Take a Trip to Canada
Think you know all there is to know about Canada? Bet you a loonie you may not! By the end of this learning adventure you will have a better idea what being Canadian is all about. In this Exploration Guide for students in grades 3-5, learn all about what being Canadian is all about.
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Canada A to Z | CBC Kids
Let's take a quick tour of Canada from A to..."Zed"? While some things you see here may be similar to the US (Cowboys, for example), other Canadian places, sayings and objects are just a bit different. Was there anything that surprised you from this list?
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Maps of Canada | On the World Maps
You may know that Canada is north of the United States, but did you know how big it is? Canada is the second largest country in the world and has 10 provinces and 3 territories. Take a look at the map to see just how big Canada really is.
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What Canada was ALMOST named | CBC Kids
How does a country get its name? Here we see other names that were possible for the piece of land that is now called Canada. Which one is your favorite and why?
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Canada's National Flag Turns 50 | Google Arts and Culture
Did you know that the Canadian flag didn't become the nation's flag until 1964? Older flags looked at bit like the flag of the United Kingdom, showing Canada's place in the UK Commonwealth. But Canada wanted people to think of Canada when they saw their flag, not the UK. You may be aware of the symbolism behind the shapes and colors on the USA flag -why did they choose the colors and shapes on the Canadian flag?
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Quebec | Culturegrams
France was one of the first European countries to settle in what is currently known as Canada. Their influence lives on in the provence of Quebec, where the official language is French. What other symbols, food, or history make Quebec unique from the rest of Canada?
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Japanese Asahi | CBC
Maybe you have heard about Japanese internment camps during World War II in the United States? Unfortunately, this also happened to the Japanese people in Canada. Here you will learn about the Vancouver Asahi, a Japanese-Canadian baseball team.
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Coast Salish People & Languages | Burke Museum
The land we call Canada today was originally the land of First Nations people. Though we now have a border between the USA and Canada, “borders” can mean different things at different times and the borders of First Nations people were not the same as today. For example, the Coast Salish territory is the area that we now consider “Canada” and “Washington” but one time was considered one land. This map show the languages spoken by each Coast Salish territory. Click on the icons to see images and details of Coast Salish objects and the people who made them.
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Origins of Lacrosse | CBC Kids
When you think of Canadian sports, you may think hockey is the Canadian national sport, but that honor actually belongs to lacrosse, a sport created by the First Nations (or Indigenous) peoples of Canada. Are you familiar with modern day lacrosse? How does it differ from how it was originally played?
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Truth and Reconciliation in Canada: Residential Schools
For over 100 years, Canada forced its First Nations peoples into what were called Residential Schools. These schools tried to make First Nations children forget their language and customs and pressured them to adopt European ways and the Christian religion. Can you imagine what it would have been like to be a student in one of these schools?
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Fatty Legs
This book is a true story of a girl who went to one of the Residential Schools. At first, she was excited to go to school because she could learn to read. But her joy soon changed to sorrow as the reality of the schools were shown to her.
Format: eBook
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