Grade 2/3 Social Studies Workbooks (Ontario Curriculum)

This BUNDLE contains FOUR independent Social Studies workbooks for Grade 2/3 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 2/3 Social Studies units are included.

Grade 2: Global Communities, Changing Family and Community Traditions

Grade 3: Living and Working in Ontario, Communities in Canada (1780-1850)

Together, the workbooks total up to 263 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 2/3 FRENCH Ontario Social Studies Workbooks

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)

Communities in Canada (1780-1850) Workbook Contents:

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. K-W-L Chart
4. Canada, 1780-1850
5. Canada, 1780-1850
6. Life in Canada 200 Years Ago
7. Life in Canada 200 Years Ago
8. Indigenous Communities
9. Anishinaabe
10. Anishinaabe
11. Haudenosaunee
12. Haudenosaunee
13. Cree
14. Cree
15. Mi'kmaq
16. Mi'kmaq
17. Métis
18. Métis
19. Inuit
20. Inuit
21. Children in Indigenous Communities
22. Early Indigenous Homes
23. Early Settlers
24. Early Settlers
25. Early Settler Artifacts
26. Early Settler Artifacts
27. Helping the Newcomers
28. Early French Canadians: New France
29. Early French Canadians: New France
30. Early French Canadians: New France
31. Early French Canadians: New France
32. Early French Canadians: Daily Life in New France
33. Scottish Settlers: Upper Canada
34. Scottish Settlers: Upper Canada
35. Scottish Settlers: Daily Life
36. Black Settlers: Upper Canada
37. Black Settlers: Upper Canada
38. Black Settlers: Nova Scotia
39. Black Settlers: Daily Life
40. Comparing Communities
41. What is a Treaty?
42. Two Row Wampum
43. Treaties from 1780-1850
44. Thinking About Treaties
45. History of Toronto
46. Residential Schools
47. Residential Schools
48. Then and Now
49. Then and Now
50. Then and Now
51. Identity in Canada Today
52. Identity in Canada Today
53. Vocabulary
54. Vocabulary
55. Communities in Canada Quiz
56. Communities in Canada Quiz

57 - 61. Communities in Canada Discussion Cards

Living and Working in Ontario Workbook Contents:

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. K-W-L Chart
4. Provinces and Territories
5. Map of Canada
6. Map of Canada
7. What is Ontario?
8. Map of Ontario
9. Municipal Governments
10. Traditional Territory
11. Traditional Territory
12. Indigenous Reserves
13. Band Councils
14. Land Use in Ontario
15. Land Use in Ontario
16. Land Use Purpose
17. Land Use Snapshots
18. Land Use Comparison
19. Local Land Use
20. Environmental Stewardship
21. Environmental Stewardship
22. What is a Landform?
23. What is a Landform?
24. What is a Landform?
25. What is a Landform?
26. What is Climate?
27. What is an Industry?
28. Ontario Landform Regions
29. Ontario Landform Regions
30. Ontario Landform Regions
31. The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
32. The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands: Climate and Weather
33. The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands: Life and Work
34. The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands: Life and Work
35. Manufacturing Industry
36. Tourism Industry
37. The Hudson Bay Lowlands
38. The Hudson Bay Lowlands
39. The Hudson Bay Lowlands: Climate and Weather
40. The Hudson Bay Lowlands: Life and Work
41. Hunting and Fishing Industry
42. The Canadian Shield
43. The Canadian Shield
44. The Canadian Shield: Climate and Weather
45. The Canadian Shield: Life and Work
46. The Canadian Shield: Life and Work
47. Mining Industry
48. Forestry Industry
49. Deforestation
50. Conservation
51. Natural Resource Inquiry
52. My Home, Ontario
53. My Home, Ontario
54. Vocabulary
55. Vocabulary
56. Living and Working in Ontario Quiz
57. Living and Working in Ontario Quiz

58 - 62. Living and Working in Ontario  Discussion Cards

Design a Quilt Project:

• Detailed Lesson Plan (With expectations, learning goal/success criteria, possible accommodations, and assessment strategies
• 11 Worksheets (Project Overview, Research Notes pages, Quilt Design, Reflection, Rubric)

Design an Ontario Region Jersey Project:

• 3-page Lesson Plan (With expectations, learning goal/success criteria, possible accommodations, and assessment strategies
• 11 Worksheets - Basketball Jersey (Project Overview, Research Notes pages, Jersey Design, Reflection, Rubric)
• 11 Worksheets - Hockey Jersey (Project Overview, Research Notes pages, Jersey Design, Reflection, Rubric)

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