The Local Community
Here you will find lesson plans written specifically for the Ontario Social Studies Curriculum, Grade 1, Strand B, People and Environments: The Local Community.
Click the links on the left sidebar to connect to more recommended resources for this strand:
Nelson Social Studies 1B: Our Community by 
Many Gifts 1B: Our Community by 
Aboriginal History and Realities in Canada : Primary, Grades 1-8 Teachers' Resource by 
Aboriginal Perspectives: A Guide to the Teacher's Toolkit by 
Getting to Know Turtle Island by 
In Our Own Words: Bringing Authentic First Peoples Content to the K-3 Classroom (Rev. Ed.) by 
Hands-On Social Studies, Grade 1 by 
Canada & Beyond. Grade 1, The Local Community by 
Neighborhoods and Communities by
Invite students to explore urban, suburban, and rural communities with this collection of fun and ready-to-go mapping activity pages. Kids will plan their own city, read a shopping mall floor map, create a grid map for a dinosaur excavation site, and much more. Reproducibles reinforce key map concepts, such as distance and scale, cardinal directions, picture and abstract symbols, coordinates, and more. A fun way to connect kids to the world! For use with Grades 1-3.
Nelson Literacy 1: My World by 
Nelson Literacy 1: Seasons by Resource suggestions for Grade 1, The Local Community.
From the Ontario Elementary Social Studies Teacher Association (OESSTA).
Open education resources, including lesson plans, for teachers. Modify and adapt the lesson plans to connect with the curriculum.