Grade 1 Social Studies
7 units matched to the Nunavut Curriculum. Kids see this subject as “My World”.
Learning focus
- Nunavusiutit: heritage and culture, history, geography, environmental science, and civics and economics, with a focus on Nunavut and its links to Canada and the circumpolar world.
- Inuuqatigiit, the curriculum from the Inuit perspective, shapes how the strand is taught.
- Skills of inquiry, working with others and respecting different points of view.
Units
Unit 1
My Community
Community helpers and places, plus rights, rules, roles and responsibilities at home, at school and in the community.
Approved guide: Elementary Social Studies (NWT, 1993), Civics and economics · responsibilities and rights, characteristics of communities, and how people help one another
Unit 2
Respect & Inclusion
Sharing, taking turns, listening, including others, and showing respect for people, belongings and the places we share.
Approved guide: Elementary Social Studies (NWT, 1993), Civics and economics · rules, solving conflicts and dealing with bullying
Unit 3
Community Services
Jobs that serve the community (fire, health, sanitation, libraries, transit) and services the government or community provides for everyone.
Approved guide: Elementary Social Studies (NWT, 1993), Civics and economics · how people depend on and help one another, and sharing work
Unit 4
Our Land
Natural and human-made features, how the land shapes how we live, and caring for it by reducing, reusing and recycling.
Approved guide: Elementary Social Studies (NWT, 1993), Geography · how people depend on the environment, and the patterns of the seasons
Unit 5
Maps
Reading a simple map with north at the top, using north, south, east and west, map symbols and legends, and near and far.
Approved guide: Elementary Social Studies (NWT, 1993), Geography · maps and globes, land and water, and finding places with relative terms
Unit 6
Our World Together
Practises noticing that people all over the world share needs and feelings, connections children may have to people elsewhere, and being willing to help.
Approved guide: Elementary Social Studies (NWT, 1993), Geography · shared needs and relationships around the world, personal connections and willingness to help
Unit 7
Social Studies Skills
Practises the skills children use in social studies: gathering and sorting information, using words for time, simple timelines, comparing, forming and changing opinions with reasons, listening respectfully and telling events in order.
Approved guide: Elementary Social Studies (NWT, 1993), History · gathering and sorting information, time words, timelines, comparing, opinions and reasons, and sharing ideas in order
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