Grade 4/5 Social Studies Workbooks (Ontario Curriculum)

This BUNDLE contains FOUR independent Social Studies workbooks for Grade 4/5 students and FOUR Social Studies projects/activities.

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

All Grade 4/5 Social Studies units are included.

Grade 4: Political and Physical Regions of Canada, Early Societies to 1500 CE

Grade 5: The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship, and Interactions of Indigenous Peoples and Europeans prior to 1713, in what would eventually become Canada

All workbooks together total up to 256 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.

* Important note: We strive to keep all resource content updated, accurate, sensitive, and in line with our goal of reconciliation through respect and recognition of Indigenous rights. Please connect with your local school board’s Indigenous Education consultant prior to using this resource to ensure it is appropriate for your students and school community.

Political and Physical Regions of Canada Workbook Contents:

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. K-W-L Chart
4. What are Political Regions?
5. Political Map of Canada
6. Political Map of Canada
7. Cardinal Directions
8. Cardinal Directions on a Political Map
9. Cardinal Directions on a Political Map
10. Explore the Map of Canada
11. Explore the Map of Canada
12. Province: British Columbia
13. Province: Alberta
14. Province: Saskatchewan
15. Province: Manitoba
16. Province: Ontario
17. Province: Québec
18. Province: Newfoundland and Labrador
19. Province: Nova Scotia
20. Province: New Brunswick
21. Province: Prince Edward Island
22. Territory: Nunavut
23. Territory: Northwest Territories
24. Territory: Yukon
25. Political Region Fact File
26. Political Region Flag Design
27. What are Physical Regions?
28. Physical Regions Map of Canada
29. What is a Landform?
30. Industries
31. Industries
32. Industries
33. Physical Region: Canadian Shield
34. Canadian Shield - Climate and Weather
35. Canadian Shield - Life and Work
36. Canadian Shield - Life and Work
37. Physical Region: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
38. Physical Region: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands
39. Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands - Climate and Weather
40. Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands - Life and Work
41. Physical Region: Hudson Bay Lowlands
42. Hudson Bay Lowlands - Climate and Weather
43. Hudson Bay Lowlands - Life and Work
44. Hudson Bay Lowlands - Life and Work
45. Physical Region: Cordillera
46. Cordillera - Climate and Weather
47. Cordillera - Life and Work
48. Physical Region: Interior Plains
49. Interior Plains - Climate and Weather
50. Interior Plains - Life and Work
51. Physical Region: Appalachian Region
52. Appalachian Region - Climate and Weather
53. Appalachian Region - Life and Work
54. Physical Region: Arctic
55. Arctic - Climate and Weather
56. Arctic - Life and Work
57. Physical Region Journal
58. Comparing Physical Regions
59. Physical Region Snapshots
60. Physical Region Snapshots
61. Vocabulary
62. Vocabulary
63. Vocabulary
64. Canada’s Regions Quiz
65. Canada’s Regions Quiz

66 - 70. Regions of Canada Discussion Cards

Early Societies to 1500 CE Workbook Contents:

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. K-W-L Chart
4. What are Early Societies?
5. What is Culture?
6. World Map
7. Ancient Egypt
8. Ancient Egypt
9. Indus Valley
10. Indus Valley
11. Ancient China
12. Ancient China
13. Ancient China
14. Ancient Rome
15. Ancient Rome
16. Ancient Rome
17. Medieval England
18. Medieval England
19. Medieval England
20. Medieval England
21. Six Nations
22. Six Nations
23. Six Nations
24. Inuit
25. Inuit
26. Inca Empire
27. Inca Empire
28. Homes
29. Transportation
30. Food
31. Food
32. Clothing
33. Clothing
34. Clothing
35. Family Life
36. Family Life
37. Education
38. Education
39. Education
40. Social Organization
41. Beliefs and Religion
42. Beliefs and Religion
43. Business and Trade
44. Business and Trade
45. The Environment
46. The Environment
47. Conflict
48. Conflict
49. Conflict
50. Cooperation
51. Cooperation
52. Cooperation
53. Archaeology
54. Modern Society
55. Writing History
56. Vocabulary
57. Vocabulary
58. Vocabulary
59. Early Societies Quiz
60. Early Societies Quiz

61 - 65. Early Societies Discussion Cards

Design a Canadian Regions Jersey Project Contents:

• 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)

Design an Early Societies Artifact Project Contents:

• 3-page Lesson Plan (With expectations, learning goal/success criteria, possible accommodations, and assessment strategies
• 17 Worksheets (Project Overview, Research Notes pages, 8 Different Artifacts Templates, Reflection, Rubric)

Map Worksheets Contents:

1. Political map of Canada (Provinces/Territories) with no title and blank legend template.
2. Political map of Canada (Provinces/Territories) with title, legend with province and territory names.
3. Political map of Canada (Provinces/Territories) with no lines. Students will draw the boundaries of the provinces and territories of Canada
4. Physical regions map of Canada with no title and blank legend template.
5. Physical regions map of Canada with title, legend with with physical regions (the Cordillera, the Appalachians, the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Lowlands, Hudson Bay Lowlands, the Canadian Shield, the Arctic, and the Interior Plains)
6. Physical regions map of Canada with no lines. Students will draw the boundaries of the physical regions of Canada
7. Capitals of Canada with legend. Students will locate each of the capital cities of Canada and indicate where they are using a dot and the initials of the province/territory, as shown in the legend.
8. Capitals of Canada with blank labels pointing to location of capitals in the provinces and territories.
9. Symbols of Canada. Students will each province and territory with drawings that represent that place. For example, an Inukshuk for Nunavut.
10. Blank Map of Canada. No lines, no legend, no title, no compass rose.

Interactions of Indigenous Peoples and Europeans Workbook Contents:

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. K-W-L Chart
4. Canada, Before 1713
5. Indigenous Communities
6. Anishinaabe
7. Anishinaabe
8. Cree
9. Cree
10. Haudenosaunee
11. Haudenosaunee
12. Haudenosaunee
13. Mi'kmaq
14. Mi'kmaq
15. Métis
16. Métis
17. Inuit
18. Inuit
19. Indigenous Communities Prior to 1713
20. Indigenous Communities Prior to 1713: Roles of Men, Women, and Children
21. Indigenous Communities Prior to 1713: Traditional Beliefs
22. Indigenous Communities Prior to 1713: Shelter
23. Indigenous Communities Prior to 1713: Shelter
24. Indigenous Communities Prior to 1713: Clothing
25. Indigenous Communities Prior to 1713: Food
26. Indigenous Communities Prior to 1713: Knowledge Check
27. Comparing Communities
28. Comparing Communities
29. Early Interactions: Timeline Prior to 1713
30. Early Interactions: Timeline Prior to 1713
31. Why Explore?
32. The Doctrine of Discovery
33. What is Colonization?
34. First European Explorers in Canada
35. First European Explorers in Canada
36. L’Anse aux Meadows
37. Case Study: Cedar Tea
38. Case Study: Cedar Tea
39. The Fur Trade
40. The Fur Trade: Coureurs de bois
41. The Fur Trade: Coureurs de bois
42. The Fur Trade: The Hudson’s Bay Company
43. New France
44. New France: Quebec City
45. New France: Seigneurial System
46. New France: Seigneurial System
47. New France: Missionaries
48. Interactions During Early Contact
49. Consequences of Early Contact
50. Consequences of Early Contact
51. Past and Present
52. Vocabulary
53. Vocabulary
54. Vocabulary
55. Early Interactions Quiz
56. Early Interactions Quiz

57 - 61. Early Interactions Discussion Cards

The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship Workbook Contents:

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. K-W-L Chart
4. What is Government?
5. What is Government?
6. The Role of the Government
7. The Role of the Government
8. The Government of Canada
9. What is a Democracy?
10. Levels of Government
11. Levels of Government
12. Levels of Government
13. Levels of Government
14. Municipal Government
15. Municipal Government
16. Municipal Government: Responsibilities
17. Band Councils
18. Provincial Government
19. Provincial Government: Responsibilities
20. Provincial Laws
21. Federal Government
22. Federal Government: Organization
23. Federal Government: Organization
24. Federal Government: Responsibilities
25. Federal Elections
26. What are Taxes?
27. Engaging the Public
28. Comparing Levels of Government
29. Canadian Citizenship
30. Canadian Citizenship Quiz
31. Canadian Citizenship Quiz
32. Rights and Responsibilities
33. Charter of Rights and Freedoms
34. Charter of Rights and Freedoms
35. Charter of Rights and Freedoms
36. Responsible Citizenship
37. Responsible Citizenship
38. Social and Environmental Issues
39. Social and Environmental Issues
40. Case Study: Nitrogen Dioxide in Ontario
41. Case Study: Nitrogen Dioxide in Ontario
42. Case Study: Fertilizer Emissions
43. Case Study: Fertilizer Emissions
44. Case Study: Safe Drinking Water
45. Case Study: Safe Drinking Water
46. Taking Action!
47. Taking Action!
48. Plan of Action: Part 1
49. Plan of Action: Part 2
50. Plan of Action: Part 3
51. Vocabulary
52. Vocabulary
53. Vocabulary
54. The Role of Government Quiz
55. The Role of Government Quiz

56 - 60. Government and Responsible Citizenship Discussion Cards

Land Acknowledgement Project Contents:

• 3-page Lesson Plan (With expectations, learning goal/success criteria, possible accommodations, and assessment strategies
• What is a Land Acknowledgement? Info Sheet
• Assignment Overview
• Research Notes Graphic Organizer
• Land Acknowledgement Template
• Land Acknowledgement Draft and Good Copy (2 pages)
• Spot in Nature Art
• Land Acknowledgement Reflection Questions
• Rubric

Responsible Citizen T-Shirt Design Project Contents:

• 3-page Lesson Plan (With expectations, learning goal/success criteria, possible accommodations, and assessment strategies
• Assignment Overview
• Research Notes Graphic Organizer (4 pages)
• Take Action! Paragraph Page
• T-shirt Design
• Design Reflection Questions
• Rubric

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