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Save $$$ with the Alberta Grade 4 Social Studies Full Year!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis engaging activity includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRupert’s Land (and how it contributed to more land in Canada).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eproblems in the colonies: trade, economy, distance, railway, currency, laws, expansionism of the United States.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ereasons for and against joining Confederation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe process and purposes of the Charlottetown Conference, Quebec Conference, and London Conference.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrench and English perspectives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eintroduction to the Parliamentary system: Member of Parliament, Prime Minister, Governor General, Sovereign.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003echanges in government then and now.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eimportance of The BNA Act, Also known as the Constitutional Act of 1867.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal members of Confederation: Province of Canada (Ontario, Quebec), Nova Scotia, New Brunswick.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea general timeline of Confederation including when all the other provinces and territories joined.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edetailed lesson plans with easy to read formatting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions for how to use our activities with or without technology so you can be flexible for your students and classroom environment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einstructions for printing student workbooks while still offering differentiated options.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea variety of activities that keep students engaged while learning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edetailed outlines of each activity with a list of materials along with a centralized list and reminders in each section of the lesson plan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoptional Teacher Slides to support instruction and content delivery. 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This is especially helpful since some of the text may be beyond the Grade 4 reading level (especially at the beginning of the school year).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elist of Alberta outcomes broken down by activity.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNinja Note: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you teach in Alberta, this resource has been written for the new social studies curriculum. 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