Learn about the factors that make Alberta a unique place including its landscape, people, natural resources and culture. This is a great lesson to kick off the new Alberta social studies lessons in your grade 3 classroom. Everything you need to teach the lesson is included! Stop your search for resources for the new Alberta social studies curriculum.
activities to introduce the factors that make Alberta unique, reasons for Alberta's diversity including its landscape, natural resources, people, history, economy and culture.
how our experiences shape our understanding of Alberta.
comparing local cultural festivals across Alberta.
activities to protect and promote cultures across Alberta.
how learning about Alberta's cultural diversity is part of being an active citizen.
lesson plan with step-by-step instructions.
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.
simple quizzes and assessment activities to see what students have learned.
modifications to help you differentiate without spending more of your time.
background information for teachers.
answer keys and suggested answers.
photographs of completed students examples.
digital versions of most of the pages to help support your students or reduce printing. To access the digital version, download the PDF and use the link inside that file.
loose text in the digital version which can be read by your assistive technology. This is especially helpful since some of the text may be beyond the Grade 3 reading level (especially at the beginning of the school year).
a list of Alberta outcomes broken down by activity.
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/
