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The official Quebec Social Sciences (Geography, History and Citizenship Education), Grade 1 curriculum
Quebec defines Social Sciences (Geography, History and Citizenship Education), 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 Québec's official education programRead it on the government site — quebec.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| ORG | 8 | Organization of a society in its territory |
| CHG | 1 | Change in a society and its territory |
| RES | 2 | Researching and Techniques |
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How MapleMind teaches Social Sciences (Geography, History and Citizenship Education), Grade 1 — every unit, lesson, and skill
Every skill below runs as a short session: a plain-words lesson, a worked example, solving it together, then a five-question skill check that earns up to three stars. Guided Mode keeps it teaching instead of answer-handing — turning it off needs a parent's password.
Unit 1Organization of a society in its territoryOfficial strand · ORG
Locating yourself in space and time, and getting to know the people, groups, and events of your own world - your family, your class, your neighbourhood.
Where and When Am I?
- Finding where things areORG.A.1.a — Say where things are around you using a simple drawing or model, and using directions like left, right, in front, behind, and the compass points.
- Using the compass pointsORG.A.1.b — Use the four compass points - north, south, east, and west - to say where things are.
- Finding when things happenORG.A.1.c — Use a calendar to talk about the day, month, and year, and understand that some things happen before and some after.
- Putting my life on a time lineORG.A.1.d — Put a few events from your own life in order on a simple time line.
- How people change with ageORG.A.1.e — Notice how people look and what they can do at different ages - babies, children, grown-ups, and grandparents.
The People and Events of My World
- People around me and what they doORG.A.4.a — Name the people in your world - like family, teachers, and coaches - and describe what each one does in the groups you belong to.
- The jobs people do in my groupsORG.A.4.b — Describe the roles that different people play in the groups you belong to - what each one does to help the group.
- Events I rememberORG.A.4.c — Name important events from your own life and from your friends' and family's lives, like a birthday or a first day of school.
The official wording — 8 outcomes in this unit
- ORG.A.1.a
Orients himself/herself in space, a simple drawing, an illustration or a scale model
- ORG.A.1.b
Orients himself/herself in space using the points of the compass
- ORG.A.1.c
Orients himself/herself in time: calendar, day, month, year
- ORG.A.1.d
Situates events in his/her life and that of friends and family on a graduated time line
- ORG.A.1.e
Indicates physical traits characteristic of different ages
- ORG.A.4.a
Names people in his/her environment (e.g. father, friend, teacher, coach)
- ORG.A.4.b
Describes the roles of different members of the groups he/she belongs to
- ORG.A.4.c
Names events in his/her life and that of friends and family
Unit 2Change in a society and its territoryOfficial strand · CHG
Noticing how everyday things around you change over time - the toys we play with, the work people do, and the ways we get around.
How Things Change Around Us
- Changes in everyday lifeCHG.A.0.a — Name ways that everyday objects, the work people do, and how we travel have changed over time.
The official wording — 1 outcome in this unit
- CHG.A.0.a
Names changes in everyday objects (e.g. toys, CDs, iron, computer, bicycle)
Unit 3Researching and TechniquesOfficial strand · RES
First steps in finding things out like a young geographer and historian - starting a question about a problem, and reading a simple map.
Starting to Find Things Out
- Noticing a problem to solveRES.-.1 — Notice a problem or question worth finding out about, remember what you already know, and think of ways to find the answer.
- Reading a simple mapTEC.-.1 — Read a simple map by finding its title, its legend, the compass points, and using reference points to find places.
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- RES.-.1
Learns about a problem
- TEC.-.1
Interprets simple maps
Printable workbook · A keepsake of the year
A Social Sciences (Geography, History and Citizenship Education), 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 Sciences (Geography, History and Citizenship Education), Grade 1?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 11 skills in Quebec's Social Sciences (Geography, History and Citizenship Education), 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 Quebec's official curriculum?
Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from Quebec'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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What if my child is stuck on just one topic?
That's the point of skill-level tutoring: open Social Sciences (Geography, History and Citizenship Education), 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 Quebec curriculum for Social Sciences (Geography, History and Citizenship Education), Grade 1?
The official source is linked on this page — Québec's official education program. 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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