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.

Learning Expectations: Students will:

• become familiar with the development of Canada's history.
• be able to locate Canada and identify its provinces, territories and capital cities
• be able to describe Canada's physical features, climate, and vegetation
• develop reading and researching skills
• practise and improve creative writing skills 

Introduction:

For the Teacher:

• Teacher Suggestions
  • Learning Expectations

• List of Skills by Topic/Subject
• Student Tracking Sheet
• Canada Theme Test - Recalling Facts and Information
• Answer Key Canada Theme Test

Reading Information Cards and Follow-Ups

• Vocabulary list for each Reading Information Topic
• Each includes information on the topic and a follow-up worksheet.
• Answer Key for all Reading Information Topics

Reading Topics:

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 Activities

• Answer Key

7 worksheets covering these skills.

1. Word Search
2. Crossword Puzzle
3. Parts of Speech
4. Anagrams
5. Plurals
6. Syllabication
7. Punctuation

Creative Writing Activities

6 worksheets covering these skills.

1. Letter Writing
2. Creating a Diary
3. Writing an Adventure Story
4. Creating a Newspaper Article
5. Acrostic Poem
6. Word Links

Math Activities

• Answer Key

7 worksheets covering these concepts.

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 Activities

• Map of the World and Map of Canada provided.

5 worksheets covering these tasks.

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 Activities

9 worksheets covering these topics and skills

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. 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 Activities

4 activities on these art ideas.

1. Mural in Timeline Form
2. Model Making
3. Research/Model Making
4. Flour and Salt Map

Spelling Activities

• Answer Key

2 activities for spelling covering these skills

1. Alphabetizing, Syllabication, Suffixes, Vowels
2. Alphabetizing, Root Words, Vowels, Syllabication

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