Get a unit about way civic actions strengthen communities include promoting local culture, voting and help charities. This unit includes all of our social studies resources related to citizenship in Alberta through activities, investigations, and complete lessons. Everything you need to teach the whole unit is included!
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This unit was designed specifically for Alberta Grade 3 social studies teachers. It includes:
- lesson plans with step-by-step instructions and options for modifications.
- instructions for how to use our activities with and without technology so you can be flexible for your students and classroom environment.
- instructions for printing student workbooks while still offering differentiated options.
- detailed outlines of each activity with a list of materials along with a centralized list and reminders in each section of the lesson plan.
- optional Teacher Slides to support instruction and content delivery. You can choose to teach with or without them.
- vocabulary list with phonetic pronunciations and definitions to help support your students.
- “I can” statements written in student-friendly language so students can self-assess their learning.
- student pages and templates.
- answer keys and suggested answers.
- photos of student examples.
- activities to support learning content specific vocabulary.
- background information for teachers so you don't need to be an expert.
- simple assessments like quizzes. Rubrics are included for teachers to use for marking projects.
- ideas for how to use this resource in the classroom, online, or a mix.
- digital versions of all the student reading and writing pages that use Google Slides. You must download the PDF files and use the access links in the files to get your digital copies.
- an alignment guide for Alberta Outcomes in each resource.
- a unit plan and a list of Alberta Social Studies outcomes to help with planning.
This social studies unit includes:
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Alberta's Identity: Students learn about the factors that make Alberta a unique and diverse place. They will learn about different local cultural festivals, how promote cultures across the province and learn how our experinces shape our understanding of Alberta.
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Charity and Volunteering: Students learn about civic actions like charity and volunteering that citizens can take to be active citizens; definitions of charity and volunteering; things that can be donated: money, items, or time (volunteering); ways to volunteer in your community; pros and cons of charity and volunteering; creating a plan to help a charity or volunteer.
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Voting and Elections: Students will learn the vocabulary related to elections in Canada; voting eligibility in Alberta; the process for provincial elections; participate in a voting simulation; learn how civic actions such as being active in the community, helping others, following rules and voting make communities stronger, happier and healthier.
The unit includes additional bonus materials:
- a unit plan to assist with sequencing.
- a list of Alberta Social Studies outcomes to help with planning.
- a list of materials outlined for each activity.
- vocabulary support materials: word wall words, glossary pages, definition worksheets, digital flashcards, word with with phonetic pronunciations and definitions.
- extra assessments to assess student learning of the whole unit.
Ninja Note: If you teach in Alberta, this resource has been written for the new social studies curriculum. Learn more about how we're writing and adjusting resources for the new curriculum. https://brainninjas.ca/social-studies-in-alberta/
This activity aligns with:
- the Alberta Social Studies Curriculum Grade 3 ©2025
This activity supports:
- learning about different cultural events in Alberta.
- learning to be an active citizen in Alberta.
- learning about charity and volunteering.
- learning about provincial elections in Canada.
- learning about how elections run in Canada.
- learning how to make decisions about candidates during an election.
- learning about civic actions and citizenship.
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Ninja Note: This is a ZIP file. Download the file and extract the PDF files to accesss the lessons. To access the digital versions of this file, download the PDFs and click on the access links in those files.
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