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Saskatchewan · Grade 5

Social Studies

Canada: its peoples and history, Treaties, government and economy

Outline

Lessons for this subject are being written.

Below is how the official curriculum organizes it. Each strand will get full lessons like the ones in Grade 1 Mathematics.

Curriculum strands

INInteractions and Interdependence

Indigenous heritage in Canada and how Canada became a multicultural society

DRDynamic Relationships

Connections to the land over time; how the environment shapes daily life; European settlement before Confederation

PAPower and Authority

Canada's political development; First Nations and Westminster-style governance; the Treaty relationship with the federal government

RWResources and Wealth

Environmental stewardship and Canada's future; how the economy may change