52 Weekly Nonfiction Stories About Canada Grades 7-8

<p>The 52 nonfiction 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 nonfiction 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 Capital Cities</em></strong></p><p>Fact Card 1: St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador</p><p>Fact Card 2: Charlottetown Prince Edward Island</p><p>Fact Card 3: Fredericton New Brunswick</p><p>Fact Card 4: Halifax Nova Scotia</p><p>Fact Card 5: Québec City Québec</p><p>Fact Card 6: Toronto Ontario</p><p>Fact Card 7: Winnipeg Manitoba</p><p>Fact Card 8: Regina Saskatchewan</p><p>Fact Card 9: Edmonton Alberta</p><p>Fact Card 10: Victoria British Columbia</p><p>Fact Card 11: Whitehorse Yukon</p><p>Fact Card 12: Yellowknife Northwest Territories</p><p>Fact Card 13: Iqaluit Nunavut</p><p>Fact Card 14: Ottawa Ontario</p><p><strong><em>Section 2 Canadian Bodies of Water and Islands</em></strong></p><p>Fact Card 1: The Mackenzie River</p><p>Fact Card 2: The St. Lawrence River</p><p>Fact Card 3: Yukon River</p><p>Fact Card 4: The Fraser River</p><p>Fact Card 5: The Great Lakes</p><p>Fact Card 6: Canadian Waterfalls</p><p>Fact Card 7: Famous Canadian Islands</p><p><strong><em>Section 3 Canadian History</em></strong></p><p>Fact Card 1: Chronology of Canadian Historical Events</p><p>Fact Card 2: Chronology of Canadian Historical Events</p><p>Fact Card 3: Chronology of Canadian Historical Events</p><p>Fact Card 4: British North America in the Early 1800s</p><p>Fact Card 5: Famous First Nations Heroes</p><p>Fact Card 6: Rebellion in Lower Canada</p><p>Fact Card 7: Rebellion in Upper Canada</p><p>Fact Card 8: British North America</p><p>Fact Card 9: People of the Plains</p><p>Fact Card 10: Fur Trading in the West</p><p>Fact Card 11: The Pacific Northwest</p><p>Fact Card 12: Confederation Days (Part 1)</p><p>Fact Card 13: Confederation Days (Part 2)</p><p>Fact Card 14: Confederation Days (Part 3)</p><p>Fact Card 15: The Great War</p><p>Fact Card 16: The Post-War Years</p><p>Fact Card 17: World War Two</p><p><strong><em>Section 4 Canadian Folklore</em></strong></p><p>Fact Card 1: The Boy and the Dragon</p><p>Fact Card 2: The Maid of the Mist</p><p>Fact Card 3: Nanabozho and the Raccoon</p><p>Fact Card 4: Lost!</p><p>Fact Card 5. White Horse</p><p><strong><em>Section 5 Canadian Trivia</em></strong></p><p>Fact Card 1: Provincial and Territorial Trivia</p><p>Fact Card 2: Canadian Trivia</p><p>Fact Card 3: Famous Canadian Trivia</p><p>Fact Card 4: Hockey Trivia</p><p>Fact Card 5: Canadian Sports Trivia</p><p><strong><em>Section 6 Famous Canadians</em></strong></p><p>Fact Card 1: Incredible Canadian Trailblazers</p><p>Fact Card 2: Famous Canadian Leaders</p><p>Fact Card 3: Famous Female Athletes</p><p>Fact Card 4: Famous Male Athletes</p><p>124 pages including an answer key.</p>