Systems Unit - Grade 1 - Alberta Social Studies - Lesson/Workbook Bundle

This bundle was created to provide everything you need to teach the Grade 1 Systems unit in the 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 workbook, which contains fun activities and worksheets for your students to demonstrate their understanding.

Workbook Details:
This resource covers all the outcomes in the Grade 1, 2024 Alberta Social Studies Curriculum – Systems unit.

There are 130 activity sheets that cover the outcomes in the social studies curriculum. This comprehensive unit contains readings, hands-on activities, true/false, diagrams, exit cards, 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!

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

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Needs and Wants
• Activity – Needs vs. Wants Pictionary
• Four Corners: Needs vs. Wants
• Goods and Services
• Memory Game – Goods and Services
• Story: Sharing Without Expecting Anything Back
• Newspaper Article: Giving Without Expecting
• Sharing Circle – Giving from the Heart
• Exchanging Goods and Services: Trading
• Bartering
• Case Study: The Fur Trade
• Case Study: The Fur Trade
• Activity: Bartering Market Day
• Buying and Selling at the St. Lawrence Market
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Responsibilities In Groups: Contributing Ideas
• Responsibilities In Groups: Listening to Others
• Responsibilities In Groups: Participating
• Responsibilities In Groups: Following Rules
• Responsibilities In Groups: Acting With Fairness
• Responsibilities In Groups: Cooperating
• Activity – Create a Group Dance Together
• Fact or Fiction – Group Responsibilities
• Story: The Team Captain's Big Win
• Blog Post: Leadership Roles in Our School
• Leaders in Our Community
• Show and Tell: Community Helper Roles
• Role-Play: Community Helpers
• Case Study: Craig Kielburger’s Kids Helping Kids
• Spelling Bee: Community Vocabulary
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Google Lesson Slides

Google Slides Lessons! Systems Unit, Alberta Social Studies, Grade 1. This resource is packed with all the lessons you need to teach the Systems, Grade 1, Alberta 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 a copy of this file to your Google Drive. From there, you can complete these lessons with your class, and/or assign these slides in Google Classroom.