Social Studies

Skills and Processes

• Differentiates between activities and events occurring seasonally, recently and long ago

• Creates and uses a simple map to locate communities studied in the world

• Organizes and presents information, while considering the specific audience and purpose

My World: Home School and Community

• Understands how identity and self-esteem are affected by a sense of belonging in the world and how being an active member in a community contributes to the well-being of groups and communities

Moving Forward with the Past: My Family, My History and My Community

• Understands how changes over time have affected and influenced how families and communities are today

September/October Curriculum

• Mapping skills

• Find communities using maps.

• Develop geographic thinking.

• Develop a sense of direction (North, South, East, and West)

• Locate geographical coordinates

• Recognize symbols and create legends

• General introduction to Canada and its provinces and territories