Ruth Solski

Broschiertes Buch

52 Weekly Nonfiction Stories About Canada Grades 5-6

Beschreibung

52 nonfiction stories in this book have been designed to familiarize and develop student awareness of Canada. Each section contains nonfiction stories and follow-ups designed to review, strengthen, and expand students' reading and language skills while familiarizing them with different aspects of Canada. A year of non-fiction reading in one book! One story a week for bell work, review, indoor recess, enrichment or for the students who are done their work early. Section 1 First Nations People of Canada Story #1: The Iroquois - People of the Longhouse Story #2: First Nations People of the Mackenzie and Yukon River Basins Story #3: Woodland First Nations - The Micmac Story #4: People of the Western Plains Story #5: People of the Plateau Story #6: Pacific Coast First Nations Section 2 Early Explorers of Canada Story #1: The Vikings Come to Canada Story #2: John Cabot (*1450-1499) Story #3: Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) Story #4: Samuel de Champlain - Founder of New France Story #5: Samuel de Champlain - Building the Habitation Story #6. Samuel de Champlain - The Enemies of New France Story #7: Champlain Explores Ontario Story #8: Etienne Brule (1591-1633) Story #9: Radisson and Groseilliers Story #10: Robert De La Salle (1640-1687) Story #11: Henry Hudson (1565-1611) Section 3 Famous Disasters Story #1: The R.M.S. Empress of Ireland Story #2: Swiss Air Flight Story #3: The 1910 Rogers Pass Avalanche Section 4 Famous Games and Sports Story #1: Crokinole, Trivial Pursuit, Rummoli Story #2: Basketball and Five-Pin Bowling Story #3: Lacrosse Section 5 Famous Inventors and Their Inventions Story #1: Snowblower, Snow Goggles, Spring Skates Story #2: The Inventors of Better Lighting Story #3: The Zipper, The Paint Roller and Garbage Bags Section 6 Famous Food Story #1: Peanut Butter, McIntosh Apple, Maple Syrup Story #2: Split Pea Soup, Tortiere, Poutine, Beavertails Story #3: Figgy duff, Saskatoon Berries, Butter Tarts, Nanaimo Bars Section 7 Famous Mysteries and Ghost Stories Story #1: The Mystery Pit of Oak Island Story #2: The Legend of the Screaming Tunnel Story #3: Big Jos Montferrand Story #4: The Ghosts of Canada Section 8 Famous Historical Women Story #1: Marie Jacquelin De La Tour (1602-1645) Story #2: Marie Anne Gaboury Story #3: Catherine O'Hare Schubert (1835-1918) Story #4: Susanna Moodie (1803-1885) Story #5: Doctor Emily Jennings Stowe (1831-1903) - Section 9 Famous Historical First Nations Leaders Story #1: Big Bear - Mistahimaska (1825- 1888) Story #2: Joseph Brant (1742-1807) Thayendanega Story #3: Crowfoot (1830-1890) Story #4: Poundmaker (1842-1886) Section 10 Famous Canadian Places Story #1: The Discovery Islands - Chain of 6 000 Islands Story #2: Butchart Gardens Story #3: Fortress of Louisburg Story #4: Cape Spear Lighthouse Story #5: Prince of Wales Fort Story #6: Bar U Ranch - An Active Historic Ranch Story #7: Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons Story #8: McCrae House Section 11 Famous Canadian Festivals Story #1: Winterlude Story #2: Caribana

Autor

From the beginning of Ruth's teaching career, she had written her own lessons and theme units. In the early years, she was inspired by a school board consultant and wrote curriculum with a team of teachers for her school board. With the encouragement from a friend she decided to self-publish. In 1986 Ruth Solski started selling her classroom resources to teachers across Canada, under On The Mark Press.Today On The Mark Pres consistently evolves to comply with current curriculum standards. We want our learning resources to give, teachers and parents an edge for planning and implementing learning. Our activity-based lessons have more focus on practical exercises rather than teaching instructions. These resources can be used from start to finish, choose specific exercises or simply use them to stimulate creativity in the classroom. Our future including providing our resources in print, PDF eBooks/Digital download, and links for lessons for Google Classroom. Ruth's mission continues to be making learning fun for children and a teacher's workload lighter!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: On The Mark Press
• Seitenzahl: 126
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 339g
• ISBN-13: 9781771589659
• ISBN-10: 1771589655
• Artikelnr.: 64385979