Check out the dual language vocabulary glossaries for social studies at NYU Steinhardt. They are available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), French, German, Haitian, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Karen, Khmer, Korean, Nepali, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.
We've gathered examples of how you could modify the big ideas in Social Studies for each strand, from Grade 1 to Grade 8!
In this document, you'll find:
modified big ideas simplified for beginner ELLs
suggested activities or culminating tasks to demonstrate understanding
Use these as a starting point to design activities and assessments that suit the needs and interests of your ELLs.
Check out the Canadian Heritage Youtube Channel for great short videos on Canadiana.