Social Studies Literature Connections (K–12)

This resource contains bibliographical information and annotations for a selection of books organized by grade. A template for screening literature connections for social studies is included; teachers can use this to identify literature, videos, pictures, and music samples that best meet the learning outcomes of the new Social Studies program of studies.

Please select a literature connection document below:

Grades K–12
Kindergarten K.1: I Am Unique K.2: I Belong
Grade 1 1.1: My World: Home, School, Community 1.2: Moving Forward with the Past: My Family, My History and My Community
Grade 2 2.1: Canada's Dynamic Communities 2.2: A Community in the Past
Grade 3 3.1: Communities in the World 3.2: Global Citizenship
Grade 4 4.1: Alberta: A Sense of the Land 4.2: The Stories, Histories and Peoples of Alberta 4.3: Alberta: Celebrations and Challenges
Grade 5 5.1: Physical Geography of Canada 5.2: Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada 5.3: Canada: Shaping an Identity
Grade 6 6.1: Citizens Participating in Decision Making 6.2: Historical Models of Democracy: Ancient Athens and the Iroquois Confederacy
Grade 7 7.1: Toward Confederation 7.2: Following Confederation: Canadian Expansions
Grade 8 8.1: From Isolation to Adaptation: Japan 8.2: Origins of a Western Worldview: Renaissance Europe 8.3: Worldviews in Conflict: The Spanish and the Aztecs
Grade 9 9.1: Issues for Canadians: Governance and Rights 9.2: Issues for Canadians: Economic Systems in Canada and the United States
Grade 10 10-1: Perspectives on Globalization 10-2: Living in a Globalizing World
Grade 11 20-1: Perspectives on Nationalism 20-2: Understandings of Nationalism
Grade 12 30-1: Perspectives on Ideology 30-2: Understandings of Ideologies

Topics (Geographic Thinking, Historical Thinking, Canadian Symbols and Identity)
Geographic Thinking (K-6)
Historical Thinking (K-6)
Canadian Symbols and Identity (K-6)