Contributions of Immigrants in Alberta | Paper and Digital

Learn how immigrants contribute to the identity and diversity of Alberta with a variety of activities that only take moments to prep. Students will learn about how the cultures, language and traditions are protected from racism. Everything teachers need is included. Stop your search for resources for the new Alberta social studies curriculum.

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This social studies lesson includes:

• 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.
• people from different countries: Ukraine, India, Nepal, Philippines, Syria, Israel, China and Jordan.
• people of different faiths: Islam (Muslim), Judaism, Hinduism, and Sikh
• different languages spoken by immigrants: Hebrew, Arabic, Mandarin, Ukrainian, Punjabi, Hindi and Tagalog
• contributions to Alberta by immigrants including businesses, buildings, skills, workers, cultural activities and food.
• 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 to help with planning.
  

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 immigrants in Canada, specifically Alberta.
• learning about racism and ways to prevent it.
  

Looking for more social studies for Alberta teachers?

• Time and Place Unit for Alberta Social Studies Grade 3
• Systems Unit for Alberta Social Studies Grade 3
• Citizenship Unit for Alberta Social Studies Grade 3
  

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Ninja Note: To access the digital version of this file, download the PDF and click on the access link in that file.

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