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The official Saskatchewan Social Studies, Grade 1 curriculum
Saskatchewan 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 Saskatchewan's official curriculumRead it on the government site — curriculum.gov.sk.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand IN | 3 | Interactions and Interdependence |
| Strand DR | 5 | Dynamic Relationships |
| Strand PA | 2 | Power and Authority |
| Strand RW | 2 | Resources and Wealth |
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How MapleMind teaches Social Studies, 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 1Interactions and InterdependenceOfficial strand · Strand IN
How the people around us — family, classroom, and school — are diverse and how our relationships help meet everyone's needs.
Belonging Together
- Same and different in our familiesIN1.2 — Talk about the cultural diversity in your family and classroom, exploring how families are similar and different.
- How groups help usIN1.3 — Look at how the relationships and groups we belong to help meet human needs.
The official wording — 3 outcomes in this unit
- IN1.1
Describe the diversity of traditions, celebrations, or stories of individuals in the classroom and school.
- IN1.2
Discuss cultural diversity in the family and classroom, including exploration of similarities and differences.
- IN1.3
Assess ways in which relationships help to meet human needs.
Unit 2Dynamic RelationshipsOfficial strand · Strand DR
Our place in time and on the land: family stories from the past, kinship and the Medicine Wheel, how the natural world meets our needs, and finding places on maps and globes.
Our Family, Our Past, Our Place
- Family stories from the pastDR1.1 — Connect family events and stories from the past to your place in family life today.
- Kinship and the Medicine WheelDR1.2 — Describe kinship patterns of the past and present, including how some cultures use the Medicine Wheel teachings to understand the stages of life.
- The land helps meet our needsDR1.3 — Show how people rely on the natural environment to meet needs, and how where we live affects how families meet needs and wants.
- Globes, maps, land, and waterDR1.4 — Recognize globes and maps as pictures of the Earth's surface and tell land apart from water on them.
- Where and when in my worldDR1.5 — Identify and show where (in space) and when (in time) important places and events are in your life, including finding Saskatchewan and Canada.
The official wording — 5 outcomes in this unit
- DR1.1
Relate family events and stories of the recent or distant past to the student’s place in present day family life.
- DR1.2
Describe kinship patterns of the past and present and describe according to traditional teachings (e.g., Medicine Wheel teachings).
- DR1.3
Demonstrate awareness of humans’ reliance on the natural environment to meet needs, and how location affects families in meeting needs and wants.
- DR1.4
Recognize globes and maps as representations of the surface of the Earth, and distinguish land and water masses on globes and maps.
- DR1.5
Identify and represent the orientation in space (where) and time (when) of significant places and events in the lives of students.
Unit 3Power and AuthorityOfficial strand · Strand PA
Getting along together: the rules and choices that keep our family, classroom, and playground peaceful, and how we return to harmony when things go wrong.
Keeping the Peace
- Actions and rules that keep the peacePA1.1 — Look at the actions, rules, and decision-making in the family, classroom, and playground that support peace and harmony.
- Fixing problems and returning to harmonyPA1.2 — Explore what causes disharmony and the ways we can return to harmony.
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- PA1.1
Analyze actions and practices in the family, classroom, and on the playground that support peace and harmony, including rules and decision-making processes.
- PA1.2
Analyze the causes of disharmony and ways of returning to harmony.
Unit 4Resources and WealthOfficial strand · Strand RW
Meeting our needs and wants: what different kinds of needs feel like, how First Nations traditional teachings guide meeting them, and how work is shared in families, schools, and groups.
Needs, Wants, and Work
- Different kinds of needs and wantsRW1.1 — Describe how physical, spiritual, emotional, and intellectual needs and wants affect personal well-being, including how First Nations traditional teachings guide meeting them.
- Sharing the workRW1.2 — Talk about how work is managed and shared in families, schools, and groups.
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- RW1.1
Describe the influence of physical, spiritual, emotional, and intellectual needs and wants on personal well-being.
- RW1.2
Discuss ways in which work may be managed and distributed in families, schools, and groups.
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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Common questions
Can MapleMind help my child with Social Studies, Grade 1?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 12 skills in Saskatchewan'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 Saskatchewan's official curriculum?
Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from Saskatchewan'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.
What does MapleMind cost?
It's free to start — 5 tutoring chats and a practice quiz every day, no credit card. A Pro subscription ($9.99/month or $49.99/year CAD, 7-day free trial) unlocks unlimited tutoring, practice, and exam simulations.
What if my child is stuck on just one topic?
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 Saskatchewan curriculum for Social Studies, Grade 1?
The official source is linked on this page — Saskatchewan'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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