OESSTA - Ontario Elementary Social Studies Teachers Association provides a wide variety of lesson ideas for incorporating Social Studies cross-curricular. Explore many ideas below!
Integrated Social Studies - Language Arts
Grade 1
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Grade 3
Integrated Social Studies - Math
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Integrated Social Studies - Art (Dance)
TVO Learn connects directly with the Ontario curriculum. Offers free and engaging unit plans, lesson plans, activities and assessment ideas. Explore by grade with the links below.
The Canadian Children's Book Bank - The Teacher's Book Bank is a database of Canadian historical non-fiction and fiction books for children.
Beyond 94 (CBC News) is a website monitors progress on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action.
National Film Board of Canada - Indigenous Cinema In The Classroom are a collection of Indigenous made documentaries and animated films with a focus on younger learners with topics covering the history and identities of Indigenous communities in Canada.
Queen's University Education - Social Studies Lesson Plans
AgScape is a resource provide Ontario specific information on agriculture, farming, and food for grades K-12.
Pebble Go has a variety of social studies-related resources and activities to explore with students
TDSB Virtual Library has a variety of resources by subject and grade level broken down by specific topics related to each curriculum subject (some resources are TDSB specific and require a TDSB log-in access, however many do not).