Ontario Curriculum

Grade 2 - People and Environments: Global Communities (Term 1)

Big Ideas:

• The climate and physical features of a region affect how people in that region live.
• Different people have adapted to similar climate and physical features in similar ways.
• The world is made up of many different regions, which have distinct characteristics.

Grade 3 - People and Environments: Living and Working in Ontario (Term 1)

Big Ideas:

• The natural features of the environment influence land use and the type of employment that is available in a region.
• Human activities and decisions about land use may alter the environment.
• Human activities affect the environment, but the environment also affects human activities. 

For more information, you can view the Social Studies curriculum here.

The Grade 2 Curriculum can be found on pages 73-81, while the Grade 3 Curriculum can be found on pages 83-93.