Ontario · Grade 3
Social Studies, Grade 3
Ontario’s Grade 3 social studies course, from Heritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, 1780–1850 to People and Environment: Living and Working in Ontario.
- Units
- 2
- Lessons
- 4
- Skills
- 22
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- Ontario Ministry of Education
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, numbered by unit.
Unit 1 · 12 skills
Heritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, 1780–1850
Everyday Life and Identity, 1780–1850
Everyday life of early communities
I can describe how everyday life was similar and different among early communities.
Skill 1.1
Life in Indigenous communities and colonial change
I can compare Indigenous community life then with how colonial policies changed it.
Skill 1.2
Roles and challenges, then and now
I can compare roles and challenges of the past with those today.
Skill 1.3
Components of Canadian identity
I can identify components of Canadian identity and connect them to early communities.
Skill 1.4
Communities, Settlements, and Treaties
First Nations and Métis communities on the map
I can identify and locate First Nations and Métis communities of the period.
Skill 1.5
Settler communities on the map
I can identify and locate settler communities of the period.
Skill 1.6
What shaped where communities grew
I can explain what shaped where communities settled and grew.
Skill 1.7
Challenges facing communities
I can describe major challenges communities faced in this period.
Skill 1.8
How settlements affected the land
I can describe how different settlements affected the land and existing communities.
Skill 1.9
Daily life and roles in early communities
I can describe daily life and the roles of men, women, and children in early communities.
Skill 1.10
Key treaties and agreements
I can identify key treaties and explain how they affected communities.
Skill 1.11
Conflict and cooperation among communities
I can describe whether communities related through conflict or cooperation.
Skill 1.12
The official wording · 12 outcomes
- 1.1
- describe some of the similarities and differences in various aspects of everyday life of selected groups and communities living in Canada between 1780 and 1850
- 1.2
- compare what life was like between 1780 and 1850 in a few First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities with the ways in which later colonial policies, including the residential school system, changed life in these communities
- 1.3
- compare some of the roles of and challenges facing people living in Canada between 1780 and 1850 with those in the present day, including people in a few First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit communities
- 1.4
- identify some key components of identity in Canada today, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit identity and describe some of the ways in which communities that were in Canada between 1780 and 1850 have had an impact on this identity
- 1.5
- identify various First Nations and some Métis communities in Upper and Lower Canada from 1780 to 1850 and locate the areas where they lived, using print, digital, and/or interactive maps or a mapping program
- 1.6
- identify various settler communities in Canada during this period and locate the areas where they lived, using print, digital, and/or interactive maps or a mapping program
- 1.7
- identify some of the main factors that helped shape the development of settlements in Canada, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities, during this period and describe how the physical features of the land and the availability of goods and services can facilitate settlement and enhance community life
- 1.8
- describe some of the major challenges facing communities in Canada during this period, including at least one First Nation, Métis, or Inuit community
- 1.9
- describe the impact of some different kinds of settlements on the natural environment and on any existing settlements
- 1.10
- describe some key aspects of life in selected First Nations, Métis, and settler communities in Canada during this period, including the roles of men, women, and children
- 1.11
- identify a few key treaties relevant to Indigenous people in their region during this period, including wampum belts exchanged and explain how some of these agreements affected various peoples and communities in that region and beyond
- 1.12
- describe how some different communities in Canada related to each other during this period, with a focus on whether the relationships were characterized by conflict or cooperation
Key ideas
Many groups lived in Canada between 1780 and 1850, including First Nations, Métis, Inuit, French, British, and Black people.
Many First Nations and Métis communities lived in Upper and Lower Canada from 1780 to 1850.
Their everyday life — housing, clothing, food, work, recreation — was similar in some ways and different in others.
Some lived in traditional territory; some moved or were forced to relocate due to European settlement.
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities lived off the land and practised their own languages, cultures, and ways of life.
Watch out for
- Thinking everyone lived the same way.
- Thinking communities never moved or were relocated.
- Only noticing differences, not similarities.
Every skill’s key ideas, worked examples and checks are in MapleMind.Practise this unit
Unit 2 · 10 skills
People and Environment: Living and Working in Ontario
People and Environments: Living and Working in Ontario
The Environment, Land Use, and Work
Environment, land use, and community
I can describe how the natural environment shapes land use and communities.
Skill 2.1
Environment and employment
I can describe how the natural environment shapes the jobs available in a region.
Skill 2.2
Patterns in population and land use
I can identify patterns in population and land use using maps.
Skill 2.3
Ontario's Regions and Maps
How Ontario is organized
I can explain how Ontario is divided into entities that provide services.
Skill 2.4
Reading political maps
I can read how political maps show different entities with different styles.
Skill 2.5
Ontario's landform regions
I can identify Ontario's landform regions and what makes each distinct.
Skill 2.6
Types of employment in Ontario
I can identify and describe types of employment in Ontario regions.
Skill 2.7
Types of land use and human needs
I can describe types of land use and how they meet human needs.
Skill 2.8
Comparing land use across municipalities
I can compare land use across two or more municipalities.
Skill 2.9
Mapping Ontario's regions and land uses
I can construct a map of Ontario's land uses, regions, or municipalities.
Skill 2.10
The official wording · 10 outcomes
- 2.1
- describe some major connections between features of the natural environment of a region and the type of land use and/or the type of community that is established in that region
- 2.2
- describe some major connections between features of the natural environment and the type of employment that is available in a region, with reference to two or more municipal regions, including First Nations communities and/or Métis regions, in Ontario
- 2.3
- identify and describe some of the main patterns in population distribution and land use in two or more municipal regions in Ontario, including First Nations communities and/or Métis regions, using mapping and globe skills
- 2.4
- demonstrate an understanding that Ontario is divided into different municipal or regional entities and that local governments within these entities provide specific services and regulate development according to local needs
- 2.5
- demonstrate an understanding that political maps, both print and digital, use different typographical styles to indicate different types of entities
- 2.6
- identify the major landform regions in Ontario and describe the major characteristics that make each distinct
- 2.7
- identify and describe the main types of employment that are available in two or more municipal regions in Ontario, including First Nations communities and/or Métis regions
- 2.8
- describe major types of land use and how they address human needs and wants
- 2.9
- compare some aspects of land use in two or more municipalities, including First Nations communities and/or Métis regions
- 2.10
- construct print and/or digital maps that show some different land uses, landform regions, and/or municipalities in Ontario, including First Nations communities and/or Métis regions, using appropriate elements of a map, including standard units of measurement
Key ideas
Natural features shape what land is used for and what kind of community forms.
Ontario is divided into cities, towns, townships, villages, counties, First Nations communities, and Métis regions.
For example, ports form on lakes and rivers; farming happens on flat, fertile land.
Local governments provide services and regulate development for local needs.
The natural environment shapes the employment available in a region.
Watch out for
- Thinking land use has nothing to do with the environment.
- Thinking Ontario is one undivided place.
- Not connecting a feature to a type of community.
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 Ontario’s own curriculum for Social Studies, Grade 3.
Strands
| Strand | Outcomes | Taught in |
|---|---|---|
| AHeritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, 1780–1850 | Outcomes 12 | Taught in Unit 1 |
| BPeople and Environments: Living and Working in Ontario | Outcomes 10 | Taught in Unit 2People and Environment: Living and Working in Ontario |
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Questions about Social Studies, Grade 3
What is Social Studies, Grade 3?
Ontario’s Grade 3 social studies course: 2 units and 22 skills, from Heritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, 1780–1850 to People and Environment: Living and Working in Ontario.
What units are in Social Studies, Grade 3?
1. Heritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, 1780–1850 and 2. People and Environment: Living and Working in Ontario.
Is there a provincial exam for Social Studies, Grade 3?
No. Ontario gives no provincial exam for Social Studies, Grade 3.
What comes after Social Studies, Grade 3?
Social Studies, Grade 4.
Can MapleMind help with Social Studies, Grade 3?
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