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The official Ontario Social Studies, Grade 5 curriculum
Ontario defines Social Studies, Grade 5 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 Ontario's official curriculumRead it on the government site — dcp.edu.gov.on.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand A | 11 | Heritage and Identity: First Nations and Europeans in New France and Early Canada |
| Strand B | 12 | People and Environment: Government and Responsible Citizenship |
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How MapleMind teaches Social Studies, Grade 5 — every unit, lesson, and skill
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Unit 1Heritage and Identity: First Nations and Europeans in New France and Early CanadaOfficial strand · Strand A
Interactions among Indigenous peoples, among Europeans, and between Indigenous and European people prior to 1713 in what would eventually become Canada: the positive and negative consequences of contact, ways different parties benefited from each other, connections to present-day issues, the major Indigenous nations, motives for exploration, the institutions of New France, the fur trade, the ethnogenesis of the Métis, significant differences among peoples, and the effects of European conflicts.
Contact and Its Consequences
- Positive and negative consequences of contactA1.1 — Describe positive and negative consequences of contact between Indigenous peoples and European explorers and settlers, and analyse their significance.
- How different parties benefited from each otherA1.2 — Analyse aspects of contact to determine ways in which different parties benefited from each other.
- How early interactions connect to todayA1.3 — Explain how interactions among Indigenous and European people prior to 1713 are connected to issues in present-day Canada.
Peoples, Exploration, and New France
- Major Indigenous nations at contactA3.1 — Identify major Indigenous nations that came into contact with Europeans prior to 1713 and describe key characteristics of selected nations.
- Interactions before Europeans arrivedA3.2 — Describe significant interactions among First Nations and between First Nations and Inuit before contact with Europeans.
- Why Europeans explored and settledA3.3 — Describe the main motives for Europeans' exploration of Indigenous lands and for establishing permanent European settlements.
- The institutions of New FranceA3.4 — Identify significant offices and institutions in New France and describe their importance to settlers.
- Interactions between Indigenous peoples and EuropeansA3.5 — Describe significant aspects of the interactions between Indigenous peoples and European explorers and settlers.
- The birth of the Métis peopleA3.6 — Describe key factors that led to the ethnogenesis of the Métis people, with attention to the Great Lakes and Mattawa regions.
- Differences among peoples and whyA3.7 — Describe significant differences among Indigenous peoples and between Indigenous and European communities, and identify reasons for these differences.
- Effects of European conflictsA3.8 — Describe significant effects of European conflicts on Indigenous peoples and on what would eventually become Canada.
The official wording — 11 outcomes in this unit
- A1.1
describe some of the positive and negative consequences of contact between Indigenous peoples and European explorers and settlers in what would eventually become Canada
- A1.2
analyse aspects of contact between Indigenous peoples and European explorers and settlers in what would eventually become Canada to determine ways in which different parties benefited from each other
- A1.3
explain some of the ways in which interactions among Indigenous peoples, among European explorers and settlers, and between Indigenous and European people in what would eventually become Canada are connected to issues in present-day Canada
- A3.1
identify major Indigenous nations that came into contact with European settlers and/or explorers prior to 1713 in what would become Canada and describe key characteristics of selected nations
- A3.2
describe some significant interactions among First Nations and between First Nations and Inuit before contact with Europeans
- A3.3
describe the main motives for Europeans’ exploration of Indigenous lands that were eventually claimed by Canada and for the establishment of permanent European settlements
- A3.4
identify significant offices and institutions in New France(e.g., the seigneurial system; the Roman Catholic Church; the king, governor, bishop, and intendant; nuns, priests, missionaries), and describe their importance to settlers in New France
- A3.5
describe significant aspects of the interactions between Indigenous peoples and European explorers and settlers in what would eventually become Canada
- A3.6
describe key factors that led to the ethnogenesis of the Métis people in what would eventually become Canada, with specific attention to the Great Lakes and Mattawa regions
- A3.7
describe some significant differences among Indigenous peoples and between selected Indigenous and European communities in what would eventually become Canada and identify some of the reasons for these differences
- A3.8
describe some significant effects of European conflicts on Indigenous peoples and on what would eventually become Canada
Unit 2People and Environment: Government and Responsible CitizenshipOfficial strand · Strand B
How governments in Canada — including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit governments — respond to social and environmental issues, and how citizens can plan action; the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, the jurisdiction and shared responsibilities of the different levels of government, Indigenous governance structures, public consultation, the duty to consult and accommodate, government and citizen action on issues, and why different groups hold different perspectives.
Governments Responding and Planning Action
- How well governments address issuesB1.1 — Assess the effectiveness of actions taken by one or more levels of government, including Indigenous governments, to address a significant issue.
- A plan of action for an environmental issueB1.3 — Create a plan of action to address an environmental issue, specifying actions by governments (including Indigenous governments) and by citizens.
Government and Citizenship in Canada
- Rights and responsibilities of citizenshipB3.1 — Describe the major rights and responsibilities associated with citizenship in Canada.
- What each level of government doesB3.2 — Describe the jurisdiction of different levels of government and other elected bodies, and some services provided by each.
- First Nations, Métis, and Inuit governmentsB3.3 — Describe some First Nations, Métis, and Inuit governance structures that currently exist in Canada.
- How governments hear from the publicB3.5 — Describe different processes governments use to solicit input from the public, and explain why public consultation matters.
- The duty to consult and accommodateB3.6 — Demonstrate a basic understanding of the duty to consult and accommodate First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities, and describe when it applies.
- Government action to solve issuesB3.7 — Describe key actions taken by governments, including Indigenous governments, to solve significant issues.
- Why groups see issues differentlyB3.8 — Explain why different groups may have different perspectives on specific social and environmental issues.
- How citizens take actionB3.9 — Describe different ways citizens can take action to address social and environmental issues.
The official wording — 12 outcomes in this unit
- B1.1
assess the effectiveness of actions taken by one or more levels of government, including Indigenous governments, to address an issue of national, provincial/territorial, and/or local significance
- B1.2
create a plan of action to address a social issue of local, provincial/territorial, and/or national significance
- B1.3
create a plan of action to address an environmental issue of local, provincial/territorial, and/or national significance
- B3.1
describe the major rights and responsibilities associated with citizenship in Canada
- B3.2
describe the jurisdiction of different levels of government in Canada, as well as of some other elected bodies and some of the services provided by each
- B3.3
describe some First Nations, Métis, and Inuit governance structures that currently exist in Canada
- B3.4
describe the shared responsibility of various levels of government for providing some services and for dealing with selected social and environmental issues
- B3.5
describe different processes that governments can use to solicit input from the public and explain why it is important for all levels of government to provide opportunities for public consultation
- B3.6
demonstrate a basic understanding of what is meant by the federal and provincial governments’ having a duty to consult and accommodate First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities, and describe some circumstances in which this constitutional right for Indigenous peoples might apply
- B3.7
describe key actions taken by governments, including Indigenous governments, to solve some significant national, provincial/territorial, and/or local issues
- B3.8
explain why different groups may have different perspectives on specific social and environmental issues
- B3.9
describe some different ways in which citizens can take action to address social and environmental issues
Printable workbook · A keepsake of the year
A Social Studies, Grade 5 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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Where can I see the official Ontario curriculum for Social Studies, Grade 5?
The official source is linked on this page — Ontario'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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