52 Weekly Nonfiction Stories About Canada Grades 2-3

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.

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.

CANADIAN SYMBOLS:

Story #1: Our Home and Native Land - Canada .

Story #2: Canada's Flag

Story #3: The Canada Goose

Story #4: Canada's Coins

Story #5: Canada's Capital City

CANADIAN SEASONS:

Story #1: Autumn in Canada

Story #2: Winter in Canada

Story #3: Spring in Canada

Story #4: Summer in Canada

CANADIAN BIRDS:

Story #1: The Blue Jay

Story #2: The Barn Owl

Story #3. The Redheaded Woodpecker

Story #4: The Red-Winged Blackbird

Story #5: The Spotted Sandpiper

CANADIAN WILD ANIMALS:

Story #1: The Polar Bear

Story #2: The Prairie Dog

Story #3: The White-Tailed Deer

Story #4: The Striped Skunk

Story #5: The North American Porcupine

CANADIAN INSECTS:

Story #1: The Monarch Butterfly's Life Story

Story #2: The Grasshopper

Story #3: Cricket Trivia

Story #4: A Bumblebee's Life Story

Story #5: The Housefly

CANADIAN REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS:

Story #1: The Painted Turtle

Story #2: The Common Garter Snake

Story #3: The Western Skink

Story #4: The Gray Tree Frog

Story #5: The Bullfrog

CANADIAN SPORTS:

Story #1: Hockey in Canada

Story #2: Skiing in Canada

Story #3: Ice Skating in Canada

Story #4: Ice Fishing in Canada

Story #5: Tobogganing in Canada

FAMOUS CANADIAN ATHLETES:

Story #1: Kurt Browning - A Whirlwind on Blades

Story #2: Wayne Gretzky - The Great One

Story #3: Malcolm Subban - One of Three Famous Hockey Brothers

Story #4: Alexandre Bilodeau - Mogul Man

Story #5: Ashleigh McIvor - The Queen of Ski-Cross

Story #6: Clara Hughes - Famous Speed Skater and Cyclist

Story #7: Cindy Klassen - Canada's Olympic Star

Story #8: Blythe Hartley - Canada's Diving Wonder

FAMOUS CANADIAN ANIMALS:

Story #1: Cloud II - A Famous Police Dog

Story #2: Winnie the Pooh - The Story Book Bear

Story #3: Northern Dancer - The Horse With a Big Heart

Story #4: Limba the Elephant - A Small Town's Hero

FAMOUS CANADIAN PLACES:

Story #1: The Thousand Islands

Story #2: Whistler, British Columbia - A Skier's Paradise

Story #3: The Hopewell Rocks or The Flowerpot Rocks

Story #4: The West Edmonton Mall

Story #5: Chilkoot Trail - An Old Wilderness Road

Story #6: Inuksuk Point in Nunavut