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  TEACHING CANADA
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Field Trip to Canada - in your classroom - Exhibit 2

    
Canadian Childhood
   

Examine art depicting childhood activities throughout Canada
 


Exhibit
Tasks

       A)  Examine the images. List 10 activities Canadian children do.

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B)  Sort the images by region. Select images from two regions of Canada and discuss with your partners the similarities and differences in the children's activities. Summarize your thoughts in a statement in your own words, and mention which two regions you are referring to.

Regions of Canada
West - British Columbia
Prairies - Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba   _______________________________________
Central - Ontario, Quebec
East - New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,                ______________________________________
Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland&Labrador
North - Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut  _____________________________________

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C)  Find an illustration of something you have done or still do, and write a couple of sentences about how the details are similar or different from your experience.
 

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Last Updated: 30 August, 2005

 




 

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