Let's Look at Canada Grades 4-6 (Canadian History)
EBJ113
$25.99 CAD
Additional information:
- Author : Whitear, Jane
40 activities that will amaze your students about the development of this country as you travel through our history with the 13 reading information cards, and theme test provided. 94 pages including an answer key.
Reading information topics include:
- an introduction to Canada
- First Canadians
- Vikings
- Settlers from France
- Colonizing of New France
- the Fight over Fur
- Confederation Comes to Canada
- the Young Nation Grows
- problems in Western Canada
- into the 20th century
Students will:
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become familiar with the development of Canada's history.
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be able to locate Canada and identify its provinces, territories and capital cities
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be able to describe Canada's physical features, climate, and vegetation
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develop reading and researching skills
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practise and improve creative writing skills
List of Skills
Reading:
1. An Introduction to Canada
2. The First Canadians
3. Vikings - Warriors and Explorers
4. Settlers from France: Jacques Cartier
5. Settlers from France: Samuel de Champlain
6. Colonizing New France
7. The Fight Over Fur
8. Changes in the New Colony
9. Confederation Comes to Canada
10. The Young Nation Grows
11. Problems in Western Canada
12. Into the Twentieth Century
13. Canada and the New World
Word Study:
1. Word Search
2. Crossword Puzzle
3. Parts of Speech
4. Anagrams
5. Plurals
6. Syllabication
7. Punctuation
Creative Writing:
1. Letter Writing
2. Creating a Diary
3. Writing an Adventure Story
4. Creating a Newspaper Article
5. Acrostic Poem
6. Word Links
Mathematics:
1. Whole Number Operations: +, -,x,÷
2. Fractions: +, -, comparing
3. Decimals: +, -,x,÷
4. Graphing Skills
5. Area Problems
6. Word Problems With Money
7. Problems Involving Time
Geography: (Mapping Skills)
1. Locating Canada in the World
2. Locating Provinces, Major Bodies of Water
in Canada
3. Identifying Physical Features
4. Creating a Vegetation Map
5. Identifying the Location of Canadian Landmarks
Research:
1. Coueurs de Bois - Library/Research Skills
2. Famous Canadians - Organizational Skills
3. Louis Riel - Library/Research Skills
4. Mining - Mapping Skills, Research
5. Transportation - Research/Decision Making
6. R.C.M.P. - Research/Organizing Thoughts
7. Laura Secord - Research/Library Skills
8. Life on a Farm - Library/Organizing Skills
9. Native People - Library/Research/ Organizing Skills
Art:
1. Mural in Time Line Form
2. Model Making
3. Research/Model Making
4. Flour and Salt Map
Spelling:
1. Alphabetizing, Syllabication, Suffixes, Vowels
2. Alphabetizing, Root Words, Vowels, Syllabication
Theme Test: Recalling Facts and Information