Manitoba · Grade 1
Social Studies, Grade 1
Manitoba’s Grade 1 social studies course, from I Belong to Connecting with Others.
- Units
- 3
- Lessons
- 16
- Skills
- 37
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- Manitoba Education
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, with its official code.
Unit 1 · 8 skills
I Belong
Personal Identity
Groups I belong to
I can name groups that I belong to.
Official code: KI-007
My First Nation, Inuit, or Métis community
I can recognize that I am a member of my First Nation, Inuit, or Métis community.
Official code: KI-007A
My francophone community
I can recognize that I am a member of a francophone community.
Official code: KI-007F
Cultural Expressions
How my family shows its culture
I can describe ways my family shows its culture and who we are.
Official code: KI-009
Connections to the Past
Traditions that connect us to the past
I can give examples of traditions that connect me to the past.
Official code: KH-017
Francophone stories across generations
I can recognize that francophone stories and celebrations connect me to earlier generations.
Official code: KH-017F
My family across generations
I can identify how my family connects to earlier generations.
Official code: KH-018
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day
I can say that Remembrance Day is a time to think about peace and war.
Official code: KC-004
The official wording · 8 outcomes
- KI-007
- Give examples of groups with which they identify
- KI-007A
- Recognize that they are members of a First Nation, Inuit, or Métis community.
- KI-007F
- Recognize that they are members of a francophone community.
- KI-009
- Describe ways in which their family expresses its culture and identity.
- KH-017
- Give examples of traditions and celebrations that connect them to the past.
- KH-017F
- Recognize that stories, traditions, and celebrations of the francophone community connect them to previous generations.
- KH-018
- Identify family connections to previous generations.
- KC-004
- Identify Remembrance Day as a time to think about peace and war.
Key ideas
Everyone belongs to more than one group at the same time — a family, a class, a team, a group of friends.
Families show their culture through foods, languages, celebrations, songs, and stories.
Traditions and celebrations are often passed down from earlier generations.
Remembrance Day is November 11, when we remember people who served in wars.
The groups we belong to are part of who we are.
Watch out for
- Thinking a person can only belong to one group.
- Thinking only some families have culture.
- Thinking traditions are brand new.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 2 · 18 skills
My Environment
Globes and Maps
Globes and maps show the Earth
I can recognize that globes and maps show the surface of the Earth.
Official code: KL-014
Land and water on maps
I can tell land from water on a globe or map.
Official code: KL-015
My Province and Country
My province and my country
I can name Manitoba as my province and Canada as my country.
Official code: KC-001
Canada's two official languages
I can name English and French as Canada's two official languages.
Official code: KC-002
The language of my First Nation, Inuit, or Métis community
I can name the language spoken in my First Nation, Inuit, or Métis community.
Official code: KC-002A
Canada's anthem
I can recite Canada's national anthem in English or French.
Official code: KC-003
Canada's anthem in my community's language
I can recite Canada's national anthem in my First Nation, Inuit, or Métis language.
Official code: KC-003A
My Address
Where my home is
I can say my address or describe where my home is.
Official code: KL-013
My Community
What makes a community
I can identify things that make up a community.
Official code: KI-008
Landmarks near me
I can find landmarks near me using words like near, beside, and behind.
Official code: KL-016
Local Aboriginal landmarks
I can identify Aboriginal landmarks and significant places near me.
Official code: KL-016A
Local francophone landmarks
I can identify francophone landmarks and significant places near me.
Official code: KL-016F
The Natural Environment
We depend on the environment
I can recognize that people need the environment to live.
Official code: KL-012
The seasons change how we live
I can describe how the seasons change what I do.
Official code: KH-019
Needs and Wants
Needs and wants
I can tell the difference between a need and a want.
Official code: KE-027
How ads change what we want
I can give an example of how ads and media change what I want.
Official code: KE-028
Sharing the work
I can describe how work is shared at home, at school, and in my community.
Official code: KE-029
Caring for our things
I can explain why we should take care of our things.
Official code: KE-030
The official wording · 18 outcomes
- KL-014
- Recognize globes and maps as representations of the surface of the Earth.
- KL-015
- Distinguish land and water masses on globes and maps.
- KC-001
- Identify Manitoba as their province and Canada as their country.
- KC-002
- Recognize English and French as the two official languages of Canada.
- KC-002A
- Identify the language spoken in their First Nation, Inuit, or Métis community.
- KC-003
- Recite the words to Canada’s national anthem in English or French.
- KC-003A
- Recite the words to Canada’s national anthem in their First Nation, Inuit, or Métis language.
- KL-013
- Identify their address or describe the relative location of their home in their community, town, or city.
- KI-008
- Identify characteristics of communities.
- KL-016
- Identify and locate landmarks and significant places using relative terms.
- KL-016A
- Identify local Aboriginal landmarks and significant places.
- KL-016F
- Identify local francophone landmarks and significant places.
- KL-012
- Recognize that people depend on the environment for survival.
- KH-019
- Describe how the repeating patterns of the seasons influence their lives.
- KE-027
- Give examples to distinguish needs from wants.
- KE-028
- Give examples of how media may influence their needs, wants, and choices.
- KE-029
- Describe ways in which work may be shared in families, schools, and communities.
- KE-030
- Recognize the need to care for personal property.
Key ideas
A globe is a small round model of the Earth; a map is a flat picture of it.
Manitoba is our province; Canada is our country.
An address tells people where a home is found.
A community has people, homes, places to work and play, and ways people help each other.
People get food, water, air, and shelter from the natural environment.
Watch out for
- Thinking a globe is the real Earth, not a model.
- Mixing up a province with the whole country.
- Thinking an address is only numbers with no meaning.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 3 · 11 skills
Connecting with Others
Diversity
Different ways people live
I can give examples of the different ways people live.
Official code: KI-010
How communities are alike
I can identify ways that different communities are alike.
Official code: KI-011
Respect, Responsibility, Rights
My rights and responsibilities
I can describe my rights and responsibilities at school and in my community.
Official code: KC-005
Living with Others
How we help each other
I can describe ways people depend on and help each other.
Official code: KC-006
Getting Along
Making decisions
I can give examples of decisions I make in my day.
Official code: KP-022
How we affect each other
I can describe how people affect each other's choices and feelings.
Official code: KP-023
Why we have rules
I can explain why we have rules and laws.
Official code: KP-024
Conflict Resolution
Solving disagreements
I can name what causes disagreements and ways to solve them peacefully.
Official code: KP-025
Dealing with bullying
I can identify ways to deal with bullying.
Official code: KP-026
Global Connections
People everywhere are alike
I can recognize that people around the world share similar needs.
Official code: KG-020
My connections to the world
I can identify connections I have with people in other places.
Official code: KG-021
The official wording · 11 outcomes
- KI-010
- Give examples of diverse ways in which people live and express themselves.
- KI-011
- Identify similarities between diverse communities.
- KC-005
- Describe their responsibilities and rights in the school and community.
- KC-006
- Describe various ways in which people depend upon and help one another.
- KP-022
- Give examples of decision making in their daily lives.
- KP-023
- Describe how other people may influence their lives and how they may influence the lives of others.
- KP-024
- Explain purposes of rules and laws in the school and community.
- KP-025
- Give examples of causes of interpersonal conflict and solutions to interpersonal conflict in the school and community.
- KP-026
- Identify ways to deal with bullying.
- KG-020
- Recognize that people all over the world have similar concerns, needs, and relationships.
- KG-021
- Identify relationships or connections they have with people in other places in the world.
Key ideas
People live in different kinds of homes, eat different foods, and celebrate in different ways.
A right is something you should have, like being safe and treated fairly.
People need one another — no one can do everything alone.
We make decisions all day — what to wear, what to play, how to act.
Disagreements can happen when people want different things or misunderstand each other.
Watch out for
- Thinking everyone lives the same way.
- Thinking you have rights but no responsibilities.
- Thinking people don't need anyone else.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Plan the term
Pick your term and the days you study. Each unit gets its share of the weeks and comes back a week later for a review. The last two weeks go over the whole course.
The official curriculum
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Questions about Social Studies, Grade 1
What is Social Studies, Grade 1?
Manitoba’s Grade 1 social studies course: 3 units and 37 skills, from I Belong to Connecting with Others.
What units are in Social Studies, Grade 1?
1. I Belong, 2. My Environment and 3. Connecting with Others.
Is there a provincial exam for Social Studies, Grade 1?
No. Manitoba gives no provincial exam for Social Studies, Grade 1.
What comes after Social Studies, Grade 1?
Social Studies, Grade 2.
Can MapleMind help with Social Studies, Grade 1?
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