Social Studies – Division 1 Classroom Tools

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1. Authorized Resources
2. Demonstration Lessons
3. Grade Level Resources
4. Planning Templates
5. Program of Study

Authorized Resources

• Authorized Resource Lists and Annotated Bibliographies, K – 9
• Focus on Inquiry, 2004
• Learn Alberta
• Tutorial – Creating and Using “My Workspace” on Learn Alberta
• Tutorial – Enhancing Social Studies Planning using Learn Alberta

Demonstration Lessons

Grade 1

• Where is Rosie? – Introduction to Mapping
• Rhyming School Treasure Hunt Clues
• Social Studies K – 3 Checklist
• Example – J.S. McCormick School Map

Grade 2

• Études sociales modèle de leçon – Recherche/Création d’art Inuit
• À la recherche de l’art Inuit – Vidéo
• Toonik Tyme
• Lesson Plan – Researching/Creating Inuit Art
• Researching Inuit Art – Video
• Look What You’ve Learned
• Inuit Art Websites
• Soap Carving Checklist
• Soap Carving Tips
• Lesson Plan – Comparing Cultures
• Social Studies K – 3 Checklist

Grade 3

• Social Studies K – 3 Checklist
• Lesson Plan – Where in the World are Canada, India, Tunisia, Ukraine, and Peru?

Grade Level Resources

Literature Connections

• Literature Connections to the New Social Studies Curriculum – Grade 1
• Literature Connections to the New Social Studies Curriculum – Grade 2
• Literature Connections to the Social Studies Curriculum – Grade 3
• Literature Connections to the Social Studies Curriculum – Canadian Symbols and Identity
• Literature Connections to the Social Studies Curriculum – Historical Thinking
• Literature Connections to the Social Studies Curriculum – Geographic Thinking
• Literature Links to Online Guide Critical Challenges: K-3

Web Resources

• Grade 1 Annotated Website List – Arranged by outcome
• Grade 2 Annotated Website List – Arranged by outcome
• Grade 3 Annotated Website List – Arranged by outcome

Planning Templates

• Social Studies Lesson Planner
• Etudes sociales modele de lecon
• Understanding by Design Template
• Concevoir pour comprendre

Program of Study

• Social Studies, Kindergarten to Grade 3, 2005
• PREMIÈRE ANNÉE : Citoyenneté : relations et appartenances
• DEUXIÈME ANNÉE : Des communautés canadiennes
• TROISIÈME ANNÉE : Branché sur le monde
• Progression of Skills and Processes K – 3 – Includes an attempt to show the skills as they progress through the grade levels