Get your year of Grade 3 Social Studies in Alberta planned in minutes with our complete lessons, projects, activities, simulations and worksheets. Stop looking for lesson plans for the new social studies curriculum. Everything you need to teach the whole year is included!
The social studies lessons include:
lesson plans with step-by-step instructions and options for modifications.
student pages and templates.
answer keys and suggested answers.
photos of student examples.
activities to support learning content specific vocabulary.
hands-on activities to make the lessons engaging.
simulations and project-based learning.
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 year plan and a list of Alberta Social Studies outcomes to help with planning.
Alberta's Geographical Regions Lesson and Projects:six different project-based learning activities for students to choose from along with lesson plans to help students learn about the regions and show their learning creatively.
Immigrants in Alberta: how different groups of people have been and continue to be impacted by racism in Alberta; ways to combat racism; cultural traditions, languages, skills and diversity that has been brought to Alberta by immigrants.
Treaties in Alberta:definition and process for treaties according to Canada (the Crown); the five numbered treaties in Alberta: Treaty 4, Treaty 6, Treaty 7, Treaty 8, Treaty 10; the numbered treaties in Canada.
First Nations and Métis Communities in Alberta: the many differences of First Nations and Métis communities in Alberta; symbols, cultural differences, languages and traditions of different First Nations and Métis people.
Francophones in Alberta: how French language and culture contributes to the diversity and identity of Alberta.
Homestead Life Drama Circle: learning about the impact of colonization in Indigenous People who traditionally have lived on the Canadian prairies.
Design a Prairie Homestead: a hands-on activity that encouragescreative thinking, historical inquiry, and map skills to deepen understanding of prairie settlement and homesteading in Canada.
Landmarks in Alberta: natural processes and historical landmarks found in Alberta.
Systems Unit
Alberta's Economy:how there are different natural resources throughout Alberta which are dependent on geography and contribute to Alberta's economy.
Municipal and Provincial Government in Alberta:definition of municipal and provincial governments and the titles of leaders in municipal government: decision making, provincial symbols.
Citizenship Unit
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.
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.
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.
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/
Ninja Note: This is a ZIP file with PDFs files inside. Extract the PDF files and save them on your computer. To access the digital versions of the files, download the PDFs and click on the access links in those file.
