Canada My Country Social Studies for Early Elementary SAMPLE By Donna Ward Illustrated by Marj Cassidy TABLE OF CON T EN T S Terms of Use . 4 Resources . 4 Unit 1 Political Map Lesson 1 What is a Map?. 7 Lesson 2 The Compass Rose. 10 Lesson 3 The Map of Canada. 13 Lesson 4 A Look at the Provinces. 15 Unit 2 Physical Map Lesson 5 The Appalachians . 18 Lesson 6 The Lowlands . 20 Lesson 7 The Canadian Shield . 22 Lesson 8 The Arctic . 24 Lesson 9 The Prairies . 26 Lesson 10 The Western Mountains. 28 Lesson 11 The Nation as a Whole . 30 Unit 3 Symbols of Canada Lesson 12 The Maple Leaf Forever . 33 Lesson 13 The Canadian Flag . 37 Lesson 14 Our Coat of Arms . 39 Lesson 15 Canada’s Queen . 41 Unit 4 Our Government Lesson 16 Government in Canada. 45 Lesson 17 Voting in Canada . 47 Lesson 18 The Happy Taxpayer . 49 Lesson 19 Ottawa, Our Capital . 51 Unit 5 SAMPLEFreedoms in Canada Lesson 20 Freedoms in Canada . 54 Lesson 21 Freedom of Religion and Speech . 56 Lesson 22 Freedom to Travel . 58 Lesson 23 The Canadian Armed Forces . 60 Unit 6 Outstanding Canadians Lesson 24 Sir John A. Macdonald . 63 Lesson 25 Louis Riel . 65 Lesson 26 Sir Sandford Fleming . 68 Lesson 27 Lucy Maud Montgomery . 70 Lesson 28 Terry Fox . 73 Student Appendix . 78 Index . 79 Unit 2 ( Lesson 8 ) THE AR ct I C Materials Have you ever been in an airplane? From Thunder Visuals of the Arctic Poster map of Canada Bay we will fly far, far up north to the land no one can reach by road. Victoria Island is a large island north of the Review Sing O Canada mainland in Nunavut. On the southeast corner is a little Map Game village called Cambridge Bay, where most of the folk are Learn name of a new province Colour province on Political Map Inuit. Try to find the island and village in an atlas. Watching from the window of the little plane we Assignment Bucky on poster map-Victoria see the rock, forests and swamps of the Canadian Shield. Island Look at pictures of the Arctic We notice the trees thinning out until small clumps give Colour Arctic Region on Physical way to flat tundra where there are no more trees at all. Do Map Worksheet-Find Bucky, colour you know why trees are unable to grow this far north? It is because there is a layer of constantly frozen ground (called Resources Lloyd, Tanya. Canada. Photos. IP permafrost) close to the surface. The Inuit family we are staying with laughs as their Donaldson, Chelsea. Canada’s Arctic Animals. IP children take you to explore the village. Greenwood, Barbara. The Kids “Come home at dark,” they call. Book of Canada. IP The joke is that in the summertime it never does Canada Close-up Series IP Eagen, Rachel. Northwest get dark in Cambridge Bay. The Arctic land stays light Territories day and night in mid-summer, and is dark day and night Gleason, Carrie. Nunavut Morganelli, Adrianna. Yukon much of the winter. Even if it is still light out, its time to get some Picture Books Bushey, Jeanne. A Sled Dog for sleep. Tomorrow we’re going fishing. Perhaps we will see Moshi. IP a polar bear, whales, or seals. The Inuit hunt and fish as a Kusugak, Michael. Baseball Bats for Christmas. IP SAMPLEway of life. I’m sure we will learn a lot! Waboose, Jan. Sky Sisters. IP Wallace, Ian. Very Last First Time.IP Cambridge Bay, Victoria Island, Nunavut 24 The Arctic SAMPLE Canada, My Country Worksheet © 2011 Donna Ward, All rights reserved www.donnaward.net 25 Unit 3 (Lesson 13) THE CANADIAN FLAG Materials What are Canada’s colours? Do you remember? Of Flag - optional course you do. Our red and white is hard to miss. The flag Review has two red bands on either side and a red maple leaf in Review names of provinces the middle on a white background. Learn name of a new province Colour province on Political Map Assignment Complete worksheet Resources Canadian Heritage. Symbols of Canada. IP Greenwood, Barbara. Kids Book of Canada. IP Lambert, Deborah. Flags. IP Owens, Ann-Maureen. Canada’s Maple Leaf. L Trottier, Maxine. Our Canadian Flag. IP Easy Links at donnaward.net > this book > this page The flag of any country should always be treated with respect. When flown in Canada with any other flags, the Canadian flag should be given the place of honour, always on the left or in the center of the other flags. No flag should be flown higher than the national flag. The flagSAMPLE of Canada should never be allowed to touch the ground for any reason. When raising the flag, it should be hoisted briskly to the top of the pole. Only one flag should be flown on each flagpole. A flag can be flown at half-mast, lowered half- way down the flag pole as a sign of mourning when an important person has died. Flags should never be flown upside down, except as a sign that help is needed in an emergency. 37 Lesson 13 - Worksheet Put a check beside the right answer 1. In Canada, the Canadian flag should be: flown lower than other flags. given the place of honour. 2. The Canadian flag should: never touch the floor. be flown at all stores. 3. A flag flown at half-mast means: stormy weather is coming. someone has died. The proportions of the Canadian flag are always the same. No mat- ter how big or small the flag is, the shape of the rectangle never changes. Guess which of these two flags has the correctSAMPLE shape. To find the answer, get a centimetre ruler. Measure the length or bottom of the flag you chose. Now measure the width, or side. It should be half of the length. The propor- tions for the Canadian flag are always 2 widths = 1 length 38 Canada, My Country Worksheet © 2011 Donna Ward , All Rights Reserved. www.donnaward.net Unit 3 ( Lesson 14 ) CANADA ’S COA T OF ARMS Many years ago in the time of castles, kings, and Materials Picture of Canada’s Coat of Arms knights in shining armour symbols were painted on the Review shields and sewn into the clothing of the knights. These Map Game symbols, as well as special colours on the plumes on Learn name of a new province Colour province on Political Map the helmets, identified a warrior knight with a certain Map Game kingdom or family group. Symbols and colours were Assignment handed down in families, from father to Complete worksheet son. They became the family’s coat of Resources arms. Canadian Heritage. Symbols of Canada. p. 6 IP Today countries Chorzempa, Rosemary. Design have coats of arms to tell a Your Own Coat of Arms. IP Greenwood, Barbara. Kids Book message about who they are. of Canada. IP In Canada the symbols on our Lambert, Deborah. Coats of coat of arms tells about our past. Arms. IP Look at a picture of Canada’s Easy Links at donnaward.net > Coat of Arms. this book > this page Find the shield in the center of the Coat of Arms of Canada. Up in the left top corner of the shield the three lions are symbols of England. The single lion on the right top corner is the royal lion of Scotland. Below that are the fleur-de-lis of SAMPLEFrance and the harp is a symbol of Ireland. These are the countries from which many of Canada’s first settlers came. The three maple leaves represent Canadians from other nationalities. Can you see the helmet above the shield? The plumes are coloured red and white. Why are those colours used? The phrase at the bottom is Canada’s motto “ from sea to sea.” Why do you think this is our motto? Discuss this with your teacher. 39 Lesson 14 - Worksheet Canada’s Coat of Arms Think of a symbol that might represent your family, such as an animal; if you cycleSAMPLE together—a bike; perhaps a boat; a bird if you like bird-watching, or any other thing that reminds you of your family. Make your own coat of arms by drawing your chosen symbol on the shield. You can also divide the shield into four sections and draw four symbols. 40 Canada, My Country Worksheet © 2011 Donna Ward , All Rights Reserved. www.donnaward.net Unit 6 ( Lesson 24 ) THE MAN WI T H GOLDEN WORDS Sir John A. Macdonald A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. Holy Bible, Book of Proverbs 25:11 Many a fight has started when the wrong words were said. Just the same, the right words at the right time have stopped disagreements. The famous Canadian in our story knew how to speak appropriately at the right time. In fact, he faced huge problems and won peaceful solutions through his words. Young John Macdonald was very likable. He could win an argument with words quicker than fists. He always seemed to know what to say. When the neighbourhood boys began arguing about the rules of a game, it was young John who stepped quickly between them and said, “Now guys, we can talk this out.” As a young man, John became a lawyer, winning word battles in the law courts of Canada. Soon afterward he became a politician, which is someone who works as part of the government. In those days, Canada was not yet a country.