Hands-On Social Studies, Grade 5

This teacher resource offers a detailed introduction to the program, which includes its guiding principles, implementation guidelines, an overview of the social studies skills that grade 5 students use and develop, and a classroom assessment plan complete with record-keeping templates and connections to the Achievement Levels outlined in the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum.

This resource has two instructional units:

• Unit 1: Early Civilizations
• Unit 2: Aspects of Citizenship and Government in Canada

Each unit is divided into lessons that focus on specific curricular expectations. Each lesson has

• materials lists
• activity descriptions
• questioning techniques
• activity centre and extension ideas
• assessment suggestions
• activity sheets and visuals