchewan 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.

Interactions and Interdependence Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Indigenous Groups – before European contact
• First Nation profiles – Algonkin, Ojibwe, Haudenosaunee, Wendat, Mohawk
• Activity - how to make a wigwam and longhouse
• First Nation culture and way of life
• Government – selecting the Chief
• Trade and conflict between First Nations
• Mapping the First Nations in Canada – Northwest Coast, Plateau, Plains, Eastern Woodlands, Subarctic, Arctic
• Metis Indigenous group
• Inuit culture and daily life
• Two Row Wampum Belt
• Activity – how to make a wampum belt
• Voyageurs – Northwest Trading Company
• Hudson’s Bay Company
• Trading posts in Saskatchewan
• Mapping where trading posts in Saskatchewan are
• Activity – building a model fort/trading post
• Fur trade – French alliances with First Nations
• Indigenous contact with Europeans
• Europeans learning from Indigenous groups
• Metis – Fur Traders and Indigenous relationships
• The Metis and their Stand at Red River
• Creation stories – Turtle Island
• Canada’s Changing Identity – Multiculturalism
• Canada’s changing population
• Growth of Canadian cities
• Naming Canadian landmarks
• Urban versus Rural communities
• Blog post – Canada’s demographics getting older
• Story – life as an immigrant versus as a refugee
• Immigration to Canada – push and pull factors
• Clifford Sifton – immigration policies
• Chinese Head Tax
• Anti-Asian Riots
• Japanese Internments
• Doukhobors in Canada
• Advocacy organizations in Canada
• Answer pages for all activities
• 2 Unit Tests

Dynamic Relationships Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Mapping: Physical and Political Maps
• Maps of Canada – Municipalities, Provinces, Territories, Regions of Canada, Population Density
• Activity – Creating a Classroom Map
• Municipalities in Canada
• Capital cities in Canada
• Population density in Canada – Living on the Canada/USA border
• Regions of Canada – Appalachian Mountains, Arctic Lowlands, Canadian Shield, Western Cordillera, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands, Hudson Bay Lowlands, and Interior Plains
• Canada’s Physical Regions – Quiz
• Important Canadian Symbols
• Western Expansion of Canada
• Effect of Climate on Settlement Patterns
• Climate Zones in Canada
• Learning from the Land: How Indigenous Canadian Traditions Teach Us About Earth and Resources
• Homesteads in Canadian History
• Seigneurs and Habitants
• Indigenous Nations Before 1713
• Métis Indigenous Group – Culture, Daily Life, and the Buffalo
• The Inuit – Culture and Daily Life
• First Nations – Algonkin, Wendat, Ojibwe, Haudenosaunee, and Mohawk Communities
• Selecting the Chief in First Nation communities
• Haudenosaunee Confederacy- Democracy
• Longhouse and Wigwam Shelters
• Trade Between First Nations
• Inuit Trading between Inuit groups and with First Nations
• Alliances and Treaties with First Nations
• European explorers – John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Alexander Mackenzie, Jame Cook, George Vancouver
• New France – Catholic Church, Society, and Citizens in New France
• Acadians – Language, Lifestyle
• Shifting Control: From France to Britain in Canada
• The Expulsion of the Acadians
• Seven Years War
• Treaty of Paris, 1763
• The British and the First Nations
• Germ Warfare – Fort Pitt
• The Royal Proclamation of 1763
• The Quebec Act
• The American Revolution
• The United Empire Loyalists
• Conflict Black Loyalists in Nova Scotia
• Fur Trade - French Alliances
• Voyageurs - Northwest Trading Company
• Hudson’s Bay Company – Trading Post Prices
• Métis – French Fur Traders & Indigenous Relationships
• Answer pages for all activities
• Unit Test

Power and Authority Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Exploring Canada's Territorial Changes
• Provinces vs Territories in Canada
• Newspaper Article – Joining Confederation
• Research Assignment: Why Did Saskatchewan Join Confederation?
• Canada's Growing Family: The Territories
• Citizenship and Mock Citizenship Test
• What is a Constitution?
• British North America Act of 1867
• Rights and Responsibilities
• Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• Activity- Classroom Constitution
• Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• Métis National Council
• Immigration- Push/Pull Factors
• Immigration/Emigration
• Levels of Government
• Activity – sorting responsibilities
• Government Responsibilities
• Which Level of Government to Call?
• Municipal Government
• Organization of Local Governments
• Activity – plan of action: letter to the municipal government
• Provincial government – leaders and their responsibilities
• Research – Members of Provincial Government
• Federal government – leaders and their responsibilities
• Research – Members of Federal Government
• Government Shared Responsibilities
• Election process – federal and provincial
• Federal Election Process
• Provincial Election Process
• Political parties in Canada
• Indigenous self-governments
• Governments wanting input from citizens
• Understanding Treaties Between First Nations and Canada
• We’re All Treaty People in Saskatchewan!
• Drawing Activity: My Personal Treaty Tree
• Activity: "Treaty Negotiation Role-Play"
• The Numbered Treaties
• First Nations Loss of Land
• The Heart of the Treaties
• Activity: Treaty Story Maps
• Exploring Treaty Promises
• 2 Unit Tests
• Answer pages for all activities

Resources and Wealth Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Renewable vs Non-Renewable Resources
• Activity – Canadian Resources Challenge
• Resource Management - Policies
• Activity – The Great Resource Role Play
• Renewable Vs. Non-Renewable Energy
• Memory Game – Renewable Vs. Non-renewable Energy
• Deep Dive: Solar Energy, Wind Energy, and Hydro Energy
• Story: A Solar Power Journey
• Activity – Renewable vs Non-Renewable Pictionary
• Renewable Resource: Trees and Tomorrow
• Agriculture – Clearcutting Forests and Reforestation
• Deforestation Statistics – Infographic Activity
• Digging Deep into Mining
• Impacts of Mining and a profile on a mining town - Mirny
• Newspaper Article: Protecting Our Oceans
• Indigenous Perspective - Story: The Wisdom of the Earth Keepers
• Activity – Worldviews on Nature Through Collage
• Blog Post: Sustainable Urban Agriculture
• Saving Water and Soil on Farms
• Exploring Food Miles and Local Eating
• Activity – Environmental Consequences Chain Reaction
• Blog Post: The Shopping Revolution
• Guide to Recycling and Waste Management
• Activity – Eco-Warrior Show and Tell
• Activity – Non-Sustainable Practices Trivia Cards
• Climate Change in Canada: Impact and Action
• Newspaper Article: Uniting Against Climate Change
• Smart Cities: Helping Our Planet
• Activity – Future Cities Drawing Contest
• Newspaper Article: Green Rides
• Newspaper Article: Canada's Electric Car Shift
• Saving Energy at Home and School
• Activity – Environmental Detective: Fact or Fiction?
• Activities – Sustainability Vocabulary Snowman (formerly Hangman), Sustainability Spelling Bee, Word Search, Environmental Policy Jeopardy
• Report – Canada is Changing
• Activity – A Demographic Time Capsule
• Story: Canada's Growing Mosaic
• Aging Population and Indigenous Populations
• Newspaper Article: Canada's Leap Forward
• People Moving – Changing Communities in Canada
• Activity – Migration Stories Role Play
• Newspaper Article: Canada's Future Job Boom
• Factory farms versus family farms
• Blog Post: Tech at Home – Working from home transition
• Activity – Future Industries Quiz Challenge
• Answer pages for all activities
• Unit Test

Google Lesson Slides

Grade 5 - Google Lesson Slides - Saskatchewan Social Studies Curriculum. This resource is packed with all the lessons you need to teach the Grade , Saskatchewan Social Studies Curriculum.

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.