The 52 stories are designed to familiarize and develop student awareness of Canada while they practice their reading comprehension skills. 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 11 sections covering these topics:

1. First Nations People of Canada
2. Early Explorers of Canada
3. Famous Canadian Disasters
4. Famous Canadian Games and Sports
5. Famous Inventors and Their Inventions
6. Famous Canadian Food
7. Famous Canadian Mysteries and Ghost Stories
8. Famous Historical Women
9. Famous Historical First Nations Leaders
10. Famous Canadian Places
11. Famous Canadian Festivals

 Introduction and Teacher Notes

• At A Glance – List of Skills
• Teaching Objectives
• Teaching Strategies 

Answer key provided with each section.

 

STORY TOPICS and SKILLS COVERED 

Section 1 First Nations People of Canada

Answer Key for Section 1: First Nations People of Canada 

Story #1: The Iroquois - People of the Longhouse

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Subject/Predicate | Syllabication 

Story #2: First Nations People of the Mackenzie and Yukon River Basins - The People of the Trail

SKILLS: Locating Source/Information | Types of Sentences | Word Meanings 

Story #3: Woodland First Nations - The Micmac

SKILLS: Sequential Development | Phrases | Compound Words 

Story #4: People of the Western Plains

SKILLS: Classifying Details | Noun/Verbs | Root Words 

Story #5: People of the Plateau

SKILLS: Classifying Sentences | Subject/Predicate/Modifiers | Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms 

Story #6: Pacific Coast First Nations

SKILLS: Classifying Information | Subject/Predicate | Alphabetical Order 

Section 2 Early Explorers of Canada

Answer Key for Section 2: Early Explorers of Canada 

Story #1: The Vikings Come to Canada

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Nouns/Adjectives | Word Meanings 

Story #2: John Cabot (*1450-1499)

SKILLS: Recalling Events | Subject/Predicate | Syllabication 

Story #3: Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) - Discoverer of Canada

SKILLS: Forming an Opinion | Recalling Events | Word Group Modifiers | Word Meanings 

Story #4: Samuel de Champlain - Founder of New France

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Classification | Parts of Speech | Compound Words | Root Words 

Story #5: Samuel de Champlain - Building the Habitation

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Word-Group Modifiers | Antonyms 

Story #6: Samuel de Champlain - The Enemies of New France

SKILLS: Sequential Ordering | Word Group Modifiers | Vowel Digraphs 

Story #7: Champlain Explores Ontario

SKILLS: Recalling Events/Details | Bare Subject/Bare Predicate | Modifiers | Synonyms 

Story #8: Etienne Brule (1591-1633) - Interpreter and Explorer

SKILLS: Recalling Events | Parts of Speech | Synonyms 

Story #9: Radisson and Groseilliers

SKILLS: Cause and Effect | Parts of Speech | Synonyms 

Story #10: Robert De La Salle (1640-1687) - A Great North American Explorer

SKILLS: Classifying Information to Its Source | Parts of Speech | Word Identification 

Story #11: Henry Hudson (1565-1611) - The Discovery of Hudson Bay

SKILLS: Recalling Events | Writing a Paragraph | Homonyms

Section 3 Famous Canadian Disasters

Answer Key for Section 3: Famous Canadian Disasters 

Story #1: The R.M.S. Empress of Ireland - A Tragedy on the St. Lawrence

SKILLS: Sequential Ordering | Paragraph Writing | Word Meanings 

Story #2: Swiss Air Flight - A Tragedy in Canadian Waters

SKILLS: Sequential Ordering | Parts of Speech | Root Words 

Story #3: The 1910 Rogers Pass Avalanche - A Railway Tragedy

SKILLS: Recalling Events | Details | Articles | Pronouns | Root Words 

Section 4 Famous Canadian Games and Sports

Answer Key for Section 4: Famous Canadian Games and Sports 

Story #1: Crokinole, Trivial Pursuit, Rummoli - Canadian Invented Games

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Objects of Verbs | Word Meanings/Double Consonants 

Story #2: Basketball and Five-Pin Bowling - Popular Sports in Canada

SKILLS: Cause and Effect | Prepositions/Phrases | Syllabication 

Story #3: Lacrosse - The Oldest Game in Canada

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Adjectives/Nouns | Synonyms 

Section 5 Famous Inventors and Their Inventions

Answer Key for Section 5: Famous Inventors and Their Inventions 

Story #1: Snowblower, Snow Goggles, Spring Skates - Useful Winter Inventions

SKILLS: Finding Proof | Adverbs | Word Meanings 

Story #2: The Inventors of Better Lighting - Abraham Gesner and Henry Woodward

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Sequential Ordering | Types of Sentences | Antonyms | Synonyms | Homonyms 

Story #3: The Zipper, The Paint Roller and Garbage Bags - Useful Canadian Inventions

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Conjunctions | Word Meanings/Root Words 

Section 6 Famous Canadian Food

Answer Key for Section 6: Famous Canadian Food 

Story #1: Peanut Butter, McIntosh Apple, Maple Syrup - Canadian Food Inventions

SKILLS: Main Idea | Conjunctions | Syllabication 

Story #2: Split Pea Soup, Tortiere, Poutine, Beavertails - Popular Canadian Foods

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Verbs/Objects | Prefixes/Suffixes 

Story #3: Figgy duff, Saskatoon Berries, Butter Tarts, Nanaimo Bars - Delicious Canadian Desserts

SKILLS: Noting Details | Sentence Analysis | Vowel Combinations 

Section 7 Famous Canadian Mysteries and Ghost Stories

Answer Key for Section 7: Famous Canadian Mysteries and Ghost Stories 

Story #1: The Mystery Pit of Oak Island - An Unsolved Mystery

SKILLS: Sequential Ordering | Conjunctions | Word Meanings 

Story #2: The Legend of the Screaming Tunnel - Believe It or Not!

SKILLS: Recalling Events | Creative Writing | Antonyms 

Story #3: Big Jos Montferrand - A Famous Lumberjack

SKILLS: Finding Proof | Co-ordinate Conjunctions | Word Meanings 

Story #4: The Ghosts of Canada - People From the Past

SKILLS: Recalling Events | Subordinate Conjunctions | Antonyms, Synonyms, Homonyms 

Section 8 Famous Historical Women

Answer Key for Section 8: Famous Historical Women 

Story #1: Marie Jacquelin De La Tour (1602-1645) - An Acadian Heroine

SKILLS: Drawing Conclusions | Subordinate Conjunctions | Plurals 

Story #2: Marie Anne Gaboury - The First White Woman in Western Canada

SKILLS: Brainstorming | Recalling Events, Details | Subordinate Conjunctions | Antonyms 

Story #3: Catherine O’Hare Schubert (1835-1918) The Lady Overlander

SKILLS: Recalling Events | Action Verbs | Syllabication 

Story #4: Susanna Moodie (1803-1885) - From Socialite to Settler

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Transitive/Intransitive Verbs | Word Meanings 

Story #5: Doctor Emily Jennings Stowe (1831-1903) - A Believer in Women’s Rights

SKILLS: Observing Sequence | Transitive/Intransitive Verbs | Root Words 

Section 9 Famous Historical First Nations Leaders

Answer Key for Section 9: Famous Historical First Nations Leaders 

Story #1: Big Bear - Mistahimaska (1825- 1888) - A First Nations Leader and Warrior

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Copula Verbs | Synonyms 

Story #2: Joseph Brant (1742-1807) Thayendanega - A Famous Mohawk

SKILLS: Recalling Events | Copula Verbs | Syllabication 

Story #3: Crowfoot (1830-1890) - A Wise and Courageous Chief

SKILLS: Finding Proof | Types of Sentences | Root Words 

Story #4: Poundmaker (1842-1886) - Plains Cree Chief

SKILLS: Recalling Details | ‘There’ as an Expletive | Homonyms 

Section 10 Famous Canadian Places

Answer Key for Section 10: Famous Canadian Places 

Story #1: The Discovery Islands - Spectacular Chain of 6 000 Islands

SKILLS: Classifying Details | Adverb ‘not’ | Long/Short Vowels | Syllabication 

Story #2: Butchart Gardens - From Hideous to Magnificent Beauty

SKILLS: Context Clues | Analyzing Sentences | Compound Words | Synonyms 

Story #3: Fortress of Louisbourg - National Historic Site of Canada

SKILLS: Locating Information | Phrases | Dictionary Skills 

Story #4: Cape Spear Lighthouse - National Historic Site of Canada

SKILLS: Recalling Information | Nouns/Verbs | Antonyms, Homonyms, Synonyms 

Story #5: Prince of Wales Fort - Hudson Bay Fur Trade Fortress

SKILLS: Noting Details | Nouns/Verbs | Word Meanings 

Story #6: Bar U Ranch - An Active Historic Ranch

SKILLS: Recalling Events | Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives | Antonyms, Synonyms, Homonyms 

Story #7: Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons - First Inland French Settlement

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Uses of the Same Word | Root Words 

Story #8: McCrae House - Home of the Famous John McCrae

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Verbs/Adverbs | Double Consonants 

Section 11 Famous Canadian Festivals

Answer Key for Section 11: Famous Canadian Festivals 

Story #1: Winterlude - A Celebration of Winter

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Nouns/Adjectives | Word Meanings 

Story #2: Caribana - Scotiabank Toronto’s Caribbean Carnival

SKILLS: Recalling Details | Verb Usage | Syllabication

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