Grade 2 Overall Expectations:
Compare some significant traditions and celebrations among diverse groups and at different times, and identify some of the reasons for changes in these traditions/celebrations;
- Children Just Like Me (Book)
- Canada Day: Canadian Holidays (Book)
- National Aboriginal Day (Book)
- Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Book)
- Cultural Traditions in Canada (Book)
- Wedding Days: Celebrating Marriage (Book)
- Celebrate Easter with Coloured Eggs, Flowers and Prayer (Book)
- Diwali (Book)
- Happy Diwali! (Book)
- Holidays and Traditions (Hoopla eBook)
- How to Pow Wow | CBC Kids (YouTube)
- Diwali (Website)
- Festivals and Holidays (Website)
- Christmas Around the World (Website)
- National Indigenous History Month (Website)
Use the social studies inquiry process to investigate some of the past and present traditions and celebrations within their own family and the communities to which they belong;
- Hanukkah (Book)
- Remembrance Day (Book)
- Victoria Day (Book)
- My Very Own Halloween (Book)
- We’ll Never Forget (Book)
- Once Upon An Eid (Book)
- Ramadan (Book)
- The Day of the Dead (Book)
- Earth Day (Book)
- Kids Around the World Celebrate: The Best Feasts and Festivals from Many Lands (Book)
- Family (Hoopla eBook)
- Festivals Around the World Series (Hoopla eBook)
- Cultures of the World (YouTube)
- Chinese New Year, Kids Style (Website)
- Day of the Dead (Website)
- International Recipes for Kids (Website)
Describe some of the major groups in their community, including different types of families, and some of the ways in which traditions and heritage are passed on by such groups.
- Parents (Book)
- Brothers and Sisters (Book)
- Grandparents (Book)
- Aunts and Uncles (Book)
- Foster Parents (Book)
- Adoption (Book)
- Mom and Mum are Getting Married! (Book)
- Role Models (Book)
- We All Have Different Families (Book)
- Families In Many Cultures (Book)
- The Kids Book of World Religions (Book)
- Cool World Cooking: Fun and Tasty Recipes for Kids! (Book)
- Cool Middle Eastern Cooking: Fun and Tasty Recipes for Kids (Book)
- Food Atlas: Discover All the Delicious Foods of the World (Book)
- Let’s Eat: What Children Eat Around the World (Book)
- What Shall We Eat? (Book)
- My Family, Your Family (Hoopla eAudiobook)
- My Family Series (Hoopla eBook)
- Different Types of Families: Learning Diversity for Children (YouTube)
- Cultures of the World (YouTube)
- Holidays Around the World (YouTube)