Social Studies in Alberta

If you teach in Alberta, you know the government made major changes to all subject areas in kindergarten through Grade 6. We plan on updating or rewriting resources for social studies, but this takes time.

We need to review the curriculum to see which resources can be updated at the same grade level, which need to be adjusted for other grades and which need to be written from scratch. In the past, this has taken years, so we cannot guarantee any resources will be adjusted for the 2025-26 school year. We want to ensure the outcomes are finalized before committing the time (since there have been so many changes over the past 8 years).

Some of our resources will be adjusted for other grades. If you own these, you’ll be able to get the updated versions.

Since so much of the new curriculum needs to be written, we will need time to decide how (and if) the material will work. Once we have a more detailed plan, we will update this page to keep you informed.

Our original resources fall into one of these three categories:

We cannot guarantee your past purchases will work for the new outcomes, but we will do our best to salvage as much as possible. Look for REVISION for resources that have been revised and are in the same grade level. Look for ADJUSTED for resources adjusted for a new grade level.
New outcomes will have new resources written for them. Look for NEW! to find new resources.
Resources that no longer align with Alberta and cannot be repurposed in other jurisdictions will be discontinued. You will still have access to them, but we will not be updating them at this time.

When the links are live, the resource is updated and ready to use.

Grade 2

Many of our Grade 5 resources are on the same topic as the new Grade 2. However, we will not be adjusting our Canadian geography resources for Grade 2. First, we are not curriculum writers for Division 1. Second, the activities are too advanced for Grade 2 regardless of how simple we try to make them. We do not plan to write any resources for Grade 2 at this time.

Grade 3: Required for 2025-2026 School Year

Find the Grade 3 Alberta Social Studies Full Year of Lessons in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN). It includes ALL the resources listed below. We have included unit plans and a year plan in this set.

Time and Place

NEW! Treaties in Alberta in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
ADJUSTED Regions of Alberta Research Projects in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
ADJUSTED Regions of Alberta Reading Passages in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
ADJUSTED Regions of Alberta Posters in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! Alberta Landmarks in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! First Nations and Métis Communities in Alberta in our TpT Store ($USD) or BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! Francophones in Alberta in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
ADJUSTED Design a Homestead (Colonists) in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
ADJUSTED Homestead Life Drama Circle in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! Immigrants in Alberta in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! Time and Place Unit for Grade 3 in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).

Systems

NEW! Alberta’s Economy in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! Symbols of Alberta Collaborative Poster in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! Government: Municipal and Provincial in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! Systems Unit for Grade 3 in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).

Citizenship

NEW! Alberta’s Identity in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! Charity and Volunteering in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! Voting and Elections in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! Citizenship Unit for Grade 3 in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).

Grade 4: In progress

We are working on these resources, but they will not be ready for the 2025-26 school year. When a resource is ready, it will be linked.

Time and Place

NEW! Changing Boundaries in Canada in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! Vikings & Explorers in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! New France in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! Conflicts and Treaties in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! Migration to Canada Before Confederation in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
REVISION Loyalists Drama Circle in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
REVISION War of 1812 Drama Circle in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! Confederation in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! Time and Place Unit for Grade 4 in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).

Systems

NEW! Canadian Government in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! The Fur Trade in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
ADJUSTED Design a Fur Trading Post in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! Systems Unit for Grade 4 in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).

Citizenship

NEW! Rights & Responsibilities in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! What Makes a Good Citizen? Perspective Activities in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).
NEW! Citizenship Unit for Grade 4 in our TpT Store ($USD) or our BN Shop ($CAN).