Grade 2 · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 7
Traditions & Celebrations
How we celebrate and pass it on
What your child practises
Well-known celebrations in Canada (such as Canada Day, Diwali, Lunar New Year, Eid, Hanukkah and Thanksgiving), and how food, songs, stories and language pass on heritage. First Nations, Métis and Inuit traditions are not covered here yet.
Alberta Curriculum learning outcome: traditions and heritages across Canada, including those of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, francophones, and diverse communities · celebrations and traditions in different families and communities
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
A recipe passed from grandmother to grandchild is a way to pass on…
- weather
- heritage
- homework
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heritage
Hint: Food, songs, stories and languages carry our heritage.
Question 2
Many families in Canada share a big meal for Thanksgiving. It is held in…
- October
- April
- July
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October
Hint: Thanksgiving in Canada is on the second Monday of October.
Question 3
Which is a celebration that many people enjoy in the fall, on October 31?
- Halloween
- Canada Day
- Hanukkah
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Halloween
Hint: Halloween is on October 31.
Question 4
Diwali is called the festival of…
🪔- kites
- snow
- lights
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lights
Hint: Many families celebrate Diwali with lamps, lights, sweets and rangoli.
Question 5
Why do people hold parades on holidays?
- To celebrate together in the community
- To make traffic
- To hide
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To celebrate together in the community
Hint: Parades bring people together.
Question 6
What is a tradition?
- Something a family or group does again and again
- A kind of weather
- Something you do only once
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Something a family or group does again and again
Hint: Traditions are practices passed from one time to the next.