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The official Manitoba Social Studies, Grade 1 curriculum
Manitoba defines Social Studies, Grade 1 by strands and outcomes. MapleMind teaches the same curriculum reorganized for one-skill-at-a-time tutoring — the table shows exactly where every official strand lands, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit below.
Official source Manitoba's official curriculumRead it on the government site — edu.gov.mb.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand C1 | 8 | I Belong |
| Strand C2 | 18 | My Environment |
| Strand C3 | 11 | Connecting with Others |
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How MapleMind teaches Social Studies, Grade 1 — every unit, lesson, and skill
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Unit 1I BelongOfficial strand · Strand C1
Cluster 1: who I am and who I belong to — my personal identity, the groups and cultures I am part of, my family's connections to the past, and remembering those who worked for peace.
Personal Identity
- Groups I belong toKI-007 — Give examples of the groups the child identifies with, such as their family, class, team, or club.
- My First Nation, Inuit, or Métis communityKI-007A — Recognize, for children who are First Nation, Inuit, or Métis, that they are members of that community.
- My francophone communityKI-007F — Recognize, for children who are francophone, that they are members of a francophone community.
Cultural Expressions
- How my family shows its cultureKI-009 — Describe ways in which the child's family expresses its culture and identity.
Connections to the Past
- Traditions that connect us to the pastKH-017 — Give examples of traditions and celebrations that connect the child to the past.
- Francophone stories across generationsKH-017F — Recognize, for francophone children, that the stories, traditions, and celebrations of the francophone community connect them to previous generations.
- My family across generationsKH-018 — Identify the child's family connections to previous generations.
Remembrance Day
- Remembrance DayKC-004 — Identify Remembrance Day as a time to think about peace and war.
The official wording — 8 outcomes in this unit
- 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.
Unit 2My EnvironmentOfficial strand · Strand C2
Cluster 2: the place I live — reading globes and maps, knowing my province and country, my address, my community and its landmarks, the natural environment, and telling needs from wants.
Globes and Maps
- Globes and maps show the EarthKL-014 — Recognize globes and maps as representations of the surface of the Earth.
- Land and water on mapsKL-015 — Distinguish land and water masses on globes and maps.
My Province and Country
- My province and my countryKC-001 — Identify Manitoba as the child's province and Canada as their country.
- Canada's two official languagesKC-002 — Recognize English and French as the two official languages of Canada.
- The language of my First Nation, Inuit, or Métis communityKC-002A — Identify the language spoken in the child's First Nation, Inuit, or Métis community.
- Canada's anthemKC-003 — Recite the words to Canada's national anthem in English or French.
- Canada's anthem in my community's languageKC-003A — Recite the words to Canada's national anthem in the child's First Nation, Inuit, or Métis language.
My Address
- Where my home isKL-013 — Identify the child's address or describe the relative location of their home in their community, town, or city.
My Community
- What makes a communityKI-008 — Identify characteristics of communities.
- Landmarks near meKL-016 — Identify and locate landmarks and significant places using relative terms.
- Local Aboriginal landmarksKL-016A — Identify local Aboriginal landmarks and significant places.
- Local francophone landmarksKL-016F — Identify local francophone landmarks and significant places.
The Natural Environment
- We depend on the environmentKL-012 — Recognize that people depend on the environment for survival.
- The seasons change how we liveKH-019 — Describe how the repeating patterns of the seasons influence the child's life.
Needs and Wants
- Needs and wantsKE-027 — Give examples to distinguish needs from wants.
- How ads change what we wantKE-028 — Give examples of how media may influence the child's needs, wants, and choices.
- Sharing the workKE-029 — Describe ways in which work may be shared in families, schools, and communities.
- Caring for our thingsKE-030 — Recognize the need to care for personal property.
The official wording — 18 outcomes in this unit
- 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.
Unit 3Connecting with OthersOfficial strand · Strand C3
Cluster 3: living well with other people — celebrating diversity, respect and rights, getting along, solving conflicts peacefully, and connecting with people around the world.
Diversity
- Different ways people liveKI-010 — Give examples of diverse ways in which people live and express themselves.
- How communities are alikeKI-011 — Identify similarities between diverse communities.
Respect, Responsibility, Rights
- My rights and responsibilitiesKC-005 — Describe the child's responsibilities and rights in the school and community.
Living with Others
- How we help each otherKC-006 — Describe various ways in which people depend upon and help one another.
Getting Along
- Making decisionsKP-022 — Give examples of decision making in the child's daily life.
- How we affect each otherKP-023 — Describe how other people may influence the child's life and how they may influence the lives of others.
- Why we have rulesKP-024 — Explain the purposes of rules and laws in the school and community.
Conflict Resolution
- Solving disagreementsKP-025 — Give examples of causes of interpersonal conflict and solutions to it in the school and community.
- Dealing with bullyingKP-026 — Identify ways to deal with bullying.
Global Connections
- People everywhere are alikeKG-020 — Recognize that people all over the world have similar concerns, needs, and relationships.
- My connections to the worldKG-021 — Identify relationships or connections the child has with people in other places in the world.
The official wording — 11 outcomes in this unit
- 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.
Printable workbook · A keepsake of the year
A Social Studies, Grade 1 workbook worth keeping
Built from the same official curriculum as this page. Before and after each skill above, your student colours in how sure they feel — so the two of you can see, on one page, what's clicking and what needs another look. It's a quiet way to follow how the year is really going.
By June it's full of their own handwriting: units worked through, confidence grown, a mid-year check-in, notes from parent-teacher night, and a certificate at the end. Less a worksheet, more a record of the year worth keeping on the shelf.
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Can MapleMind help my child with Social Studies, Grade 1?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 37 skills in Manitoba's Social Studies, Grade 1 — your child picks the exact skill, and the tutor teaches it step by step: a short lesson, a worked example, solving together, then a skill check to show it stuck.
Is MapleMind aligned to Manitoba's official curriculum?
Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from Manitoba's Grade 1 Social Studies curriculum, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit on this page — with the official government source linked so you can check it yourself.
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That's the point of skill-level tutoring: open Social Studies, Grade 1 in the app, tap the exact skill from the list on this page, and the tutor teaches just that — no wading through lessons your child doesn't need.
Does MapleMind work in French or other languages?
Yes — 14 languages, including French. Both the app and the tutor's explanations switch to the language your child chooses.
Where can I see the official Manitoba curriculum for Social Studies, Grade 1?
The official source is linked on this page — Manitoba's official curriculum. The outline here follows it: every MapleMind skill carries its official outcome code, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit.
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