Description

Ontario Grade 6 Social Studies Units

Teach Grade 6 social studies without building it from scratch. Choose the unit you need from the list: each one is a complete, inquiry-based unit aligned to the Ontario Grade 6 Social Studies curriculum, with lesson plans, activities and assessments ready to go.

Use a unit as your full plan for that strand, as extra material alongside your own lessons, or as review before an assessment.

Communities in Canada, Past and Present

Strand: Heritage and Identity

Students explore the communities that have shaped Canada, from Indigenous life before contact and treaties to immigration and Canadian identity today.

What’s included

• Easy-to-follow lesson plans with prep, assessment opportunities and IEP/ELL accommodation suggestions
• Background notes for the teacher
• Wonder Wall to guide student questions
• Knowledge-building circles
• Escape-room learning games and role play
• Curated, student-friendly research links
• 13 lessons, ending with a biographical sketch inquiry project

Why teachers use it

• Saves you hours of lesson planning and prep
• Ready to teach: every lesson is laid out for you
• Keeps students engaged through hands-on inquiry
• Built-in assessments to track student progress
• Aligned to the Ontario Grade 6 Social Studies curriculum

Canada’s Interactions with the Global Community

Strand: People and Environments

Students investigate the ways Canada connects with the rest of the world and the people and places those connections affect.

What’s included

• Easy-to-follow lesson plans with prep, assessment opportunities and IEP/ELL accommodation suggestions
• Background notes for the teacher
• Wonder Wall to guide student questions
• Knowledge-building circles
• Escape-room learning games and role play
• Curated, student-friendly research links
• Culminating inquiry with student choice

Why teachers use it

• Saves you hours of lesson planning and prep
• Ready to teach: every lesson is laid out for you
• Keeps students engaged through hands-on inquiry
• Built-in assessments to track student progress
• Aligned to the Ontario Grade 6 Social Studies curriculum

Want both units?

The Ignited Teaching membership includes both Grade 6 social studies units, plus every other subject and grade from 3 to 6. See membership options →