Saskatchewan · Grade 2
Social Studies, Grade 2
Saskatchewan’s Grade 2 social studies course, from Interactions and Interdependence to Resources and Wealth.
- Units
- 4
- Lessons
- 4
- Skills
- 12
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- Saskatchewan Ministry of Education
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, with its official code.
Unit 1 · 2 skills
Interactions and Interdependence
Our Community
What makes a community
I can name the characteristics of my community and how people depend on each other.
Official code: IN2.1
The many cultures in our community
I can show the diversity of cultural groups in my community.
Official code: IN2.2
The official wording · 2 outcomes
- IN2.1
- Determine characteristics of a community.
- IN2.2
- Create a representation of the diversity of cultural groups in the local community.
Key ideas
A community has people, leaders, and shared events, and members belong to many communities.
Interdependence means people rely on one another to meet needs that no one can meet alone.
Communities include diverse cultural groups with different traditions, festivals, and celebrations.
Many different people — storekeepers, medical workers, faith leaders, tradespeople — contribute to the community's well-being.
Watch out for
- Thinking a community is only the buildings, not the people.
- Thinking each person meets all their own needs by themselves.
- Thinking a community is all one culture.
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Unit 2 · 4 skills
Dynamic Relationships
Our Community: Past, Land, and Treaty
Stories from our community's past
I can describe events and people from my community's past.
Official code: DR2.1
How the land shapes our community
I can explain how the natural environment shapes life in my community.
Official code: DR2.2
Maps and models of our place
I can use maps and models to find my community.
Official code: DR2.3
Treaty and First Nations in our community
I can describe the Treaty and First Nations influence on my community.
Official code: DR2.4
The official wording · 4 outcomes
- DR2.1
- Investigate stories of significant events and persons in the local community’s history to describe the contribution of those who lived in the community in earlier times.
- DR2.2
- Analyze the influence of the natural environment on the local community.
- DR2.3
- Identify physical representations as constructed models of real things.
- DR2.4
- Describe the influence of Treaty and First Nations people on the local community.
Key ideas
Communities have a history — events and people from earlier times shaped life today.
We can learn the past from long-time residents, old pictures, and historic sites.
Natural features — landforms, climate, water, and vegetation — shape how a community lives.
People use technology to adapt to the environment, and natural resources should be conserved.
Constructed features like bridges and buildings, and maps and globes, are models that stand for real things.
Watch out for
- Thinking the community has always looked the way it does now.
- Thinking the past can't be learned about.
- Thinking the land has no effect on how people live.
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Unit 3 · 3 skills
Power and Authority
Decisions, Peace, and Rights
How our community makes decisions
I can explain how decisions are made in my community.
Official code: PA2.1
Settling disagreements peacefully
I can use ways to settle conflicting interests peacefully.
Official code: PA2.2
Rights and responsibilities of citizens
I can explain the rights and responsibilities of citizens in my community.
Official code: PA2.3
The official wording · 3 outcomes
- PA2.1
- Analyze how decisions are made within the local community.
- PA2.2
- Assess and practise various approaches to resolving conflicting interests within the community.
- PA2.3
- Analyze rights and responsibilities of citizens in the school and local community.
Key ideas
Communities have leaders — mayors, reeves, chiefs, Elders, and volunteers.
Decision-makers work in government, business, faith, and cultural groups, each with a role.
Having conflicting interests doesn't have to lead to conflict — harmonious communities solve them peacefully.
People and services help keep the community safe and settle disagreements fairly.
Citizens have rights, including Treaty rights, and responsibilities that go with them.
Watch out for
- Thinking only one person makes all community decisions.
- Not recognizing chiefs, Elders, or volunteers as leaders.
- Thinking any disagreement must become a fight.
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Unit 4 · 3 skills
Resources and Wealth
Resources, Worldviews, and Sustainability
How our community meets needs and wants
I can describe how my community meets its members' needs and wants.
Official code: RW2.1
Different worldviews about the environment
I can compare different worldviews about the natural environment.
Official code: RW2.2
Helping communities be sustainable
I can take an action that helps my community be more sustainable.
Official code: RW2.3
The official wording · 3 outcomes
- RW2.1
- Describe ways in which the local community meets needs and wants of its members.
- RW2.2
- Analyze various worldviews regarding the natural environment.
- RW2.3
- Contribute to initiating and guiding change in local and global communities regarding environmental, social, and economic sustainability.
Key ideas
A resource is something that helps meet needs and wants.
People, businesses, and groups in the community improve everyone's quality of life.
People hold different worldviews about the relationship between humans and the environment.
First Nations, Métis, and western European traditions each have their own view; many value balance and harmony.
Sustainability means caring for the environment, people, and the economy so they last.
Watch out for
- Confusing needs with wants.
- Thinking the community meets needs by itself without people's work.
- Thinking everyone views the environment the same way.
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 Saskatchewan’s own curriculum for Social Studies, Grade 2.
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Questions about Social Studies, Grade 2
What is Social Studies, Grade 2?
Saskatchewan’s Grade 2 social studies course: 4 units and 12 skills, from Interactions and Interdependence to Resources and Wealth.
What units are in Social Studies, Grade 2?
1. Interactions and Interdependence, 2. Dynamic Relationships, 3. Power and Authority and 4. Resources and Wealth.
Is there a provincial exam for Social Studies, Grade 2?
No. Saskatchewan 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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