Loaded with practical activities to help students learn about communities, Canadian Cities combines geography, math, tourism, and language arts into a comprehensive social studies program. Students will learn the capital cities of Canada and how to locate them on a map. They will locate cities within the province of Saskatchewan on a map and discover elements unique to their city. Independent learning activities, fun tourism reports, task cards, a big book and Canada's capital city game are all included. Students will also discover elements unique to a city, participate in group work, and read a dramatic role. This Social Studies lesson provides a teacher and student section with reader's theatre, game, big book pattern, task cards, word search, and answer key to create a well-rounded lesson plan.

Strengthen your students mapping skills and understanding of geographic terminology through the usage of the various activities in this resource. Students will explore Canada using maps and will learn about its political divisions and its position in the world. They will be introduced to the terms hemishpere, continent, latitude, longitude, pictoral symbols, legend, key, scale, landforms, and cardinal and intermediate directions. Exploring different maps of one's native country is a wonderful way to become acquainted with it. This book supports many of the fundamental concepts and learning outcomes from the curriculums for the province of British Columbia, Grade 3, Social Studies, Human & Physical Environment. 80 pages plus 5 full colour maps.

Cross - Curricular Activities. Each resource provides an engaging study of the country, climate, landscapes, language, cultures and traditions of its people. Plus a resource and skills list and student tracking sheet. 50+ activities and information cards. Skills in reading, writing, math, mapping, research and more. Teacher guide for planning and implementation included. 176 pages.