52 Weekly Nonfiction Stories About Canada Grades 6-7

<p>The 52 non-fiction stories in this book have been designed to familiarize and develop student awareness of the various Canadian topics while reviewing and strengthening various reading language and word study skills. Each topic contains an information story and a follow-up exercise designed to review and develop strong reading and phonetic skills.</p><p>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.</p><p><strong><em>Section 1 Canadian Provinces/Territories</em></strong></p><p>Story #1: Newfoundland and Labrador</p><p>Story #2: Prince Edward Island</p><p>Story #3: Nova Scotia</p><p>Story #4: New Brunswick</p><p>Story #5: Quebec</p><p>Story #6: Ontario</p><p>Story #7: Manitoba</p><p>Story #8: Saskatchewan</p><p>Story #9: Alberta</p><p>Story #10: British Columbia</p><p>Story #11: Yukon</p><p>Story #12: Northwest Territories</p><p>Story #13: Nunavut</p><p><strong><em>Section 2 Canadian Historical Events</em></strong></p><p>Story #1: The Acadians</p><p>Story #2: Farming in New France</p><p>Story #3: How the Habitants Lived</p><p>Story #4: Coureur de bois</p><p>Story #5: The Seven Years' War</p><p>Story #6: France Tries Again</p><p>Story #7: The Confederacy of the Three Fires</p><p>Story #8: Britain's Colonies</p><p>Story #9: The American Revolution</p><p>Story #10: The Revolutionary War</p><p>Story #11: The United Empire Loyalists</p><p>Story #12: The War of 1812 to 1814</p><p><strong><em>Section 3 Famous Canadian Disasters</em></strong></p><p>Story #1: The Canadian Ice Storm of 1998</p><p>Story #2: Hurricane Hazel</p><p>Story #3: The Halifax Explosion</p><p><strong><em>Section 4 Famous Canadian Wonders</em></strong></p><p>Story #1: The Bay of Fundy Tides</p><p>Story #2: Unusual Canadian Attractions</p><p>Story #3: Oil Sands of Alberta Canada</p><p><strong><em>Section 5 Famous Canadian Folklore</em></strong></p><p>Story #1: The Legend of the Flying Canoe</p><p>Story #2: The Dungarvon Whooper</p><p>Story #3: Windigo</p><p><strong><em>Section 6 Famous Canadian Television Personalities</em></strong></p><p>Story #1: Yannick Bisson</p><p>Story #2: Graham Wardle</p><p>Story #3: Amber Marshall</p><p>Story #4: Rick Mercer</p><p>Story #5: Helene Joy</p><p><strong><em>Section 7 Famous Canadian Athletes</em></strong></p><p>Story #1: Donovan Bailey</p><p>Story #2: Patrick Chan</p><p>Story #3: Simon Witfield</p><p>Story #4: Christine Sinclair</p><p>Story #5: Fanny 'Bobbie' Rosenfeld</p><p><strong><em>Section 8 Famous Canadian Historical Sites</em></strong></p><p>Story #1: Citadel Hill</p><p>Story #2: Cape Breton Miners Museum</p><p>Story #3: Fort York National Site</p><p>Story #4: Capilano Suspension Bridge</p><p>Story #5: The Canadian Rockies</p><p>Story #6: Cave and Basin National Historic Site</p><p>Story #7: Nahanni National Park</p><p>Story #8: Casa Loma</p><p>118 pages including an answer key.</p>