Manitoba - Grade 2 Social Studies - Full Year Bundle

PRODUCT PREVIEW

PDF AND GOOGLE SLIDE VERSIONS BOTH INCLUDED!

Grade 2 – Manitoba Social Studies Curriculum – This bundle was created to cover the outcomes in all clusters of the Connecting and Belonging curriculum.

There are 335+ activity sheets that cover the learning standards in the social studies curriculum. Each unit contains readings, colouring sheets, fill in the blanks, multiple choice, true/false, maps, and more!

Check out the preview of this unit to learn more about how it can benefit your students.

Cluster 1: Our Local Environment

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Your rights and responsibilities
• How each right has a responsibility
• Rights and responsibilities in different communities – at school and in the local community
• Activity – making a book with our rights and responsibilities
• Remembrance day – reading and colouring sheet
• Characteristics of a community
• Which communities do you belong to?
• My local community
• Multiculturalism in my local community
• My heritage – values, artifacts, culture, traditions
• Heritage story – Netherlands
• Heritage story – Francophones in Manitoba
• Heritage story – Ojibwe First Nation
• Activity – Ojibwe Dreamcatcher
• My heritage story
• My favourite recipes from my family
• My heritage – my traditions and celebrations
• Natural resources in my environment
• Natural resources in Manitoba
• How natural resources affect a community
• Indigenous groups in Manitoba
• Treaties in Canada and Manitoba
• Indigenous groups in my community
• Important features of a community
• What features are in my community?
• History of Steinbach – history of a community
• History of my community
• Local community – leaders
• Who is the mayor, councillors, chief, and elders in my community
• Electing leaders in my community
• Activity – running for mayor
• Making tough decisions in my community – conflict
• Showing leadership in my community
• Activities – word search and word scramble
• Unit Test
• Answer pages for all activities

Cluster 2: Communities in Canada

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• All about Canada
• Things found in Canadian communities
• What are natural features?
• What are built features?
• The Indigenous People of Canada
• The Inuit, First Nations, and Métis in Canada
• Inuit and Acadian 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
• Natural resources in Inuit communities
• Jobs in Inuit communities
• Moving to Canada – reasons settlers came to Canada
• 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
• Conserving natural resources
• Activity – conserving resources by reusing materials
• Goods made across Canada
• Activities – Word scramble and word search
• Unit Test
• Answer pages for all activities

Cluster 3: The Canadian Community

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Important Canadian symbols
• Matching Canadian symbols
• Colouring sheets – Canadian symbols
• Important Indigenous symbols
• Important symbols in Manitoba
• Story – Life as a Fur Trader: Using York Boat and Red River Cart
• Manitoba Flag – history
• Immigration to Canada
• Fur trade – early settlers
• Research activity – forts near you
• Activity – building a fort
• Metis in Manitoba and Canada
• Story – Life as a Metis
• Canada – provinces and territories
• World map – countries in the world
• World map – continents
• Immigrant families – German, Chinese, and Scottish families in Canada
• Multiculturalism in Canada
• Learning from other cultures – bannock
• Differences in your community
• Different languages used
• Foods from other countries
• Religious families – Passover, and religious holidays
• Special days in Canada
• Festivals in Canada – celebrating diversity
• Canadian Tulip Festival – Connection with the Dutch
• Name of Canadian places
• Name of places in Manitoba
• Canada – two official languages
• Francophone communities in Canada
• Francophone culture in Canada
• Story – Pierre the Francophone
• Needs for Canadians – basic needs and other needs
• Needs versus wants
• Advertisements affecting our behaviour
• The media affecting our behaviour
• 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.