Provincial Government in Canada | Paper and Digital

Learn about the Canadian provincial and territorial governments structure and functions with this ready to use resource designed for the Alberta social studies outcomes. We've done everything for you so you can focus on teaching.

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This engaging activity includes:

• reasons for governments
• pillars of democracy
• connecting modern government to democracies in the past
• structure of the provincial and territorial governments in Canada and how they connect to the British Parliamentary system
• premier, their role and how they are chosen
• Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), how they are elected, representing a constituency or riding, duties (with references to MPPs, MHAs and MNAs)
• official opposition
• how bills are passed before receiving royal assent in provincial governments
• the role and duties of the Lieutenant General, representing the monarch
• Constitution Act, 1867 and the division of responsibilities between federal and provincial governments
• judicial independence and its importance
• detailed lesson plan with easy to read formatting.
• instructions for how to use our activities with or without technology so you can be flexible for your students and classroom environment.
• instructions for printing student workbooks while still offering differentiated options.
• a variety of activities that keep students engaged while learning.
• 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.
• simple quizzes and assessment activities to see what students have learned.
• modifications to help you differentiate without spending more of your time.
• answer keys and suggested answers.
• digital versions of most of the student 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 6 reading level (especially at the beginning of the school year).
• 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/

This activity aligns with:

• the Alberta Social Studies Curriculum Grade 6 ©2025

This activity supports learning about:

• government
• division of powers between provincial and territorial governments
• roles in the provincial government
  

Looking for more social studies for Alberta teachers? Our unit plans include extra vocabulary supports and assessments.

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Ninja Note: To access the digital version, download the PDFs and click on the access links in the file.

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