Saskatchewan - Grade 8 - Social Studies - FULL YEAR BUNDLE

FULL YEAR BUNDLE! Teaching made easy - your entire social studies year planned! This bundle covers all expectations in the Saskatchewan Social Studies Grade 8 Curriculum.

Students will practice literacy skills when demonstrating their understanding of the subject material. These sheets were made for cross-curricular connections between language and social studies. Students will make connections, infer, support their answers with evidence from the text, and summarize. Each worksheet contains a reading followed by questions for them to demonstrate their learning. Students will enjoy the matching, true or false, and multiple choice questions.

Strand A - Interactions and Interdependence.

There are 146 activity sheets that cover the outcomes in the Saskatchewan social studies curriculum. This comprehensive unit 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!

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Defining Culture
• Activity: Defining Culture Through Poster
• Understanding Cultural Retention in Canada
• Role-Play: Exploring Cultural Identity
• Shared Characteristics of Indigenous Cultures
• Role-Play: Exploring Indigenous Cultures
• Blog Post: Climate Change and Indigenous Knowledge
• Preserving Indigenous Languages
• Drawing Contest: Language Preservation
• Newspaper Article: Revitalization of Languages
• Heritage Languages and Bilingualism Policies
• Newspaper Article: Bilingual Education Policies
• Francophone Issues in Canada
• Blog Post: Francophone Issues
• Reasons for Immigration to Canada
• Activity: Immigration Reasons Storyboard
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Canadian Immigration
• Story: World War II Refugees in Canada
• Ukrainian Refugee Crisis: Canada's Role
• Economic Factors for Immigration to Canada
• Political Oppression and Immigration
• Story: Canada's Immigration Journey
• Activity: Timeline of Western Canada's Immigration
• Evolution of Canada’s Immigration Policy
• Fact or Fiction – Immigration Policy Evolution
• Blog Post: Canada’s Current Immigration Policy
• Four Corners Activity: Fairness of Immigration Policy
• Multicultural Policy in Canada
• Policies Supporting Immigration in Canada
• Comparing Immigration Policies: U.S. Vs Canada
• Canada’s Refugee System
• Story: The Mohammed Family's Journey
• Challenges Immigrants Face in Canada
• Immigration and Canadian Economy
• Role of Immigration in Urbanization
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Strand B – Dynamic Relationships.

There are 150 activity sheets that cover the expectations in the Saskatchewan social studies curriculum. This comprehensive unit 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!

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Gordon Lightfoot’s Songs and Canadian Landscapes
• Margaret Atwood and the Canadian Wilderness
• Emily Carr’s Paintings and Nature
• Inuit Throat Singing and Connection to the Land
• Hockey's Impact on Canadian Culture
• Blog Post: Debate on Pipelines
• Newspaper Article: Understanding Land
• The Haldimand Proclamation and Land Rights
• The Oka Crisis and Land Disputes
• Modern Land Claims: The Tsilhqot’in Nation Case
• Activity: Mapping Canada’s Designated Lands
• Newspaper Article: The Creation of Nunavut
• Canada’s Agricultural Heartland: The Prairies
• The Importance of the Fishing Industry
• Hydroelectric Projects in Quebec
• Role-Play: Economic Impact Debate
• The Treaties of Niagara and the Covenant Chain
• Memory Game: Treaty Terms and Concepts
• Health Care Promises in Treaty 6
• Activity: Unfulfilled Treaty Promises Infographics
• Blog Post: The Treaty Land Entitlement Process
• Role-Play: Historical Treaty Negotiations
• Newspaper Article: Fishing Rights
• Case Study: The Economic Benefits of Treaties
• Four Corners Activity: Exploring Treaty Perspectives
• Canada’s Contribution to World War I
• Timeline: Canada's Role in Global Conflicts
• The Impact of the Royal Proclamation of 1763
• The Building of the Canadian Pacific Railway
• Trivia Card Creation: Historical Events in Canada
• Story: The Journey to Health Care for All
• Fact or Fiction – Canadian Historical Events
• Blog Post: The Influence of American Mass Media
• Comparing Canadian and American Social Policies
• Story: The Struggle for the Vote
• Chinese Head Tax
• Japanese Internments
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Strand C – Power and Authority.

There are 157 activity sheets that cover the outcomes in the Saskatchewan social studies curriculum. This comprehensive unit 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!​

​​Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Historical Changes in Canadian Citizenship​
• The Elections Act of 1900 ​
• "Blue Bird" Nurses and the 1917 Federal Election​
• The Famous Five​
• Role-Play: The Famous Five​
• The Saskatchewan Bill of Rights, 1947​
• Newspaper Article: Canadian Charter of Rights​
• Blog Post: Effects of the Canadian Charter​
• Case Study: Charter of Rights and Freedoms​
• The Indian Act and Its Impact​
• Paths to Canadian Citizenship​
• Activity: Citizenship Test Simulation​
• Four Corners Activity: Paths to Canadian Citizenship​
• Story: The Dream of Maple Leaves​
• Drawing Contest: Rights and Freedoms​
• Understanding Decision-Making Models​
• Decision-Making: Majority-Rule vs. Consensus​
• First Nations Models of Governance​
• Inuit and Métis Leadership Structures ​
• Blog Post: Understanding Governance​
• School Policies: Playground Safety Regulations ​
• Presentation: Evolution of a School Policy​
• Activity: New School Policy Proposal​
• Newspaper Article: Catalysts for New Laws​
• The Executive Branch of Canada's Government​
• Memory Game: Exploring Governance​
• Fact or Fiction – The Executive Government of Canada​
• Process of a Bill Becoming Law​
• Fact or Fiction – Evolution of Laws​
• Motivations Behind Political Candidacy​
• Newspaper Article: Public Pressure & Policy Changes​
• Story: Emily's Journey into Canadian Politics​
• Obstacles to Political Involvement​
• Ways to Influence the Canadian Political System​
• The Impact of Non-Engagement in Elections​
• Spelling Bee: Political Vocabulary ​
• Unit Test​
• Answer Pages For All Activities​

Strand D – Resources and Wealth

There are 172 activity sheets that cover the outcomes in the Saskatchewan social studies curriculum. This comprehensive unit 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!

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Local Goods and Services in Saskatchewan
• Pictionary – Local Goods and Services
• Show and Tell: Local Economy Showcase
• Understanding Public and Private Sectors
• Activity: Sector Sorting
• Purpose and Characteristics of Public Enterprises
• Purpose and Characteristics of Private Enterprises
• Role-Play: Public and Private Sectors
• Memory Game: Public and Private Sectors
• Roles in a Mixed Market Economy
• Elements of a Mixed Market Economy
• Role-Play: The Great Economic Debate
• Blog Post: Role of Advertising
• Our Economy: Social and Environmental Impacts
• Story: Collective Ownership
• Purchasing Locally: How It Shapes Our Community
• Activity: Exploring Local Shopping Habits
• Understanding Local and Fair-Trade Products
• Activity: Local and Fair-Trade Product Catalogue
• Debate: Exploring Consumer Choices
• The Ripple Effects of Overconsumption
• Infographics: Impact of Excessive Consumption
• Blog Post: Responsible Consumerism
• Word Search – Responsible Consumerism
• Timeline of Environmental Policies in Canada
• Newspaper Article: Sharing Water Resources
• Logging in Canadian Forests
• The Growth of Nuclear Energy in Canada
• Environmental Challenges of Tar Sands
• Newspaper Article: Turning the Tide on Plastic
• Infographics: Environmental Challenge
• Blog Post: The Rise of Plant-Based Diets
• Electric Vehicles and Their Environmental Impact
• Understanding Zero-Waste Living
• Exploring Fast Fashion and Sustainable Fashion
• Story: The Food Saver
• Newspaper Article: Environmental Advocation
• Digital Consumption and the Environment
• Fact or Fiction – Sustainable Practices
• 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 Saskatchewan social studies curriculum.

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