Manitoba · Grade 2
Social Studies, Grade 2
Manitoba’s Grade 2 social studies course, from Our Local Community to The Canadian Community.
- Units
- 3
- Lessons
- 18
- Skills
- 44
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- Manitoba Education
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, with its official code.
Unit 1 · 21 skills
Our Local Community
Characteristics of Communities
What makes a community
I can identify the things that make a place a community.
Official code: KI-004
Describing my community
I can describe what my own local community is like.
Official code: KI-005
My community on the map
I can find my local community on a map of Canada.
Official code: KL-018
Natural Resources
Natural resources near me
I can name natural resources in my local community.
Official code: KL-016
How the land shapes us
I can give examples of how the environment shapes my community.
Official code: KL-017
Stories of the Past
Stories from my community's past
I can retell a story about an important event or person from my community's past.
Official code: KH-025
Stories of the local Aboriginal community
I can retell a story about an important event or person from my local Aboriginal community.
Official code: KH-025A
Stories of the local francophone community
I can retell a story about an important event or person from my local francophone community.
Official code: KH-025F
Culture and Heritage
Cultural groups in my community
I can identify cultural groups in my local community.
Official code: KI-006
My heritage and culture
I can identify my own heritage and culture.
Official code: KI-010
My Aboriginal heritage and culture
I can identify my Aboriginal heritage and culture.
Official code: KI-010A
My francophone heritage and culture
I can identify my francophone heritage and culture.
Official code: KI-010F
Personal Identity
What shapes who I am
I can give examples of things that shape who I am.
Official code: KI-007
How stories shape who I am
I can recognize that stories from elders and my community help shape who I am.
Official code: KI-008
Elders and ancestors connect us
I can recognize that my Elders, ancestors, and community connect me to the past, present, and future.
Official code: KI-008A
The groups I identify with
I can describe the groups I identify with.
Official code: KI-009
Contributing to Our Community
Responsibilities and rights
I can recognize that everyone in a community has both responsibilities and rights.
Official code: KC-001
Leadership
Leaders in my community
I can identify leaders in my community.
Official code: KP-033
Showing leadership
I can give examples of ways I can show leadership.
Official code: KP-034
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day
I can describe Remembrance Day as a time to think about peace and war.
Official code: KC-003
What causes conflict
I can identify possible causes of conflict in groups and communities.
Official code: KP-035
The official wording · 21 outcomes
- KI-004
- Identify the defining characteristics of communities.
- KI-005
- Describe characteristics of their local communities.
- KL-018
- Locate their local community on a map of Canada.
- KL-016
- Name natural resources in their local community.
- KL-017
- Give examples of ways in which the natural environment influences their communities.
- KH-025
- Relate stories of significant events and people in their local community’s past.
- KH-025A
- Relate stories of significant events and people in their local Aboriginal community.
- KH-025F
- Relate stories of significant events and people in their local francophone community.
- KI-006
- Identify cultural groups in their local communities.
- KI-010
- Identify their heritage and culture.
- KI-010A
- Identify their Aboriginal heritage and culture.
- KI-010F
- Identify their francophone heritage and culture.
- KI-007
- Give examples of factors that shape who they are.
- KI-008
- Recognize that stories of their elders, groups, and communities help shape who they are.
- KI-008A
- Recognize that their Elders, ancestors, and communities connect them to the past, present, and future.
- KI-009
- Describe groups with which they identify.
- KC-001
- Recognize that all members of communities have responsibilities and rights.
- KP-033
- Identify leaders in their communities.
- KP-034
- Give examples of ways in which they may demonstrate leadership.
- KC-003
- Describe Remembrance Day as a time to think about peace and war.
- KP-035
- Identify possible sources of conflict in groups and communities.
Key ideas
A community is a group of people who live in the same area and share places and services.
A natural resource is something useful that comes from nature, like water, soil, trees, or minerals.
Every community has a past full of important events and people.
A cultural group shares traditions, languages, foods, or celebrations.
Many things shape who we are — our family, culture, language, interests, and experiences.
Watch out for
- Thinking a community is just a group of buildings.
- Thinking resources are made in factories, not found in nature.
- Thinking the community has no history.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 2 · 12 skills
Communities in Canada
Diverse Peoples
Canada's original peoples
I can recognize that First Nations and Inuit peoples are Canada's original peoples.
Official code: KH-027
People came from around the world
I can recognize that many people came to Canada from around the world to build communities.
Official code: KH-028
Features of Canadian Communities
What Canadian communities share
I can identify features that Canadian communities share.
Official code: KI-012
Natural and built features
I can describe natural and built features of communities we study.
Official code: KL-019
Finding communities on the map
I can locate the communities we study on a map of Canada.
Official code: KL-023
Natural Resources
Resources across Canada
I can give examples of natural resources in communities across Canada.
Official code: KL-020
How the land shapes daily life
I can give examples of how the environment shapes daily life in communities studied.
Official code: KL-021
Caring for resources
I can explain why it is important to conserve or restore natural resources.
Official code: KL-022
Work, Goods, and Products
Goods made in Canada
I can give examples of goods produced in Canadian communities.
Official code: KE-036
Kinds of work
I can describe different kinds of work done in Canadian communities.
Official code: KE-037
Diversity and Change
How life has changed
I can identify ways life in Canadian communities has changed over time.
Official code: KH-026
Where place names come from
I can describe where some Canadian place names come from.
Official code: KH-029
The official wording · 12 outcomes
- KH-027
- Recognize that First Nations and Inuit people are Canada’s original peoples.
- KH-028
- Recognize that many people came to Canada from other parts of the world to establish communities.
- KI-012
- Identify common features of Canadian communities.
- KL-019
- Describe natural and constructed features of communities studied.
- KL-023
- Locate communities studied on a map of Canada.
- KL-020
- Give examples of natural resources in communities studied.
- KL-021
- Give examples of ways in which the natural environment shapes daily life in communities studied.
- KL-022
- Explain the importance of conserving or restoring natural resources.
- KE-036
- Give examples of goods produced in Canadian communities.
- KE-037
- Describe different types of work in Canadian communities studied.
- KH-026
- Identify ways in which life in Canadian communities has changed over time.
- KH-029
- Describe the origins of a variety of place names in Canada.
Key ideas
First Nations and Inuit peoples lived on this land long before anyone else arrived.
Communities across Canada often share features like schools, stores, roads, and leaders.
Different communities have different natural resources depending on their land.
A good is something people make or grow to use or sell.
Communities change as time passes — how people travel, work, and live.
Watch out for
- Thinking Canada's history began when newcomers arrived.
- Thinking Canadian communities have nothing in common.
- Thinking every community has the same resources.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 3 · 11 skills
The Canadian Community
Canadian Symbols
Symbols of Canada and Manitoba
I can identify important Canadian and Manitoban symbols, buildings, and monuments.
Official code: KC-002
Cultural Communities
Many communities, one Canada
I can recognize that Aboriginal, francophone, and many cultural communities are all part of Canada.
Official code: KI-013
Canada's official languages
I can identify English and French as Canada's two official languages.
Official code: KI-014
Many languages in Canada
I can recognize that many languages are spoken in Canada.
Official code: KI-015
Canadian Diversity
Canada's diversity
I can recognize the diversity that makes Canada what it is.
Official code: KI-011
Canadian Needs, Choices, and Decisions
Needs all Canadians share
I can give examples of needs that all Canadians share.
Official code: KE-038
How media affects our choices
I can give examples of how media influences my choices and decisions.
Official code: KE-039
Global Connections
Canada among many countries
I can identify Canada as one of many countries in the world.
Official code: KG-031
Canada's links to the world
I can give examples of connections between Canada and other countries.
Official code: KG-032
Finding Canada on the globe
I can locate Canada on a world map or globe.
Official code: KL-024
The francophone story in Canada
I can give examples of the francophone influence on the Canadian community.
Official code: KH-030
The official wording · 11 outcomes
- KC-002
- Identify significant Canadian and Manitoban symbols, buildings, and monuments.
- KI-013
- Recognize that Aboriginal, francophone, and other cultural communities are part of the Canadian community.
- KI-014
- Identify English and French as the two official languages of Canada.
- KI-015
- Recognize that a variety of languages are spoken in Canada.
- KI-011
- Recognize the diversity that characterizes Canada.
- KE-038
- Give examples of needs common to all Canadians.
- KE-039
- Give examples of media influences on their choices and decisions.
- KG-031
- Identify Canada as one of many countries in the world.
- KG-032
- Give examples of connections linking Canada to other countries.
- KL-024
- Locate Canada on a world map or globe.
- KH-030
- Give examples of the historical francophone influence on the Canadian community.
Key ideas
Symbols like the flag, the maple leaf, and the beaver stand for Canada.
The Canadian community is made up of Aboriginal, francophone, and many other cultural communities.
Diversity means having many different people, cultures, languages, and ways of life.
No matter where they live, all Canadians share basic needs.
The world has many countries, and Canada is one of them.
Watch out for
- Thinking a symbol is just a picture with no meaning.
- Thinking only one kind of community is 'Canadian'.
- Thinking everyone in Canada is the same.
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
This page follows Manitoba’s own curriculum for Social Studies, Grade 2.
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Questions about Social Studies, Grade 2
What is Social Studies, Grade 2?
Manitoba’s Grade 2 social studies course: 3 units and 44 skills, from Our Local Community to The Canadian Community.
What units are in Social Studies, Grade 2?
1. Our Local Community, 2. Communities in Canada and 3. The Canadian Community.
Is there a provincial exam for Social Studies, Grade 2?
No. Manitoba gives no provincial exam for Social Studies, Grade 2.
What comes after Social Studies, Grade 2?
Social Studies, Grade 3.
Can MapleMind help with Social Studies, Grade 2?
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