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Social Studies Literature Connections (K–12)

This resource contains bibliographical information and annotations for a selection of books organized by grade. A template for screening literature connections for social studies is included; teachers can use this to identify literature, videos, pictures, and music samples that best meet the learning outcomes of the new Social Studies program of studies.

Please select a literature connection document below:


Grades K–12
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  • Grade 1
    1.1: My World: Home, School, Community
  • 1.2: Moving Forward with the Past: My Family, My History and My Community
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  • Grade 2
    2.1: Canada's Dynamic Communities
  • 2.2: A Community in the Past
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  • Grade 3
    3.1: Communities in the World
  • 3.2: Global Citizenship
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  • Grade 4
    4.1: Alberta: A Sense of the Land
  • 4.2: The Stories, Histories and Peoples of Alberta
  • 4.3: Alberta: Celebrations and Challenges
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  • Grade 5
    5.1: Physical Geography of Canada
  • 5.2: Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada
  • 5.3: Canada: Shaping an Identity
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  • Grade 6
    6.1: Citizens Participating in Decision Making
  • 6.2: Historical Models of Democracy: Ancient Athens and the Iroquois Confederacy
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  • Grade 7
    7.1: Toward Confederation
  • 7.2: Following Confederation: Canadian Expansions
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  • Grade 8
    8.1: From Isolation to Adaptation: Japan
  • 8.2: Origins of a Western Worldview: Renaissance Europe
  • 8.3: Worldviews in Conflict: The Spanish and the Aztecs
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  • Grade 9
    9.1: Issues for Canadians: Governance and Rights
  • 9.2: Issues for Canadians: Economic Systems in Canada and the United States
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  • Grade 10
    10-1: Perspectives on Globalization
  • 10-2: Living in a Globalizing World
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  • Grade 11
    20-1: Perspectives on Nationalism
  • 20-2: Understandings of Nationalism
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  • Grade 12
    30-1: Perspectives on Ideology
  • 30-2: Understandings of Ideologies
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Topics (Geographic Thinking, Historical Thinking, Canadian Symbols and Identity)
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Last updated: June 30, 2009 | (Revision History)
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