52 Weekly Nonfiction Stories About Canada Grades 2-3

<p>The 52 nonfiction stories in this book have been designed to familiarize and develop student awareness of Canadian symbols seasons birds wild animals insects reptiles amphibians sports famous male and female athletes famous Canadian animals and special places to visit in Canada. Each topic contains an information story and a follow-up exercise designed to review and develop strong reading and phonetic skills. The material in this book can be used in a variety of ways.</p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A year of non-fiction reading in one book!</em>  One story a week for bell work review indoor recess enrichment or for the students who are done their work early.</p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>CANADIAN SYMBOLS:</em></p><p>Story #1: Our Home and Native Land - Canada .</p><p>Story #2: Canada's Flag </p><p>Story #3: The Canada Goose </p><p>Story #4: Canada's Coins</p><p>Story #5: Canada's Capital City </p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>CANADIAN SEASONS:</em></p><p>Story #1: Autumn in Canada </p><p>Story #2: Winter in Canada </p><p>Story #3: Spring in Canada </p><p>Story #4: Summer in Canada </p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>CANADIAN BIRDS:</em></p><p>Story #1: The Blue Jay </p><p>Story #2: The Barn Owl </p><p>Story #3. The Redheaded Woodpecker </p><p>Story #4: The Red-Winged Blackbird </p><p>Story #5: The Spotted Sandpiper</p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>CANADIAN WILD ANIMALS:</em></p><p>Story #1: The Polar Bear </p><p>Story #2: The Prairie Dog</p><p>Story #3: The White-Tailed Deer</p><p>Story #4: The Striped Skunk </p><p>Story #5: The North American Porcupine</p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>CANADIAN INSECTS:</em></p><p>Story #1: The Monarch Butterfly's Life Story</p><p>Story #2: The Grasshopper </p><p>Story #3: Cricket Trivia </p><p>Story #4: A Bumblebee's Life Story</p><p>Story #5: The Housefly</p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>CANADIAN REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS:</em></p><p>Story #1: The Painted Turtle </p><p>Story #2: The Common Garter Snake </p><p>Story #3: The Western Skink </p><p>Story #4: The Gray Tree Frog </p><p>Story #5: The Bullfrog</p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>CANADIAN SPORTS:</em></p><p>Story #1: Hockey in Canada </p><p>Story #2: Skiing in Canada</p><p>Story #3: Ice Skating in Canada </p><p>Story #4: Ice Fishing in Canada </p><p>Story #5: Tobogganing in Canada </p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>FAMOUS CANADIAN ATHLETES:</em></p><p>Story #1: Kurt Browning - A Whirlwind on Blades</p><p>Story #2: Wayne Gretzky - The Great One</p><p>Story #3: Malcolm Subban - One of Three Famous Hockey Brothers</p><p>Story #4: Alexandre Bilodeau - Mogul Man</p><p>Story #5: Ashleigh McIvor - The Queen of Ski-Cross </p><p>Story #6: Clara Hughes - Famous Speed Skater and Cyclist</p><p>Story #7: Cindy Klassen - Canada's Olympic Star</p><p>Story #8: Blythe Hartley - Canada's Diving Wonder </p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>FAMOUS CANADIAN ANIMALS:</em></p><p>Story #1: Cloud II - A Famous Police Dog </p><p>Story #2: Winnie the Pooh - The Story Book Bear</p><p>Story #3: Northern Dancer - The Horse With a Big Heart</p><p>Story #4: Limba the Elephant - A Small Town's Hero</p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>FAMOUS CANADIAN PLACES:</em></p><p>Story #1: The Thousand Islands </p><p>Story #2: Whistler British Columbia - A Skier's Paradise </p><p>Story #3: The Hopewell Rocks or The Flowerpot Rocks </p><p>Story #4: The West Edmonton Mall </p><p>Story #5: Chilkoot Trail - An Old Wilderness Road</p><p>Story #6: Inuksuk Point in Nunavut</p>