Global Communities Workbook (Grade 2 Social Studies)

This workbook covers the Grade 2 Global Communities unit in the NEW 2023 Ontario Social Studies curriculum (People and Environments).

It covers various topics such as map skills, continents, oceans, and the equator. It further explores Canada, comparing climate, wildlife, natural features, homes, and recreation. It includes information on specific Canadian communities in Ontario, Yukon, Nova Scotia, and British Columbia, including a contemporary FNMI community (Saugeen First Nation).

The workbook introduces countries around the world, including the United States, India, Finland, Brazil, China, Egypt, Kenya, and Australia. Each country section includes a passport activity. Comparisons between different countries and communities are also explored.

There is a variety of readings, long and short answer questions, creative writing activities, and drawing prompts included to create a varied workbook suitable for many learning styles.

To support assessment practices, Ontario curriculum expectations are clearly identified on each page. A quiz is included at the end of the workbook.

This resource includes:

• 63-page Global Communities Workbook (B&W and Colour)
• 63-page Global Communities ANSWER KEY
• TPT Easel Activity - This tool allows students to complete workbook pages digitally, with no printing necessary. New to using Easel by TPT? Check out this guide.

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Table of Contents

1. Title Page
2. Table of Contents
3. K-W-L Chart
4. What Does Global Mean?
5. What is a Map?
6. What are Continents?
7. What are Oceans?
8. The Equator
9. Canada
10. My Home on Earth
11. My Community
12. My Community 
13. Sustainability
14. Comparing Communities
15. Comparing Communities
16. Climate in Canada
17. Wildlife in Canada
18. Natural Features in Canada
19. Natural Features in Canada
20. Homes in Canada
21. Recreation in Canada
22. Canadian Communities
23. Life in Ontario, Canada
24. Saugeen First Nation
25. Life in Yukon, Canada
26. Life in Nova Scotia, Canada
27. Life in BC, Canada
28. Comparing Canadian Communities
29. Comparing Canadian Communities
30. Countries Around the World
31. My Global Passport
32. The United States of America
33. Passport: USA
34. India
35. Passport: India
36. Finland
37. Passport: Finland
38. Brazil
39. Passport: Brazil
40. China
41. Passport: China
42. Egypt
43. Passport: Egypt
44. Kenya
45. Passport: Kenya
46. Australia
47. Passport: Australia
48. Let’s Learn More!
49. Passport: ________ (Blank)
50. Comparing Finland and Brazil
51. Comparing Canada and Finland 
52. Comparing Canada and China
53. Comparing Australia and Kenya
54. Write a Postcard
55. Vocabulary
56. Vocabulary
57. Global Communities Quiz
58. Global Communities Quiz

59 - 63. Global Communities Discussion Cards

Grade 2 Ontario Curriculum Expectations (2023)

B1. describe some similarities and differences in the ways in which people in two or more communities in different parts of the world meet their needs and have adapted to the location, climate, and physical features of their regions

B2. use the social studies inquiry process to investigate aspects of the interrelationship between the natural environment, including the climate, of selected communities, including at least one contemporary First Nation, Métis, or Inuit community, and the ways in which people in those communities live 

B3. identify and locate various physical features and selected communities around the world, including at least one contemporary First Nation, Métis, or Inuit community, and describe some aspects of people’s ways of life in those communities

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