Grade 1/2 Social Studies Workbooks and Projects (Ontario Curriculum)

This BUNDLE contains FOUR independent Social Studies workbooks for Grade 1/2 students and FOUR Social Studies projects/activities.

Each workbook meets the NEW 2023 Ontario Social Studies Curriculum expectations for an ENTIRE Social Studies unit.

All Grade 1/2 Social Studies units are included.

Grade 1: The Local Community, Changing Roles and Responsibilities

Grade 2: Global Communities, Changing Family and Community Traditions.

Together, the workbooks total up to 249 pages of student worksheets! Full Answer Keys are included. To support assessment practices, Ontario curriculum expectations are clearly identified on each workbook page. A quiz is included at the end of the workbooks.

Each end-of-unit project has a 3 or 4-page Lesson Plan for teacher use (with expectations, learning goal/success criteria, possible accommodations, and assessment strategies). These culminating tasks foster a deeper understanding of the content and promote critical thinking, creativity, and independent research.

⭐ Available in French: Grade 1/2 FRENCH Social Studies Workbooks (Ontario Curriculum)

Our Changing Roles and Responsibilities Workbook Contents:

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. K-W-L Chart
4. What is a Role?
5. My Roles
6. Changing Roles
7. Important Relationships
8. Important Relationships
9. Comparing Relationships
10. Important Places
11. Classroom Map
12. Bedroom Map
13. Big Events
14. What is a Timeline?
15. Create a Timeline
16. Big Events
17. My Life Timeline
18. Roles in the Community
19. Jobs
20. Jobs
21. Jobs
22. Roles in Your Life
23. Saying “Thank You”
24. Classroom Roles
25. Classroom Roles
26. What is a Responsibility?
27. What is a Responsibility?
28. Growing Up
29. Changing Responsibilities
30. Changing Responsibilities
31. Changing Responsibilities
32. Comparing Responsibilities
33. What is a Rule?
34. My Classroom Rule
35. My Classroom Rule
36. Responsibility or Rule?
37. What is Respect?
38. What is Respect?
39. Accidents and Apologies
40. Respect at School
41. Respect at School
42. Respecting the Earth
43. Respecting the Earth
44. Respecting the Earth
45. Is it Respectful?
46. Is it Respectful?
47. Every Child Matters
48. Every Child Matters
49. Every Child Matters
50. Vocabulary
51. Vocabulary
52. Roles and Responsibilities Quiz
53. Roles and Responsibilities Quiz

54 - 58. Showing Respect Discussion Cards

The Local Community Workbook Contents:

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. K-W-L Chart
4. What is a Community?
5. Natural Features
6. Natural Features
7. Built Features
8. Built Features
9. Who Uses What?
10. Natural and Built
11. Natural and Built
12. Natural and Built
13. Urban and Rural
14. Community History
15. Traditional Territory
16. My Home
17. My School
18. Community Services
19. Emergency Services
20. Emergency Services
21. Emergency Services
22. The Doctor’s Office
23. Waste Management
24. Green Spaces
25. Natural Resources
26. Shopping
27. Library
28. Cultural Centre
29. Indigenous Friendship Centre
30. Postal Service
31. Recreation
32. Looking Around the Community
33. Taking Care of My Community
34. Describing Location
35. Describing Location
36. Describing Location
37. Describing Location
38. Describing Location
39. Describing Location
40. What is a Map?
41. Map Legends
42. Schoolyard Map
43. Community Map
44. Vocabulary
45. Local Community Quiz
46. Local Community Quiz

47 - 51. Local Community Discussion Cards

Roles and Responsibilities Job Research Project:

• 4-page Lesson Plan (With expectations, learning goal/success criteria, possible accommodations, and assessment strategies
• 9 Worksheets (Project overview, Research Notes pages, Job Badge Design, Reflection, Rubric)
• 18 Pages of Easy-to-Read Job Booklets (8 jobs included, 8 page booklets each)
• Project Overview for Google Slides™ (13 slides)

My Local Community Mapping Project:

• 3-page Lesson Plan (With expectations, learning goal/success criteria, possible accommodations, and assessment strategies
• 14 Worksheets (Project overview, Map symbols and labels, Map templates, Reflection, Rubric)
• Project Overview for Google Slides™ (14 slides)

Global Communities Workbook Contents:

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. K-W-L Chart
4. What Does Global Mean?
5. What is a Map?
6. What are Continents?
7. What are Oceans?
8. The Equator
9. Canada
10. My Home on Earth
11. My Community
12. My Community 
13. Sustainability
14. Comparing Communities
15. Comparing Communities
16. Climate in Canada
17. Wildlife in Canada
18. Natural Features in Canada
19. Natural Features in Canada
20. Homes in Canada
21. Recreation in Canada
22. Canadian Communities
23. Life in Ontario, Canada
24. Saugeen First Nation
25. Life in Yukon, Canada
26. Life in Nova Scotia, Canada
27. Life in BC, Canada
28. Comparing Canadian Communities
29. Comparing Canadian Communities
30. Countries Around the World
31. My Global Passport
32. The United States of America
33. Passport: USA
34. India
35. Passport: India
36. Finland
37. Passport: Finland
38. Brazil
39. Passport: Brazil
40. China
41. Passport: China
42. Egypt
43. Passport: Egypt
44. Kenya
45. Passport: Kenya
46. Australia
47. Passport: Australia
48. Let’s Learn More!
49. Passport: ________ (Blank)
50. Comparing Finland and Brazil
51. Comparing Canada and Finland 
52. Comparing Canada and China
53. Comparing Australia and Kenya
54. Write a Postcard
55. Vocabulary
56. Vocabulary
57. Global Communities Quiz
58. Global Communities Quiz

59 - 63. Global Communities Discussion Cards

Changing Traditions Workbook Contents:

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. K-W-L Chart
4. Who Are Your Ancestors?
5. My Ancestors
6. A Postcard to My Ancestors
7. Generations
8. Family Structure
9. Family Structure
10. Families are Different Poem
11. My Family
12. The _________ Family
13. My Family Snapshots
14. My Family Quilt
15. Comparing Families
16. Cultures Around the World
17. All About _________‘s Culture
18. All About _________‘s Culture
19. Diversity
20. Diversity
21. What are Traditions?
22. Early Traditions
23. A New Family Tradition
24. Traditional Recipes
25. Traditions Interview
26. Going to a Celebration 
27. Traditions in Canada
28. New Year’s Traditions
29. Valentine’s Day Traditions
30. Birthday Traditions
31. Canada Day
32. Thanksgiving Traditions
33. Remembrance Day
34. Every Child Matters
35. Indigenous Friendship Centres
36. Traditions Around the World
37. Traditions Around the World
38. New Year’s Around the World
39. New Year’s Celebrations
40. Lunar New Year
41. Lunar New Year
42. Holi
43. Holi
44. Easter
45. Easter
46. Pesach/Passover
47. Pesach/Passover
48. Nowruz
49. Nowruz
50. Songkran
51. Songkran
52. National Indigenous Peoples Day
53. National Indigenous Peoples Day
54. Orange Shirt Day
55. Orange Shirt Day
56. Yom Kippur
57. Yom Kippur
58. Diwali
59. Diwali
60. Día de los Muertos
61. Día de los Muertos
62. Hanukkah
63. Hanukkah
64. Christmas
65. Christmas
66. Kwanzaa
67. Kwanzaa
68. Ramadan
69. Ramadan
70. Vocabulary
71. Traditions Quiz
72. Traditions Quiz

73 - 77. Traditions Discussion Cards

Country Research Project - Design a Coin Contents:

• 4-page Lesson Plan (With expectations, learning goal/success criteria, possible accommodations, and assessment strategies
• 9 Worksheets (Project Overview, Research Notes pages, Coin Design, Reflection, Rubric)
• 22 Pages of Easy-to-Read Country Texts (20 countries included)
• Project Overview for Google Slides™ (15 slides)

Design an Heirloom - Family Research Project Contents:

• 4-page Lesson Plan (With expectations, learning goal/success criteria, possible accommodations, and assessment strategies
• 13 Worksheets (Project Overview, Research Notes pages, Heirloom Templates, Reflection, Rubric)
• Project Overview for Google Slides™ (11 slides)