Expectations by strand
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A. Heritage and Identity: Changing Family and Community Traditions
Overall Expectations
By the end of Grade 2, students will:A1. Application: Why Traditions Change
compare some significant traditions and celebrations among diverse groups and at different times, including those of First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit, and identify some of the reasons for changes in these traditions/celebrations (FOCUS ON: Perspective; Cause and Consequence)
A3. Understanding Context: Tradition and Heritage
describe some of the major groups in their community, including First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit, other diverse communities, and different types of families, and some of the ways in which traditions and heritage are passed on by such groups (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Significance)
B. People and Environments: Global Communities
Overall Expectations
By the end of Grade 2, students will:B1. Application: Variations in Global Communities
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 (FOCUS ON: Cause and Consequence)
B2. Inquiry: Natural Environments and Ways of Life
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 (FOCUS ON: Interrelationships; Patterns and Trends)
B3. Understanding Context: Physical Features and Communities
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 (FOCUS ON: Significance)