By: Kristin L. Adkins
and Kristen Carter
Ed 417-01
Unit: Canada
Grade Level: 3
Lessons #1:
Geography of Canada
(Activities 1-2)
OBJECTIVES:
• The students will use the video
Geography of Canada, the Internet, and
library sources to learn about the
provinces of Canada.
• The students will create maps of Canada,
indicating the provinces, major urban
center, and territories of Canada
• The students will compare and contrast
the provinces of Canada by writing
descriptive paragraphs of each province.
MATERIALS:
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Pencils, erasers, and rulers
Fine point black pens (optional)
Crayons, colored pencils, or markers (optional)
Blank maps of Canada (one per student)
Lined writing paper
Computer with Internet access (optional)
Geography of Canada video and VCR
Geography texts and other library sources
Student Activities:
• Watch video discuss • Write descriptive
Canada’s geographic
paragraph about each of
divisions and the
Canada’s provinces.
unique features of
each province.
• Fill in blank map of
Canada, indicating
each province and
territory, and all of
Canada’s major urban
center.
Unit: Canada
Grade Level: 3
Lesson #2:
The History of the Canadian
Flag
(Activity 3)
OBJECTIVES:
• The students will learn the history and evolution
of the modern Canadian flag.
• The students will learn about all the flags that
have flown over Canada and what they meant.
• The students will understand that when Canada
designed and adopted its own flag, it reflected
a change in the way Canadians viewed
themselves.
• The students will design a flag that include
symbols and colors that are important to them.
MATERIALS:
• Canadian flag
• Canadian Red Ensign
• St. George’s Cross
• 8.5 x 11 paper
• Fleur-de-lis
• Pencils, crayons, or
markers
• Royal Union Flag
Student Activities:
• Discuss the history of the different flags the
have represented Canada and the different
designs submitted by Canadians for their
current flag.
• Create personal flags using the paper and
marker, pencils, or crayons.
Unit: Canada
Grade Level: 3
Lesson #3:
Animals and Birds of
Canada
(Activity 4)
OBJECTIVES:
• The students will use the book
The Animals of Canada, the
Internet, and library sources to
learn about the different
animals found in Canada.
• The students will select an
animal and identify various
aspects of that animal.
• The students will create a class
book about the animals of
Canada.
MATERIALS:
• Book- The Animals of Canada (copy for each child)
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Pencils, erasers, and rulers
Crayons, colored pencils, or markers
Construction paper
Lined writing paper
Computer with Internet access
Animal texts and other library sources
Student Activities:
• Read The Animals of
Canada together. Make a
list of all the animals found
in Canada on the board.
• Work in partners and
research an Canadian animal
or bird. Draw or find
pictures of the animal and
write a paragraph about the
animal.
Unit: Canada
Grade Level: 3
Lesson #4:
Canadian
Folk songs and
Stories
(Activity 5)
OBJECTIVES:
• The students will listen to and read various
Canadian folk songs and stories. Focusing on
“The old lady who Swallowed a Fly.”
• The students will create the main characters in
the “The Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly.”
• The students will act out the story using their
characters.
• The students will research other Canadian folk
songs and stories.
MATERIALS:
• Collection of Canadian folk songs and stories.
• Book - I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
by Simms Taback
• Pencils, markers, crayons
• Construction paper
• Lined writing paper
• Odds and ends, pipe cleaners, cotton balls,
wallpaper scraps, pompons, glitter, string
• Sturdy paper
Student Activities:
• Read I Know an Old lady
Who Swallowed a Fly, and
discuss all of the
characters described in
the story.
• The students will create
the characters of the
story and act out the
story.
Websites:
• Teaching and Learning about Canada:
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– http://www.canadainfolink.ca/
Geography Fun Quiz about Canada:
– http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/canquiz
Historical Flags of Canada:
– http://www.pch.gc.ca/main/ceremon/flag_e.htm
Canadian Animals
– http://www.expage.com/page/mrsganimals
Songs for Teaching - Folk songs
– http://www.songsforteaching.com/MKMFolk.html
Presentation:
The Geography of Canada
Pictures of Canada:
Quebec
British Columbia
Ontario
Pictures of Canada
The History of Canada’s Flag
ST.GEORGE’S CROSS: Carried
over by Cabot in 1497 when he
reached the east coast of Canada.
FLEUR-DE-LIS: Flown by the
French when Canadian land was
claimed for the King of France.
The History of Canada’s Flag
ROYAL UNION: Replaced
the Fleur-de-lis after 1759 when
Canada was ceded to the United
Kingdom.
RED ENSIGN: Combined with the
Royal Union and the Canadian Shield
of Arms. Variations of this flag were
flown from 1870 until 1965.
Canada’s Current Flag
Animals and Birds in Canada
Animals and Birds in Canada
Canadian Folk Stories
Ted Russell
Smokeroom on the Kyle
The Hockey Game
Baxter Wareham
Yankee Privateer
Robert Service
The Spell of Yukon Gold
The Cremation of Sam McG
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
Canadian Folk Songs
Stan Roger
“Northwest Passage”
“Mary Ellen Carter”
“Barrett’s Privateers”
Otto P. Kelland
“Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary’s”
Gordon Lightfoot
“Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”