Grade one • grade two • grade three • other
Grade one • grade two • grade three • other
Overview: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how identity and self-esteem are enhanced by their sense of belonging in their world and how active members in a community contribute to the well-being, growth and vitality of their groups and communities.
Build a Neighbourhood
http://pbskids.org/rogers/R_house/build.htm
A neighborhood is a place where people live, work, play and pretend. What kind of neighborhood picture do you want to make? A house, a farm, a construction site or our Neighborhood of Make-Believe? Choose one area to get started, then create your own neighborhood.
NEW! 
Map My Ride
www.mapmyride.com
MapMyRide allows you to plan out hiking or biking routes and keep track of distances.You can create your own route or search for a publicly posted one. MapMyRide also works with GPS units, so you can import or export routes. Plan out a neighbourhood walk, print it out, and follow it!
School as a Community
http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/communities/school
Explore the meaning of community in a school through a short animation and then reinforce what was learned by completing an activity, playing a game, writing, drawing, or sharing.
Virtual Reality Tour of Edmonton
http://www.vredmonton.com
This audio supported site about Edmonton has grown greatly in the past year. Once you enter the site, choose one of the options on the bottom and begin your virtual tour of major attractions and landmarks in Edmonton.
Work, Work, Work!
http://www.sfsocialstudies.com/g1/u3/index.html
Overview: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how changes over time have affected their families and influenced how their families and communities are today.
Back to the Top
Overview: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how geography, culture, language, heritage, economics and resources shape and change Canada’s communities.
Arctic Alphabet
http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/arctic/abc.html
Learn all about the Arctic through this ABC Alphabet book! Perhaps you could create your own book using Powerpoint?
Arctic Animals
http://library.thinkquest.org/3500/animals.htm
Lots of information about the animals of the Arctic including audiofiles of stories about them.
Athropolis - All Things Cold, Icy, and Arctic!
http://www.athropolis.com/1-home.htm
Chock full of fun games and educational resources, this website is based around the story of three children who land on an iceberg. The iceberg is Athropolis - the home of the Throps and the Squallhoots - and it is melting FAST! On this site you will find Arctic pop-up maps, educational games, a lot of very interesting information about the Arctic, a daily Arctic news article and joke, some very silly songs and really dumb jokes, and much much more.
NEW! Canada's Polar Life
http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpl/index.htm
This highly recommended site examines Canada's Arctic environments and the organisms that occur in them. Perfect for older students and with some support for the younger ones, would yeild a wealth of information.
Don't Wake the Polar Bear!
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/settlement/kids/021013-1602-e.html
A polar bear is sleeping outside an igloo. The plan here is to grab the items left outside the igloo without waking the polar bear up. While this is a fun activity, unless some time is spent talking about the items, children might not pay too much attention to them. A fun site if discussion is built in...
Explore Herschel Island!
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Herschel/English/menu.html
Herschel Island is in the Yukon and this site offers a wealth of photographs with a minimum of text. Children gain the most benefit from this site by sitting with an adult and talking about the different photos.
Guide to Arctic Sunrise and Sunset
http://www.athropolis.com/sun-fr.htm
We all know that the hours of daylight increase in the summer in the Arctic but did you know that in May there are over 20 hours of sunlight during the day? Check out this cool interactive web site to find out how many hours of daylight they have during different parts of the year. How many hours of sunlight are there on your birthday?
Inuit Life in Nunavik
http://kativik.net/ulluriaq/Nunavik/inuitlife/index.html
Learn about the clothes, tools, and Arctic wildlife of Nunavik. See what a typical day is like for a child or a teenager; learn about the language and their community.
Inuktitut Language
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/5020_e.html
Hear commonly used words and phrases spoken in Inuktitut.
Polar Continental Shelf Project
http://polar.nrcan.gc.ca/kids/index_e.php
Learn about animals, plants, and humans in the Arctic and then take an online quiz.
Polar Pairs
http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/game/index.html
Match up the animals and learn all about their habits and habitat. It might get a little chilly, so keep your nose warm!
Rural, Suburban, and Urban
http://www.brainpopjr.com/socialstudies/communities/ruralsuburbanandurban
Watch a short animated cartoon exploring the difference between these different kinds of communities and then reinforce what was learned by completing an activity, playing a game, writing, drawing, or sharing.
Sharing a Story: The Inuksuk
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/inuks_e.html
Did you know that the word Inuksuk means "likeness of a person"? Learn about the history and use of the Inuksuk in this short video introduced in Inuktitut.
Sled Dogs
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/sleddogs/multimedia/sleddogs-game.html
Enter the Alaskan wilderness to find out what it takes to lead a sled dog team to victory.
Tundra
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0211/quickflicks
Watch this animated video about the tundra and then try to answer the questions in the quiz.
NEW! Ukaliq - the Arctic Hare
http://nature.ca/ukaliq/021des/000_des_e.cfm
The Arctic hare (Lepus arcticus) is a small, fur-covered mammal that lives in a cold environment. Like other hares, it has long ears, a short tail, long hind legs and a recycling digestive system. But this hare is also superbly adapted -- both structurally and behaviourally -- to life in the severe conditions of the Far North.
Wumpa's World
http://www.wumpasworld.com/index2.html
Create your own fish and save a baby whale. Paddle your kayak through the ice floes and catch fish through a hole in the ice. Play matching games with a seal. Paint with a polar bear. While this site was designed with younger children in mind, it offers excellent interactive activities that support the social studies curriculum and well worth a couple of visits! Don't miss this one!!!
Overview: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how a community emerged, and of how the various interactions and cooperation among peoples ensure the continued growth and vitality of the community.
Acadia: Lifestyles in the Days of Our Ancestors
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Acadie/index_e.html
The Acadian Historical Village examines the rich heritage, culture, and traditions of the Acadians through an exhibition, visit, and interactive games.
Edmonton History
http://www.edmontonhistory.ca
Explore early Edmonton through one of the many interactive activities in Kidmonton or a Place Called Home.
Harvest of History
http://www.harvestofhistory.org
While this site is intended to show the history of New York State agriculture, it also fits with many other agricultural communities of long ago. Explore the village to find out where your food comes from, how and where it grows, and compare life in 1845 with our modern world. Then produce your own movie with the Village Videomaker.
Kids' Site of Canadian Trains (Fixed link!)
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/trains/kids/index.html
Trains have played a big part in Canada's history. Discover Canada's train stories from the people who were there!
Log Cabin Scavenger Hunt
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/settlement/kids/021013-1601-e.html
So what did those settlers use in their log cabins? Play this scavenger hunt to learn about the tools of the settlers in the late 1800s.
Long Ago
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/ssla/index.html?launch=true
This multimedia resource presents a look at the everyday lives of pioneers who settled on the prairie. (Learn Alberta)
Sod House Living
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/settlement/kids/021013-1603-e.html
What do you do when you have no trees or stones to build your house? What's a sod house like to live in? Take the quiz and learn lots about sod house living!
Overview: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how geographic, social, cultural and linguistic factors affect quality of life in communities in India, Tunisia, Ukraine and Peru.
Connect the World
http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/connectworld
A simple game where children match items to the cultures that they originate from.
Cultural Profiles Project
http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/index.html
This Canadian site provides an overview of life and customs in many countries around the world and provides valuable information for the countries studied in grade three.
Say Hello to the World
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/hello
If you wanted to say hello to everybody in the world, how many people would that be? And how many languages would you have to learn? You would have to learn at least 2,796 languages and say hello to 5,720,000,000 people! Get started on this web site!
NEW! Snapshot Tour of India
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/fun/tour_flash.html
See and hear wildlife galore in our Snapshot Tour of India! Virtually visit this fascinating country's rainforests, coral islands, and snowy mountains.
*This site is listed under Grade 3 Social Studies (Communities in the World)
Tour Holiday Traditions (Fixed Link!)
http://teacher.scholastic.com/holiday/factsfun.htm
Around the globe, people mark holidays with special traditions, festivities, and services. Here's a quick tour of some holiday traditions for each season.
Trek-Earth
It is a bit challenging to find web sites about Tunisia that are easy enough for 8-year-olds to understand. Trek-Earth has a huge collection of photographs with the photographer offering a bit of an explanation behind each photo. Sitting and discussing the photos with an adult or older sibling would help create an understanding of what life might be like in Tunisia (or India, Peru, or the Ukraine...).
India
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/IndiaPeru
http://www.trekearth.com/search.php?phrase=Peru&type=photosTunisia
http://www.trekearth.com/search.php?phrase=Tunisia&type=photosUkraine
http://www.trekearth.com/search.php?phrase=Ukraine&type=photos
A collection of photos from the Ukraine from Trek-Earth.
Virtual Peru
http://www.virtualperu.net/peru_welcome.html
This site has some excellent photos of Peru and many hyperlinks throughout the text that lead to further photos and information about Peru.
Weather and Time in India
http://www.worldweatherserver.com/weather_in_INZZ0001.aspx
Why not collect weather information over a week and graph it at Create a Graph?
Weather and Time in Peru
http://www.worldweatherserver.com/weather_in_PEZZ0001.aspx
Why not collect weather information over a week and graph it at Create a Graph?
Weather and Time in Tunisia
http://www.worldweatherserver.com/weather_in_TNZZ0001.aspx
Why not collect weather information over a week and graph it at Create a Graph?
Weather and Time in Ukraine
http://www.worldweatherserver.com/weather_in_UAZZ0001.aspx
Why not collect weather information over a week and graph it at Create a Graph?
Welcome to India
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/india.htm
This easy to read site provides an insight into the diverse culture and landscape of India. For each part there is a 'slide show' ... a bedtime story ... somewhere to keep 'notes' and suggestions for other web sites to explore.
NEW! World Communities
http://web.mac.com/oscartavernini/iWeb/Social/Main.html
Geography, quality of life, and global citizenship... This child friendly site addresses these concepts for each of the countries studied in grade 3. Listen to songs, watch videos and explore the countries of Peru, Tunisia, India, and the Urkraine through the eyes of a child living in each country.
Overview: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of Canada’s roles and responsibilities in global citizenship in relation to communities in India, Tunisia, Ukraine and Peru.
Alberta'sJustice System
http://www.justice.gov.ab.ca/education/ajs_in_your_community/home.htm
This on-line resource was developed by Alberta Justice in collaboration with Alberta Education. The resource provides an introductory overview of the justice system in Alberta.
Free the Children
http://www.freethechildren.org/index.php
The purpose of this site is to help children become aware of the lives of children in different parts of our world and to encourage them to become part of the solution. This is a site that would require the support of an adult to help children understand that they can make a difference.
Some web sites are so comprehensive that it is hard to fit them under one topic. These will now be included under this general category.
Cultural Profiles Project
http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/index.html
This site provides an overview of life and customs in many countries around the world and provides valuable information for the countries studied in grade three.
NEW! PBS KIDS Interactive Whiteboard Games
http://pbskids.org/whiteboard
The PBS KIDS Interactive Whiteboard Games collection is an outstanding collection of activities to support Language Arts, Math, Social Sciences, and the Arts. When you go to the site, you can click on the subject area and it will scroll to that particular subject area. In addition, you can also sort on title, description, level, topic, and audio by clicking on the corresponding word in the header for each subject. This PBS site offers a fun way to reinforce concepts with young learners at home as well as an excellent resource for teachers to use with their interactive whiteboards.
NEW! Ticket-O-Matic
http://omatic.musicairport.com
Planning on creating a virtual travel experience for your students? Ticket-O-Matic is a small automatic generator-machine: it gives you the ability to generate First Class Airline Tickets in 3 simple steps. Choose airline, choose details to create and then download your ticket or send it to someone!
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