Grade 2 · Social Studies · Unit 10 of 15
Who I Am and Where I Belong
Family, language, traditions and the groups we belong to.
What your child practises
Factors that shape identity such as family, language, community and traditions, groups a child belongs to, heritage, and how Elders and ancestors connect people to the past.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 2-KI-007, 2-KI-008, 2-KI-008A, 2-KI-009, 2-KI-010, 2-KI-010A, 2-KI-010F, 2-VI-005 · identity, heritage and culture, groups and the stories of Elders 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
Which food might be part of a family's heritage?
- a crayon
- bannock or perogies or pho, depending on the family
- a rock
bannock or perogies or pho, depending on the family
Hint: Foods often come from heritage.
Question 2
Which helps shape who you are?
- a random number
- your family
- the shape of a cloud
your family
Hint: Family is a big part of who you are.
Question 3
Which makes you feel you belong?
- being left out
- being teased
- being welcome in a group
being welcome in a group
Hint: Welcome helps us belong.
Question 4
Which is a community group?
- a lamp
- a sports team
- a puddle
a sports team
Hint: Teams are groups.
Question 5
Why is it good to value the groups you belong to?
- they make you worse
- they support you and help you learn
- they never help
they support you and help you learn
Hint: Groups give support.
Question 6
Your ancestors are…
- your classmates
- next-door neighbours
- family members who lived long ago
family members who lived long ago
Hint: Ancestors come before us.