Ontario Grade 5 Social Studies The Role of Canadian Government and Citizenship

Teaching Grade 5 students about The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship in Canada does NOT have to be a dry, boring chore! Make this social studies strand come alive with an inquiry-based unit that has your students exploring social and environmental issues of interest to them and learning how federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments affect these issues. Students will be recording their new knowledge in an Action Plan flipbook, while also working towards a culminating task that allows students to explain how they feel different levels of government should handle an important issue.

NOTE:

• While the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum was updated in 2023, the Grade 5 curriculum was not affected by the revision (I promise)!
• French Immersion teachers, I've created a version of this unit for you!! Ontario Grade 5 Social Studies: Canadian Government & Citizenship FI Version
• There is a "companion" digital version of this unit, available here: Canadian Government and Citizenship Unit for Use with Google Slides
  

Resource Features:

• 3-Part Lesson Plans
• Student-Friendly Texts
• Flipbook Templates
• Learning Goal Posters
• Links to Relevant Websites
• Assessment Tools
  

Lessons:

1. Introduction
2. Rights and Responsibilities
3. Local, Regional, and National Issues
4. Levels of Government
5. First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Governance Structures
6. Asking Good Questions
7. Perspectives on Issues
8. How Citizens Affect Change
9. Action Project Timelines
10. Government Representatives
11. Government Actions
12. Creating Success Criteria to Assess Government Action
13. Government Action Report Card
14. Action Plan Presentations

PLEASE NOTE: This unit is the 3rd in a series of Grade 5 Social Studies Government Units, each for a different year's version of the curriculum. Because I want previous buyers to have access to the units that they originally purchased, I have included them here in a zipped folder for convenience. Only hyperlinks in the most recent version of this Strand B resource will updated regularly.

Also, teachers from across the country purchase my government unit, so if you are a teacher from outside Ontario, please know that there is a full unit bundled in here for you!

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