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Appendix A - Kindergarten to Grade 1


The sub-organizer contains the following sections:
Applications of Social Studies
Society and Culture
Politics and Law
Economy and Technology
Environment

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
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
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
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
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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