Hands-On Social Studies, Grade 4

This teacher resource offers a detailed introduction to the program, which includes its guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the social studies skills that grade 4 students use and develop, and a classroom assessment plan complete with record-keeping templates and connections to the Achievement Levels outlined in the WNCP Social Studies Curriculum. The guide has three instructional units:

Unit 1: Geography of Canada
Unit 2: Living in Canada
Unit 3: Life in Canada’s North

Each unit is divided into lessons that focus on specific curricular outcomes. Each lesson has:

materials lists
activity descriptions
questioning techniques activity centre and extension ideas
assessment suggestions
activity sheets and visuals