Social Studies Curriculum

Grade

Strand

Topic

Grade 4

A: Heritage and Identity

Early Societies, 3000 BCE–1500 CE

Grade 4

B: People and Environments

Political and Physical Regions of Canada

Grade 5

A: Heritage and Identity

Interactions of Indigenous Peoples and Europeans Prior to 1713, in What Would Eventually Become Canada

Grade 5

B: People and Environments

The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship

Grade 6

A: Heritage and Identity

Communities in Canada, Past and Present

Grade 6

B: People and Environments

The Canadian Economy

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