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Grade 2 · Social Studies · Unit 1 of 7

Communities Then & Now

Cultures, needs and wants, and how life changes.

What your child practises

Practises communities in Canada, cultures including Wabanaki and Acadian, needs and wants, citizenship and how life changes over time. It follows the Explore Your World skill descriptors on inclusion and democratic practices in the New Brunswick curriculum.

New Brunswick Curriculum skill descriptor: Diversity and Social Responsibility: Inclusiveness and Equity · communities, cultures, citizenship and change over time

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Why is it good to include everyone in a game?

    • everyone feels they belong
    • it makes the game shorter
    • it is the rule of the moon
    • it makes people leave

  2. Question 2

    Which of these shows how people lived in the past?

    • a toy store
    • a video game
    • a gym
    • a museum

  3. Question 3

    Which Nations have homelands in New Brunswick?

    • Mohawk and Oneida
    • Cree, Dene and Inuit
    • Wolastoqiyik, Mi’kmaq and Peskotomuhkatiyik
    • Haida and Nisga’a

  4. Question 4

    Which direction is opposite to east?

    • south
    • west
    • up
    • north

  5. Question 5

    What is an old photograph a source of?

    • weather for tomorrow
    • information about the past
    • a map of the future
    • a recipe

  6. Question 6

    What does fairness mean?

    • everyone gets the same toy
    • the strongest wins always
    • only some get a turn
    • everyone gets what they need and a chance to take part

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