| Grades K-1 |
| Applications of Social Studies |
It is expected that students will:
- collect information from a variety of sources and experiences
- draw simple interpretations from personal experiences, oral sources, and visual representations
- identify and clarify a problem
- present information using oral, visual, or written representation
- identify strategies to address problems
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| Society and Culture |
It is expected that students will:
- describe differences between individual needs and wants
- describe changes in their lives and their reactions to them
- describe some of the purposes of families
- describe how families can be similar and different
- identify some characteristics of their community
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| Politics and Law |
It is expected that students will:- describe their roles, rights, and responsibilities in school
- describe purposes and functions of school
- demonstrate awareness of Canada
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| Economy and Technology |
It is expected that students will:- demonstrate understanding of money as a means of exchange
- identify different occupations in their community
- describe the role of technology in their lives
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| Environment |
It is expected that students will:- use picture maps to identify home and school within the community
- demonstrate awareness of natural and human-built environments
- describe how they interact with different environments
- practise responsible behaviour in caring for their immediate environment
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