The 52 stories in this book have been designed to familiarize and develop student awareness of Canadian symbols, seasons, animals, birds, sports, famous places, and famous people. Each topic contains an information story, and a follow-up exercise designed to review and develop strong reading and phonetic skills. The material can be used in a variety of ways. Use as bell ringers, or for students who are done their work early or for extra practice.

 

There are 10 sections covering these topics:

1. Canadian Symbols
2. Canadian Seasons
3. Canadian Birds
4. Canadian Wild Animals
5. Canadian Insects
6. Canadian Reptiles and Amphibians
7. Canadian Sports
8. Famous Canadian Athletes
9. Famous Canadian Animals
10. Famous Canadian Places 

Teacher Notes

• At A Glance – List of Skills
• Teaching Objectives
• Teaching Strategies
• Vocabulary Lists for each story 

Answer key provided with each section. 

LESSON TOPICS and SKILLS COVERED 

Section One: Canadian Symbols

Answer Key for Section 1: Canadian Symbols 

Story #1: Our Home and Native Land - Canada

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Classifying Information | Syllabication 

Story #2: Canada’s Flag

SKILLS: Classifying Information | Blend “fl” | Antonyms 

Story #3: The Canada Goose

SKILLS: Finding Proof | Vowel Combination “oo” | Common Nouns 

Story #4: Canada’s Coins

SKILLS: Main Idea | Antonyms | Vowel Combinations 

Story #5: Canada’s Capital City

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Proper Nouns | Short Vowel “o”

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Section Two: Canadian Seasons

Answer Key for Section 2: Canadian Seasons 

Story #1: Autumn in Canada

SKILLS: Recalling Facts | Antonyms | Long/Short Vowels 

Story #2: Winter in Canada

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Compound Words | Syllabication 

Story #3: Spring in Canada

SKILLS: Cause and Effect | Alphabetical Order | Root Words 

Story #4: Summer in Canada

SKILLS: Classifying Information | Proper Nouns | Double Consonants

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Section Three: Canadian Birds

Answer Key for Section 3: Canadian Birds 

Story #1: The Blue Jay

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Brainstorming | “Bl” Blend 

Story #2: The Barn Owl

SKILLS: Classifying Information | Homonyms | Sound “ow” 

Story #3: The Redheaded Woodpecker

SKILLS: Locating Information | Adjectives | Plural/Singular Words 

Story #4: The Red-Winged Blackbird

SKILLS: Locating Information | Verbs | Syllabication 

Story #5: The Spotted Sandpiper

SKILLS: Classifying Information | Root Words | Synonyms

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Section Four: Canadian Wild Animals

Answer Key for Section 4: Canadian Wild Animals 

Story #1: The Polar Bear

SKILLS: Completing a Chart | Antonyms | Vowel Sounds 

Story #2: The Prairie Dog

SKILLS: Locating Research Areas | Synonyms | Double Consonants 

Story #3: The White-Tailed Deer

SKILLS: Finding Proof | Compound Words | Verbs 

Story #4: The Striped Skunk

SKILLS: Classifying Information | Adjectives | Blend “Str” 

Story #5: The North American Porcupine

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Antonyms | Long/Short Vowels 

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Section Five: Canadian Insects

Answer Key for Section 5: Canadian Insects 

Story #1: The Monarch Butterfly’s Life Story

SKILLS: Sequential Ordering | Punctuation | Syllabication 

Story #2: The Grasshopper

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Root Words | “Gr” Blend 

Story #3: Cricket Trivia

SKILLS: Locating Facts | Antonyms | “Cr” Blend 

Story #4: A Bumblebee’s Life Story

SKILLS: Drawing Conclusions | Homonyms | Antonyms 

Story #5: The Housefly

SKILLS: Classifying Facts | Homonyms, Antonyms, Synonyms | Long/Short Vowels

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Section Six: Canadian Reptiles and Amphibians

Answer Key for Section 6: Canadian Reptiles and Amphibians 

Story #1: The Painted Turtle

SKILLS: Finding Proof | Root Words | Vowel Combinations 

Story #2: The Common Garter Snake

SKILLS: Finding Proof | Synonyms | Alphabetical Order 

Story #3: The Western Skink

SKILLS: Classifying Facts | Nouns/Verbs | Blend “sk” 

Story #4: The Gray Tree Frog

SKILLS: Classifying Facts | Singular/Plural | “Tr” Blend 

Story #5: The Bullfrog

SKILLS: Noting Details | Root Words | Verbs 

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Section Seven: Canadian Sports

Answer Key for Section 7: Canadian Sports 

Story #1: Hockey in Canada

SKILLS: Classifying | Parts of Speech | Blends 

Story #2: Skiing in Canada

SKILLS: Classifying | Punctuation | Syllabication 

Story #3: Ice Skating in Canada

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Verbs | Long/Short “i” 

Story #4: Ice Fishing in Canada

SKILLS: Sequential Ordering | Word Meanings | Initial/Final Digraphs 

Story #5: Tobogganing in Canada

SKILLS: Cause and Effect | Root Words | Spelling

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Section Eight: Famous Canadian Athletes

Answer Key for Section 8: Famous Canadian Athletes 

Story #1: Kurt Browning – A Whirlwind on Blades

SKILLS: Recalling Events | Word Meanings | Root Words/Suffixes 

Story #2: Wayne Gretzky - The Great One

SKILLS: Recalling Events | Capitalization | Vowel Blends 

Story #3: Malcolm Subban – One of Three Famous Hockey Brothers

SKILLS: Noting Details | Common/Proper Nouns | Double Consonant “bb” 

Story #4: Alexandre Bilodeau – Mogul Man

SKILLS: Sequencing Events | Verbs | Suffixes 

Story #5: Ashleigh McIvor – The Queen of Ski-Cross

SKILLS: Noting Details | Adjectives | Short Vowel “a” 

Story #6: Clara Hughes – Famous Speed Skater and Cyclist

SKILLS: Recalling Events | Antonyms | Long/Short Vowels 

Story #7: Cindy Klassen – Canada’s Olympic Star

SKILLS: Drawing Conclusions | Alphabetical Order | Long/Short Vowels 

Story #8: Blythe Hartley – Canada’s Diving Wonder

SKILLS: Noting Details | Syllabication | “Spr” Blend 

Section Nine: Famous Canadian Animals

Answer Key for Section 9: Famous Canadian Animals 

Story #1: Cloud II – A Famous Police Dog

SKILLS: Recalling Events | Synonyms | “Cl” Blend 

Story #2: Winnie the Pooh – The Story Book Bear

SKILLS: Noting Details | Adjectives | Root Words 

Story #3: Northern Dancer – The Horse with a Big Heart

SKILLS: Finding Proof | Common/Proper Nouns | Long Vowel Sounds 

Story #4: Limba the Elephant – A Small Town’s Hero

SKILLS: Making Inferences | Singular/Plural | Rhyming 

Section Ten: Famous Canadian Places

Answer Key for Section 10: Famous Canadian Places 

Story #1: The Thousand Islands

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Antonyms | “Th” Digraph 

Story #2: Whistler, British Columbia – A Skier’s Paradise

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Suffixes | “Wh” Digraph 

Story #3: The Hopewell Rocks or The Flowerpot Rocks

SKILLS: Content Clues | Adjectives | Long/Short Vowels 

Story #4: The West Edmonton Mall

SKILLS: Noting Details | Syllables | Vowels 

Story #5: Chilkoot Trail – An Old Wilderness Road

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Suffixes | Digraph “Ch” 

Story #6: Inuksuk Point in Nunavut

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Word Meanings | “oi” Vowel Combination

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