Activity Procedures:

Activity One:

• using an atlas, have your student locate her country
• have her tell you about her country (i.e, size, climate, major products, cities)
• after you have discussed her country use the handout, Brainstorm of Canada
• brainstorm using the statement: Canada: The Land, Its People, The Country
• then look at Canada in an atlas and add any additional words to your brainstorm
• have your student copy these words into her word bank

Activity Two: Handout: Map of Canada

• provide your student with a blank map of Canada
• have her label the provinces and territories
• use an atlas to have her check to see if they are in the correct place and add the ones she has missed

Activity Three: Handout: Map of Canada

• still using the map of Canada have your student label the boundaries of Canada including the Great Lakes
• use an atlas to check

Activity Four:

• still using the map of Canada, discuss the provinces and their capital cities
• have your student locate each capital city in an atlas
• have her then decide where to place it on her map
• have her use a star to mark its location and then label it

Activity Five:

• use a blank map of Canada and label each province by number
• ask your student questions about the location of each province (e.g.: What is the name of province number 1? What province is next to, south of, west of, beside)
• continue until you have filled in each province, territory and boundaries