Grade 2 Social Studies

Saskatoon
Saskatchewan

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A Communities in Canada Unit Plan

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Here are a few pictures of my upcoming Saskatoon Unit!
Original unit is over 200 pages!
10 Lessons
Each lesson includes printables,
assessment and extension
activities.

Reading Activities
14+ pages of Reading Activities
including QR Codes, fill in the
blanks and 6 reading cards with
pictures!

5 Google Docs, Links &

QR Codes
Are you using technology in your
classroom? This unit is perfect
for you!
Plus Much More! (see table of contents for an outline of lessons included!)
The lessons in this unit are designed to engage students an immerse them in the culture of the
prairies! Also included in this unit are:
- 18 Prairie Culture and prairie Animals cards with QR codes linked to useful websites and games too!
(four are included in this free preview!)
- Printable Graphic Organizers and Mini Booklets too!
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- Google Slides Doc and Google Maps Landforms Activity

- Print, colour, cut and paste board game
- 15 Book Recommendations with summaries
- Bridge Building Connections
 Table of Contents
Page # Lesson and Activities
Getting to Know Saskatoon Lesson
6-9 - Books About Saskatchewan (with descriptions & links)
- KWLHQ Graphic Organizer and Poster

Landforms in Saskatoon
10 - Google Doc Links Included (Landforms and ABC’s)
- Megan’s Creative Classroom Landforms Unit included in download

Grain Elevator Art

11-14 - Grain Elevator Reading (with close reading questions)
- Grain Elevator Art Lesson using Texture and Colour

Industry - Farming - Alberta vs. Saskatchewan Crops

- Google Slides – What Crops Do We Eat? - Google Slides – Making Pizza
15-27
- What Crops Do We Eat? Google Doc and Game - Pizza Recipe (student copy and key)
- Farming in Saskatchewan Fun Facts - Draw and Label Pizza Printable

Prairie Quilting Traditions

- Family Traditions Questionnaire
28-32
- Creating a Classroom Quilt
- Quilt Outcomes Poster

Saskatoon: Bridge City

33-40 - Bridges of Saskatoon Booklet
- Teamwork Activity Building Bridges - Rubric

What is Identity: World’s Largest

- Read and Match Printable & Blank DIY Card Template
41-51 - My Identity: Creating an advertisement for your community (and Google Doc version)
- How to scan QR codes
- Prairie Identity Fact Cards

Prairie Lifestyle
- Rural or Urban Cut and Paste
52-66
- Fact Cards – Life in Saskatoon (with pictures)
- Six Different Graphic Organizers

Prairie Animal Matching

- Scanning QR Codes - Games & Videos QR Codes
67-82
- Prairie Animal Matching Cards - One Fact Mini Book
- Animal Matching Key

First Nations Craft - Beading

- First Nations on the Prairie – Read and Draw (student copy and key)
83-87
- Creating a Beaded Bracelet
- Petal Foldable

88-94 Important Links

Megan’s Creative Classroom Landforms Unit

Communities in Canada Scrapbook
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Also Included
in File Arctic Animals Colouring Pages
Communities in Canada “I Can” Statements
BONUS: Word Wall Words
 Farming on The Prairies
Alberta Saskatchewan

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KevinTeague at English Wikipedia

Daryl Mitchell
 Bridge Building Bridge Building
Name: ____________________ Name: ____________________
I am curious about
bridges.    I am curious about
bridges.   
I used materials to
build my own bridge.    I used materials to
build my own bridge.   
I solved problems by
trying different things.    I solved problems by
trying different things.   
I can explain how I I can explain how I
created my bridge
and how it might be
used.
   created my bridge
and how it might be
used.
  
___________________________________ ___________________________________

Megan’s Creative Classroom

Megan’s Creative Classroom

___________________________________ ___________________________________
___________________________________ ___________________________________
___________________________________ ___________________________________

Bridge Building Bridge Building

Name: ____________________ Name: ____________________
I am curious about
bridges.    I am curious about
bridges.   
I used materials to
build my own bridge.    I used materials to
build my own bridge.   
I solved problems by
trying different things.    I solved problems by
trying different things.   
I can explain how I I can explain how I
created my bridge
and how it might be
used.
   created my bridge
and how it might be
used.
  
___________________________________ ___________________________________
Megan’s Creative Classroom

Megan’s Creative Classroom

___________________________________ ___________________________________
___________________________________ ___________________________________
___________________________________ ___________________________________
 A South Saskatchewan River
The South Saskatchewan River system is important for
many reasons: Learn more about
(1) It is the #1 source of drinking water in Saskatchewan. the river:

(2) Farmers in Alberta and Saskatchewan need the

water from the river to grow crops.
(3) It runs through the city of Saskatoon and there are
seven bridges in the city that cross it.
(4) It is used for hydroelectricity. Dams are built to
harness the fast moving water and turn it into
electricity. Classroom

B Berry Picking

U-Pick farms are popular on the prairies. Many farmers

grow berries to sell at Farmer’s Markets and also allow Watch this video:
visitors to come to the farm and pick berries from the
trees themselves. The berries are fresh, juicy and
delicious! Some of the fruits that you might find at U-
Pick farm are: strawberries, raspberries, Saskatoon
berries, hacksap berries, and several different kinds of
cherries.

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 3-2-1
Name: _______________________ Cards: ___________
Topic: __________________________________________

Things I Learned:
________________________________________
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First People of Canada.com

Questions I Still Have:

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Thing I’d Like to Explore:

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First People of Canada.com

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 One Fact
Mini Book

By: _________________________

Caribou
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 Alberta POS Outcomes
Outcome

2.1 Canada’s Dynamic Communities: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Prairie Community)

Values & Attitudes

 2.1.1 Students will appreciate the physical and human geography of the communities studied: geography of the land, diversity of
Canada’s peoples, oral history, care and concern for the environment.

Knowledge & Understanding

2.1.2 Students will investigate the physical geography of an Acadian community in Canada by exploring and reflecting on
 questions for inquiry: Where is the community located? What are the major geographical regions and how are they different
from where we live? How does climate affect live in the area? How does the location affect how the community is connected
with the rest of the country?

2.1.3 Students investigate the cultural and linguistic characteristics of an Acadian community in Canada: What are cultural
characteristics of the community?
 What traditions and celebrations bring people of the community together? How are stories shared and how do they
strengthen community? What languages do people speak? How does the community work together and share ideas? How does
the community contribute to Canada’s identity?

2.1.4 Students will investigate the economic characteristics of communities in Canada: what natural resources, occupations, goods
 and services and industry are available in the community?

2.2 A Community in the Past

2.2 Values & Attitudes

Students will
 .1 appreciate how stories of the past connect individuals and communities to the present.
.3 appreciate the importance of collaboration and living in harmony
.4 appreciate how connections to a community contribute to one’s identity

Skills and Processes

Dimensions of Thinking: Students will develop skills of critical thinking and creative thinking: compare and contrast information
 from similar types of electronic sources, such as information collected on the Internet.

 Students will develop skills of historical thinking: use terms such as long ago, before, after

Students will develop skills of geographic thinking: use a map to locate Saskatoon, SK, determine distance on a map and apply the
 concept of relative locations.

Students will demonstrate skills of decision making and problem solving: apply ideas and strategies and propose new ideas to
 problem solving and decision making.

Social Participation as Part of a Democratic Practice: Students will demonstrate skills of cooperation, conflict resolution and
 consensus building and will develop age-appropriate behaviour for social involvement as responsible citizens contributing to their
community.

Research for deliberative inquiry: Students will apply the research process: develop a plan for research, retrieve appropriate
 information, organize information and draw conclusions.

Communication: Students will demonstrate skills of oral, written and visual literacy (prepare and present information; respond
appropriately to comments and questions and interact in a socially appropriate manner.
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Students will develop skills of media literacy (identify key words; compare and contrast information)
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