Manitoba Social Studies Unit - Grade 5 - Full Year Bundle

Grade 5 – Manitoba Social Studies Curriculum – This bundle was created to cover the outcomes in all clusters of the Social Studies curriculum.

PDF AND GOOGLE SLIDE VERSIONS BOTH INCLUDED!

There are 730+ activity sheets that cover the learning standards in the social studies curriculum. This comprehensive bundle contains readings, hands-on activities, true/false, diagrams, reflections, word searches and more. We’ve presented the material in a variety of text forms, including reports, news articles, blog posts, and stories. There is also a unit test and answer pages for all activities!

Cluster 1: First Peoples

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Indigenous Nations Before 1713
• First Nations Communities
• Research – Creation Stories
• Turtle Island Creation Story
• Tlingit Creation Story - How the Raven Stole the Sun
• Anishinaabe Creation Story - Turtle Island
• Haida Creation Story - The Great Flood
• Theories of Migration to North America
• Fact or Fiction – Origin Stories True or False
• Newspaper Article: Impact of Ice Age
• Capital Cities of Canada
• Atlantic Canada, Central Canada, Prairie Provinces, Northern Territories, West Coast – Pacific Regions
• Regions of Canada Map
• Activity – Mapping the Landscape
• Newspaper Article: Living with the Land
• First Peoples of the Western Cordillera
• Living on the Interior Plains
• First Peoples of the Canadian Shield
• The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Lowlands
• Newspaper Article: Comparing Views of Land
• Quiz Making – First Nations and Métis Peoples
• First Nations Profiles: Wendat, Ojibwe, Algonquin, The Swampy Cree and the Dene
• The Dene People: Life Above the Treeline
• Activity: A Day in the Life Role Play
• Métis Indigenous Group – Daily Life and Culture
• Tableaus – The Métis Struggle for Land
• Transportation - Canoes
• Activity – Making A Haida Canoe
• Longhouse Shelters and Wigwam Shelters
• Leadership Styles in First Peoples Communities
• Activity: Leadership Styles Role Play
• Haudenosaunee Confederacy and the Haudenosaunee – Way of Life
• Selecting The Chief
• Haudenosaunee Confederacy - Democracy
• Decision Making In The Grand Council
• Assignment – Tree of Peace
• Memory Game: Governance Memory Match
• Trade Between First Nations
• Alliances & Treaties Between First Nations
• Conflict Between First Nations
• Improv Activity: Leadership Reaction
• Unit Test – First Peoples
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Cluster 2: Early European Colonization

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Explorers: John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, Alexander Mackenzie, James Cook, George Vancouver
• Fact or Fiction – Explorer Myths and Truths
• Activity: Explorer’s Obstacle Course
• Newspaper Article: Leif Eriksson
• Henry Hudson and the Quest for the Northwest Passage
• The Voyages of Martin Frobisher
• Activity: Mapping European Explorers’ Routes
• European Colonial Powers in North America
• Motivations Behind European Expansion
• Blog Post: Religion in European Explorations
• Economic Impacts of Early Exploration
• Activity: Explorer Biographies
• Pictionary – Explorers and Settlements
• Samuel de Champlain
• Fur Trade – French Alliances
• Assignment – French and Iroquois Wars
• New France – Fur Traders
• Seigneurs and Habitants
• Activity: Life in Nouvelle-France Role Play
• The Catholic Church In New France
• Citizens of New France
• Europeans Learning From The Indigenous
• Blog Post: Adaptations to European Goods
• Fact or Fiction – Life In Early Canada
• Activity: First Contact Encounters Role Play
• Trade – European and Indigenous Groups
• Activity – Making a Wampum Belt
• Voyageurs – Northwest Trading Company
• Métis – French Fur Traders and Indigenous Relationship
• Hudson’s Bay Company
• Trading Post Prices
• Activity – Effects of Smallpox
• Cultural Impacts of the Treaty of Paris
• Seven Years’ War and The Battle of The Plains of Abraham
• The British and the First Nations
• Germ Warfare – Fort Pitt and the Pontiac Wars – Fort Michilimackinac
• The Expulsion Of The Acadians
• National Aboriginal Veterans Monument
• Unit Test – Early European Colonization
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Cluster 3: The Fur Trade

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Mapping the Fur Trade and Métis Nation
• Newspaper Article: Fur Trade and Economy
• Expansion of the Fur Trade
• Activity – Word Search on Explorers and Settlements
• Story: The Creation of Rupert’s Land
• Fact or Fiction – Explorer Legends
• Blog Post: Global Influences on Fur Trade
• Strategic Placement of Trading Posts
• Economic Strategies of the Fur Trading Companies
• Improv Activity – Unexpected Encounters Skits
• Story: The Significance of Canadian Place Names
• Physical Geography of Canada and the Fur Trade
• Seasonal Cycles and the Fur Trade
• Blog Post: Fur Trade Forts
• Fact or Fiction – Fur Trade Myths
• Daily Life in the Fur Trade
• Activity: Daily Life in a Fur Trade Post Role Play
• Key Figures and Stories of the Fur Trade
• Activity: Trading Card Game - Fur Trade Figures
• Comparative Analysis of Fur Trade Companies
• Contributions of Diverse Groups to the Fur Trade
• Newspaper Article: Role of Indigenous Guides
• Show and Tell – Explorer's Toolkit
• Health and Medicine during the Fur Trade
• Understanding Métis Governance
• Conflicting Priorities: Fur Trade vs. Agriculture
• Blog Post: Role of First Nations and Métis
• Activity: First Contact Role Play
• Story: Métis Cultural Heritage and Its Preservation
• Métis Political Movements Post-Fur Trade
• Newspaper Article: Economic Impact of the Métis
• Fact or Fiction – Métis Nation Myths
• Story: The Journey of Métis Leadership
• Newspaper Article: Issues Facing Métis Governments
• Activity - Crafting Our Métis Sashes
• Activity - Discovering Métis Beadwork
• Fact or Fiction – First Nations and Métis Governance
• Pictionary – Fur Trade Icons
• Unit Test – Fur Trade
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Cluster 4: British Colony to Confederation

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Cultural Diversity in Pre-Confederation Canada
• Migration and Identity
• Newspaper Article: The United Empire Loyalists
• Settlement Patterns of the Loyalists
• Activity: Loyalist Arrival and Settlement Role Play
• Blog Post: The Loyalists’ Impact on Canadian Politics
• Métis Lands and Communities
• Fact or Fiction – Métis Culture and History
• Activity: Métis Trading Post Interaction Role Play
• The Selkirk Settlement
• Activity – Scenes from the Selkirk Settlement Tableau
• Valuing Diverse Contributions to Canada
• Story: Daily Life in Canada East and Canada West
• The War of 1812
• Activity – War of 1812 Tactical Map
• Fact or Fiction – War of 1812 Myths
• The 1837 to 1838 Rebellions
• Reforms Resulting from the Rebellions
• Debating Confederation
• Key Figures in Canadian Confederation
• Story: Cultural Challenges in Early Confederation
• Fathers of Confederation: John A. Macdonald, George-Étienne Cartier, George Brown
• Political Deadlock, Representation By Population, The Great Coalition, and the Double Shuffle
• Fenian Raids
• Thomas D’Arcy McGee Assassinated
• Manifest Destiny
• Chinese Railroad Workers
• Confederation – Key Terms
• Land Ownership in PEI
• Maritime Colonies – Join Confederation?
• British North America Act
• Canada Expansion
• The Manitoba Act
• Confederation Facts Trivia Card
• Citizenship in 1867
• Diverse Citizenship Rights in 1867
• Evolving Canadian Citizenship
• Blog Post: Changing European Views of First Peoples
• First Peoples and Citizenship
• Story: The Journey of Women's Rights
• Elements of Canadian Confederation / Citizenship
• Unit Test - From British Colony to Confederation
• 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.