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Oh Canada…

How we miss you! And how the boys asked so politely to do a FULL unit on you. And with that… time to share our resources!!! It is mostly a book like, but I figured… time to get this puppy posted. Remember to research interesting topics… I would suggest the following:

  • Inukshuks
  • First Nations
  • Beavers
  • Dinosaurs
  • RCMP
  • Kermode Bear
  • The “new” Territories
  • Canada Geese
  • Poutine
  • Maple Syrup

The list goes on! Good luck and enjoy.. eh.

 

BOOKS (and there are a few!)

DVD

  • Families of Canada from the Families of the World series. The link is to the 2015 version. We had the 2005 one from the library.

USEFUL SITES (quick links to their Canada resources… good luck!)

  • Kidzone HERE
  • SuperTeacher Worksheets HERE
  • Today I Found Out (on the flag) HERE
  • FactSlides.com HERE
  • Teachers Pay Teachers Freebie HERE
  • EasyScienceForKids worksheet HERE
  • ISLCollective has some worksheets HERE

Of course we used Activity Village for resources and did lots of colouring. Education.com has a bit, HERE is my collection. It is well worth it to do a search on dinosaurs found in Canada. We used to live near the Royal Tyrrell Museum which is an amazing dinosaur museum with some very new finds. Do check out their site HERE. Macleans also has a 10 coolest dinosaurs article to get you started HERE. Check out Global’s piece on a new dinosaur find HERE.

It is really past time for me to post this! So I am glad to get it up. I am sure we will cover our homeland once again in 2017. With it being a landmark year (150) I will try to find some interesting ways to learn even more about Canada in all her glory. Wish me luck!20160629_190711

Canada Day EXPANDED!

July 1

Well belated Happy Canada Day. With our original post on the date HERE, it is time to expand on our activities and share some special red and white themed photos with you all!101_3048

photo (82a)101_3047101_3056I lucked out with Karyn’s package getting here in time for Trinity to wear her new Hello Kitty themed gear…101_3044

Oh and for ALL of us to take a turn with the themed Canadian sunglasses!

Emanuel

Emanuel

Trinity

Trinity

Gavin

Gavin

Zander

Zander

Echo

Echo

101_3038101_3110I love the beachblanket I picked up for a steal before we moved south and added to that the flag banner Karyn included.101_3054

101_3053101_3052Our schooling was totally Canadian focused with our lapbook…101_3058

101_3060And then another fireworks project. This one uses oil, water and food colouring. You can find the step by step instructions HERE thanks to The Little Sewing Shop. We had great results with less colours.101_3061

photo (82b)And for lunch, themed desert – strawberry jello with whipped cream topping!photo (82c)

We had a special book thanks to Grandma to read… M is for Maple by Mike Ulmer.101_3068

And Canadian pencils!

And Canadian pencils!

Then in the evening Anthony actually had a soccer game extremely local to us! So we packed up and enjoyed the sunshine with Darcy and her boys.101_3070

For more photos check HERE at our overflow entry!!

For more photos check HERE at our overflow entry!!

A great way to round off our Canada Day!photo (82)