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The Great
Canadian Picture Book
Prediction ChallengeIntroduction
The Great Canadian Picture Book Prediction Challenge
Credits:
This is just an introduction to the full presentation. If you are interested in a copy of the full presentation in pdf format, contact Bill Glaister in the Curriculum Laboratory.
The book images in the full presentation are scanned from the picture books. They are not included here yet, until copyright clearance is negotiated.
All other images and media clips (unless otherwise stated) are used with permission from Wikipedia, and Wikimedia Commons.
All these titles can be found in the Curriculum Laboratory collection. You can also get them through any book retailer or public library.
For Teachers Only: (Kids: Skip All This)
For Teachers Only: (Kids: Skip All This)
Most of these picture books are taken from Picture Books Every Educator Should Know About ("Bill Glaister's Bucket List Of Best Picture Books")
For Teachers Only: (Kids: Skip All This)
Most of these picture books are taken from Picture Books Every Educator Should Know About ("Bill Glaister's Bucket List Of Best Picture Books")
These picture books are useful to fulfil some of the outcomes in the Alberta Grade 5 Social Studies curriculum and are correlated to these outcomes.
For Teachers Only: (Kids: Skip All This)
Most of these picture books are taken from Picture Books Every Educator Should Know About ("Bill Glaister's Bucket List Of Best Picture Books")
These picture books are useful to fulfil some of the outcomes in the Alberta Grade 5 Social Studies curriculum and are correlated to these outcomes.
The two textbooks mandated by Alberta Education are: “Our Land And People,” (971 Our Gr. 5 v. 1), and “Voices of Canada” (971 Goo Gr. 5 v.1). They are linked to the information in the picture books throughout this presentation.
For Teachers Only: (Kids: Skip All This)
For Teachers Only: (Kids: Skip All This)
Check out Alberta Education’s Social Studies Literature Connections, including Canadian Symbols and Identity.
For Teachers Only: (Kids: Skip All This)
Check out Alberta Education’s Social Studies Literature Connections, including Canadian Symbols and Identity.
Throughout the presentation, there are links to the publishers and author’s websites, which usually contain activities for students and teachers, and treasures such as audiovisual clips, etc.
For Teachers Only: (Kids: Skip All This)
Check out Alberta Education’s Social Studies Literature Connections, including Canadian Symbols and Identity.
Throughout the presentation, there are links to the publishers and author’s websites, which usually contain activities for students and teachers, and treasures such as audiovisual clips, etc.
As well, interesting facts and images related to the picture books are included.
For Teachers Only: (Kids: Skip All This)
For Teachers Only: (Kids: Skip All This)
The books are arranged into these themes: warming up, tall tales, hidden pictures, natural resources and the environment, human rights, Canada’s biggest disasters, play and snow, our Canadian identity.
For Teachers Only: (Kids: Skip All This)
The books are arranged into these themes: warming up, tall tales, hidden pictures, natural resources and the environment, human rights, Canada’s biggest disasters, play and snow, our Canadian identity.
You could introduce the books by theme (along with your own favourites), introduce one book at the start of each new social studies class or topic, or participate in the Great Canadian Picture Book Challenge all in one or two classes (instead of getting some real work done).
For Teachers Only: (Kids: Skip All This)
The books are arranged into these themes: warming up, tall tales, hidden pictures, natural resources and the environment, human rights, Canada’s biggest disasters, play and snow, our Canadian identity.
You could introduce the books by theme (along with your own favourites), introduce one book at the start of each new social studies class or topic, or participate in the Great Canadian Picture Book Challenge all in one or two classes (instead of getting some real work done).
Why use picture books across the curriculum? Why combine fiction and non-fiction in teaching units?
For Students:
For Students:
Can you predict what happens next in each of these stories? (For adults: Are you smarter than a 5th grader?)
For Students:
Can you predict what happens next in each of these stories? (For adults: Are you smarter than a 5th grader?)
Use the “Great Canadian Picture Books Prediction Challenge Activity Booklet” to see how well you do!
For Students:
Can you predict what happens next in each of these stories? (For adults: Are you smarter than a 5th grader?)
Use the “Great Canadian Picture Books Prediction Challenge Activity Booklet” to see how well you do!
WARNING: Along the way, you might accidentally learn something about the stories, events, issues and our environment, that have helped shape our Canadian identity over time.
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
According to the above magazine, you may be surprised to know that there are a number of words that are distinctly Canadian.
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
According to the above magazine, you may be surprised to know that there are a number of words that are distinctly Canadian.
Can you predict what some of these distinctly Canadian words might be?
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
“Eh: An invitation to reply, but you know what I mean, eh?”
For Teachers Only:Link to the trailer for
“The Adventures of Bob and Doug Mckenzie” at IMDB
(You will get the linguistic idea from 30 seconds to 1:24)
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
These are some of the distinctly Canadian words in the magazine article:
“Eh: An invitation to reply, but you know what I mean, eh?”
For Teachers Only:Link to the trailer for
“The Adventures of Bob and Doug Mckenzie” at IMDB
(You will get the linguistic idea from 30 seconds to 1:24)
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
These are some of the distinctly Canadian words in the magazine article:
“Eh: An invitation to reply, but you know what I mean, eh?”
For Teachers Only:Link to the trailer for
“The Adventures of Bob and Doug Mckenzie” at IMDB
(You will get the linguistic idea from 30 seconds to 1:24)
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
These are some of the distinctly Canadian words in the magazine article:
Eh
“Eh: An invitation to reply, but you know what I mean, eh?”
For Teachers Only:Link to the trailer for
“The Adventures of Bob and Doug Mckenzie” at IMDB
(You will get the linguistic idea from 30 seconds to 1:24)
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
These are some of the distinctly Canadian words in the magazine article:
Eh
Back bacon “Eh: An invitation to reply, but you know what I mean, eh?”
For Teachers Only:Link to the trailer for
“The Adventures of Bob and Doug Mckenzie” at IMDB
(You will get the linguistic idea from 30 seconds to 1:24)
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
These are some of the distinctly Canadian words in the magazine article:
Eh
Back bacon
Canuck“Eh: An invitation to reply, but you
know what I mean, eh?”
For Teachers Only:Link to the trailer for
“The Adventures of Bob and Doug Mckenzie” at IMDB
(You will get the linguistic idea from 30 seconds to 1:24)
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
These are some of the distinctly Canadian words in the magazine article:
Eh
Back bacon
Canuck
Chesterfield
“Eh: An invitation to reply, but you know what I mean, eh?”
For Teachers Only:Link to the trailer for
“The Adventures of Bob and Doug Mckenzie” at IMDB
(You will get the linguistic idea from 30 seconds to 1:24)
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
These are some of the distinctly Canadian words in the magazine article:
Eh
Back bacon
Canuck
Chesterfield
Chinook
“Eh: An invitation to reply, but you know what I mean, eh?”
For Teachers Only:Link to the trailer for
“The Adventures of Bob and Doug Mckenzie” at IMDB
(You will get the linguistic idea from 30 seconds to 1:24)
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
These are some of the distinctly Canadian words in the magazine article:
Eh
Back bacon
Canuck
Chesterfield
Chinook
Coulees
“Eh: An invitation to reply, but you know what I mean, eh?”
For Teachers Only:Link to the trailer for
“The Adventures of Bob and Doug Mckenzie” at IMDB
(You will get the linguistic idea from 30 seconds to 1:24)
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
These are some of the distinctly Canadian words in the magazine article:
Eh
Back bacon
Canuck
Chesterfield
Chinook
Coulees
Eavestrough
“Eh: An invitation to reply, but you know what I mean, eh?”
For Teachers Only:Link to the trailer for
“The Adventures of Bob and Doug Mckenzie” at IMDB
(You will get the linguistic idea from 30 seconds to 1:24)
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
These are some of the distinctly Canadian words in the magazine article:
Eh
Back bacon
Canuck
Chesterfield
Chinook
Coulees
Eavestrough
Housecoat
“Eh: An invitation to reply, but you know what I mean, eh?”
For Teachers Only:Link to the trailer for
“The Adventures of Bob and Doug Mckenzie” at IMDB
(You will get the linguistic idea from 30 seconds to 1:24)
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
These are some of the distinctly Canadian words in the magazine article:
Eh
Back bacon
Canuck
Chesterfield
Chinook
Coulees
Eavestrough
Housecoat
Loonie/Toonie
“Eh: An invitation to reply, but you know what I mean, eh?”
For Teachers Only:Link to the trailer for
“The Adventures of Bob and Doug Mckenzie” at IMDB
(You will get the linguistic idea from 30 seconds to 1:24)
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
These are some of the distinctly Canadian words in the magazine article:
Eh
Back bacon
Canuck
Chesterfield
Chinook
Coulees
Eavestrough
Housecoat
Loonie/Toonie
Parkade
“Eh: An invitation to reply, but you know what I mean, eh?”
For Teachers Only:Link to the trailer for
“The Adventures of Bob and Doug Mckenzie” at IMDB
(You will get the linguistic idea from 30 seconds to 1:24)
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
These are some of the distinctly Canadian words in the magazine article:
Eh
Back bacon
Canuck
Chesterfield
Chinook
Coulees
Eavestrough
Housecoat
Loonie/Toonie
Parkade
Toque
“Eh: An invitation to reply, but you know what I mean, eh?”
For Teachers Only:Link to the trailer for
“The Adventures of Bob and Doug Mckenzie” at IMDB
(You will get the linguistic idea from 30 seconds to 1:24)
Warming Up: “Our Alberta Accent,” Lethbridge Living Magazine, Jan-Feb 2012, p. 23-25
These are some of the distinctly Canadian words in the magazine article:
Eh
Back bacon
Canuck
Chesterfield
Chinook
Coulees
Eavestrough
Housecoat
Loonie/Toonie
Parkade
Toque
Washroom
“Eh: An invitation to reply, but you know what I mean, eh?”
For Teachers Only:Link to the trailer for
“The Adventures of Bob and Doug Mckenzie” at IMDB
(You will get the linguistic idea from 30 seconds to 1:24)
Warming Up: Eh? to Zed: A Canadian ABeCedarium by Kevin Major, Illustrated by Alan Daniel
“Kevin Major’s caravan of words cheers our history and celebrates
our heroes.”
“Each page of the full presentation includes an image
from the book here, plus a prediction challenge. There are
also links to the author and illustrator websites, plus some
further teaching ideas.”
Warming Up: Eh? to Zed: A Canadian ABeCedarium by Kevin Major, Illustrated by Alan Daniel
An “abecedarium” is a message, consisting of the letters of an alphabet.
“Kevin Major’s caravan of words cheers our history and celebrates
our heroes.”
“Each page of the full presentation includes an image
from the book here, plus a prediction challenge. There are
also links to the author and illustrator websites, plus some
further teaching ideas.”
Warming Up: Eh? to Zed: A Canadian ABeCedarium by Kevin Major, Illustrated by Alan Daniel
An “abecedarium” is a message, consisting of the letters of an alphabet.
Can you predict the 4 “Z words” on this page, and why they are important to Canadians?
“Kevin Major’s caravan of words cheers our history and celebrates
our heroes.”
“Each page of the full presentation includes an image
from the book here, plus a prediction challenge. There are
also links to the author and illustrator websites, plus some
further teaching ideas.”
Warming Up: Eh? to Zed: A Canadian ABeCedarium by Kevin Major, Illustrated by Alan Daniel
An “abecedarium” is a message, consisting of the letters of an alphabet.
Can you predict the 4 “Z words” on this page, and why they are important to Canadians?
Check your answers on the 4 detailed pages at the end of this picture book, outlining the “choice of words, the choice of images.”
“Kevin Major’s caravan of words cheers our history and celebrates
our heroes.”
“Each page of the full presentation includes an image
from the book here, plus a prediction challenge. There are
also links to the author and illustrator websites, plus some
further teaching ideas.”
Warming Up: Eh? to Zed: A Canadian ABeCedarium by Kevin Major, Illustrated by Alan Daniel
An “abecedarium” is a message, consisting of the letters of an alphabet.
Can you predict the 4 “Z words” on this page, and why they are important to Canadians?
Check your answers on the 4 detailed pages at the end of this picture book, outlining the “choice of words, the choice of images.”
Try other pages in this picture book.
“Kevin Major’s caravan of words cheers our history and celebrates
our heroes.”
“Each page of the full presentation includes an image
from the book here, plus a prediction challenge. There are
also links to the author and illustrator websites, plus some
further teaching ideas.”
Warming Up: Eh? to Zed: A Canadian ABeCedarium by Kevin Major, Illustrated by Alan Daniel
An “abecedarium” is a message, consisting of the letters of an alphabet.
Can you predict the 4 “Z words” on this page, and why they are important to Canadians?
Check your answers on the 4 detailed pages at the end of this picture book, outlining the “choice of words, the choice of images.”
Try other pages in this picture book.
Make your own ABeCedarium!
“Kevin Major’s caravan of words cheers our history and celebrates
our heroes.”
“Each page of the full presentation includes an image
from the book here, plus a prediction challenge. There are
also links to the author and illustrator websites, plus some
further teaching ideas.”
Warming Up: “Eh? to Zed: A Canadian ABeCedarium” by Kevin Major, Illustrated by Alan Daniel (421.1 Maj)
“The next pages in the full presentation contain the
answers to the predictions, some background
information on the the topic being discussed, as
well as links to the grade 5 social studies textbook
information. The rest of the pages in the following
introduction give you some some more samples to
preview.”
Warming Up: “Eh? to Zed: A Canadian ABeCedarium” by Kevin Major, Illustrated by Alan Daniel (421.1 Maj)
Zamboni -- Invented in California, but seen at 6:00 a.m. in more hockey arenas in Canada than anywhere else.
“The next pages in the full presentation contain the
answers to the predictions, some background
information on the the topic being discussed, as
well as links to the grade 5 social studies textbook
information. The rest of the pages in the following
introduction give you some some more samples to
preview.”
Warming Up: “Eh? to Zed: A Canadian ABeCedarium” by Kevin Major, Illustrated by Alan Daniel (421.1 Maj)
Zamboni -- Invented in California, but seen at 6:00 a.m. in more hockey arenas in Canada than anywhere else.
Zipper -- This was invented by a Canadian under another name, but it is hard to say, “Your Talon Slide Fastener is down.”
“The next pages in the full presentation contain the
answers to the predictions, some background
information on the the topic being discussed, as
well as links to the grade 5 social studies textbook
information. The rest of the pages in the following
introduction give you some some more samples to
preview.”
Warming Up: “Eh? to Zed: A Canadian ABeCedarium” by Kevin Major, Illustrated by Alan Daniel (421.1 Maj)
Zamboni -- Invented in California, but seen at 6:00 a.m. in more hockey arenas in Canada than anywhere else.
Zipper -- This was invented by a Canadian under another name, but it is hard to say, “Your Talon Slide Fastener is down.”
Zinc -- Canada is the world’s 2nd largest producer of zinc, which slows steel from rusting. We have a lot of resources in Canada. Are we using them wisely?
“The next pages in the full presentation contain the
answers to the predictions, some background
information on the the topic being discussed, as
well as links to the grade 5 social studies textbook
information. The rest of the pages in the following
introduction give you some some more samples to
preview.”
Warming Up: “Eh? to Zed: A Canadian ABeCedarium” by Kevin Major, Illustrated by Alan Daniel (421.1 Maj)
Zamboni -- Invented in California, but seen at 6:00 a.m. in more hockey arenas in Canada than anywhere else.
Zipper -- This was invented by a Canadian under another name, but it is hard to say, “Your Talon Slide Fastener is down.”
Zinc -- Canada is the world’s 2nd largest producer of zinc, which slows steel from rusting. We have a lot of resources in Canada. Are we using them wisely?
Zed -- Rhymes with red, the colour of our flag. Not to be confused with “Zee,” the last letter in some other english alphabets.
“The next pages in the full presentation contain the
answers to the predictions, some background
information on the the topic being discussed, as
well as links to the grade 5 social studies textbook
information. The rest of the pages in the following
introduction give you some some more samples to
preview.”
Warming Up: A Porcupine In A Pine Tree: A Canadian 12 Days of Christmas by Helaine Becker, Illustrated by Werner Zimmermann
What can you tell us about these 3 Canadian symbols?
See page 291 of the textbook “Voices of Canada” for more information on these, and other, Canadian symbols.
Scholastic’s website on this book includes a video (and a porcupine toy!)
Warming Up: A Porcupine In A Pine Tree: A Canadian 12 Days of Christmas by Helaine Becker, Illustrated by Werner Zimmermann
The Loon is on what Canadian coin? The loon is common and well known in Canada. It is Ontario’s provincial bird. (Click on the loon picture to download its haunting sounds.)
What can you tell us about these 3 Canadian symbols?
See page 291 of the textbook “Voices of Canada” for more information on these, and other, Canadian symbols.
Scholastic’s website on this book includes a video (and a porcupine toy!)
Warming Up: A Porcupine In A Pine Tree: A Canadian 12 Days of Christmas by Helaine Becker, Illustrated by Werner Zimmermann
The Loon is on what Canadian coin? The loon is common and well known in Canada. It is Ontario’s provincial bird. (Click on the loon picture to download its haunting sounds.)
The Stanley Cup has served as a valuable morale booster for Canadian troops and their NATO allies.
What can you tell us about these 3 Canadian symbols?
See page 291 of the textbook “Voices of Canada” for more information on these, and other, Canadian symbols.
Scholastic’s website on this book includes a video (and a porcupine toy!)
Warming Up: A Porcupine In A Pine Tree: A Canadian 12 Days of Christmas by Helaine Becker, Illustrated by Werner Zimmermann
The Loon is on what Canadian coin? The loon is common and well known in Canada. It is Ontario’s provincial bird. (Click on the loon picture to download its haunting sounds.)
The Stanley Cup has served as a valuable morale booster for Canadian troops and their NATO allies.
The beaver was very important to our Canadian economy and history, thanks to the Hudson’s Bay Company, starting with their first cargo of fur to Europe in 1669. See their Young Explorer pages.
What can you tell us about these 3 Canadian symbols?
See page 291 of the textbook “Voices of Canada” for more information on these, and other, Canadian symbols.
Scholastic’s website on this book includes a video (and a porcupine toy!)
Hidden Pictures: Very Last First Timeby Jan Andrews, Illustrated by Ian Wallace
Hidden Pictures: Very Last First Timeby Jan Andrews, Illustrated by Ian Wallace
Eva Padlyat lives in the Inuit village on Ungava Bay in northern Canada. Today, for the very last first time, Eva would walk on the bottom of the sea alone, under the ice, to collect mussels. Will she finish before the tide comes in?
Hidden Pictures: Very Last First Timeby Jan Andrews, Illustrated by Ian Wallace
Eva Padlyat lives in the Inuit village on Ungava Bay in northern Canada. Today, for the very last first time, Eva would walk on the bottom of the sea alone, under the ice, to collect mussels. Will she finish before the tide comes in?
Natural Resources and the Environment: Lord Of The Skyby Linda Zeman-Spaleny, Illustrated by Ludmila Zeman
Natural Resources and the Environment: Lord Of The Skyby Linda Zeman-Spaleny, Illustrated by Ludmila Zeman
Totem Poles, “wooden Picture Books,” are large wooden sculptures carved from trees by the First Nations peoples of the Pacific
Northwest coastal region.
Human Rights: “Flags” or “Mr. Hiroshi’s Garden”
by Maxine Trottier, Illustrated by Paul Morin
Fitzhenry and Whiteside contains a wealth of teaching units for their books.
Maxine’s website, above, contains a study guide for Flags.
Human Rights: “Flags” or “Mr. Hiroshi’s Garden”
by Maxine Trottier, Illustrated by Paul Morin
Fitzhenry and Whiteside contains a wealth of teaching units for their books.
Maxine’s website, above, contains a study guide for Flags.
What would it be like to be forcibly removed from your home? This is the
story of Mr. Hiroshi, a Japanese Canadian, who, with many others,
had their homes and businesses taken away, and relocated to isolated
internment camps during World War II.
Human Rights: “Flags” or “Mr. Hiroshi’s Garden”
by Maxine Trottier, Illustrated by Paul Morin
Fitzhenry and Whiteside contains a wealth of teaching units for their books.
Maxine’s website, above, contains a study guide for Flags.
What would it be like to be forcibly removed from your home? This is the
story of Mr. Hiroshi, a Japanese Canadian, who, with many others,
had their homes and businesses taken away, and relocated to isolated
internment camps during World War II.
We enter the story in the middle, where Mr. Hiroshi and a young
neighbour worry about his beautiful garden, with his fish pond and blue flag iris flowers, knowing he is being
removed from his house in the morning.
Human Rights: “Flags” or “Mr. Hiroshi’s Garden”by Maxine Trottier, Illustrated by Paul Morin
What will the young neighbour will do once Mr. Hiroshi is gone, before his house taken over by others?
You will have to read the story yourself to find out, but it has something to do with the pictures on this page:
The Author’s Note at the end of the book gives you more information on the relocation of Japanese
Canadians .
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
According to Canadian Disasters: A Historical Survey, can you predict any of the “top 7” Canadian disasters? These pictures will provide some hints:
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
According to Canadian Disasters: A Historical Survey, can you predict any of the “top 7” Canadian disasters? These pictures will provide some hints:
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
According to Canadian Disasters: A Historical Survey, can you predict any of the “top 7” Canadian disasters? These pictures will provide some hints:
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
According to Canadian Disasters: A Historical Survey, can you predict any of the “top 7” Canadian disasters? These pictures will provide some hints:
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
According to Canadian Disasters: A Historical Survey, can you predict any of the “top 7” Canadian disasters? These pictures will provide some hints:
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
According to Canadian Disasters: A Historical Survey, can you predict any of the “top 7” Canadian disasters? These pictures will provide some hints:
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
According to Canadian Disasters: A Historical Survey, can you predict any of the “top 7” Canadian disasters? These pictures will provide some hints:
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
According to Canadian Disasters: A Historical Survey, can you predict any of the “top 7” Canadian disasters? These pictures will provide some hints:
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
According to Canadian Disasters: A Historical Survey, can you predict any of the “top 7” Canadian disasters? These pictures will provide some hints:
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
The seven most reported Canadian disasters (not including airplane crashes):
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
The seven most reported Canadian disasters (not including airplane crashes):
The Frank Slide, Turtle Mountain, Alberta (1903);
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
The seven most reported Canadian disasters (not including airplane crashes):
The Frank Slide, Turtle Mountain, Alberta (1903);
"Empress of Ireland" and "Storstad" Collision near Rimouski (1914);
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
The seven most reported Canadian disasters (not including airplane crashes):
The Frank Slide, Turtle Mountain, Alberta (1903);
"Empress of Ireland" and "Storstad" Collision near Rimouski (1914);
Halifax Explosion (1917);
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
The seven most reported Canadian disasters (not including airplane crashes):
The Frank Slide, Turtle Mountain, Alberta (1903);
"Empress of Ireland" and "Storstad" Collision near Rimouski (1914);
Halifax Explosion (1917);
Burin Peninsula Tsunami (1929);
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
The seven most reported Canadian disasters (not including airplane crashes):
The Frank Slide, Turtle Mountain, Alberta (1903);
"Empress of Ireland" and "Storstad" Collision near Rimouski (1914);
Halifax Explosion (1917);
Burin Peninsula Tsunami (1929);
Hurricane Hazel (1954);
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
The seven most reported Canadian disasters (not including airplane crashes):
The Frank Slide, Turtle Mountain, Alberta (1903);
"Empress of Ireland" and "Storstad" Collision near Rimouski (1914);
Halifax Explosion (1917);
Burin Peninsula Tsunami (1929);
Hurricane Hazel (1954);
"Ocean Ranger" Sinking (1982);
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
The seven most reported Canadian disasters (not including airplane crashes):
The Frank Slide, Turtle Mountain, Alberta (1903);
"Empress of Ireland" and "Storstad" Collision near Rimouski (1914);
Halifax Explosion (1917);
Burin Peninsula Tsunami (1929);
Hurricane Hazel (1954);
"Ocean Ranger" Sinking (1982);
Ice Storm in Eastern Canada (1998)
Canada’s Biggest Disasters
The seven most reported Canadian disasters (not including airplane crashes):
The Frank Slide, Turtle Mountain, Alberta (1903);
"Empress of Ireland" and "Storstad" Collision near Rimouski (1914);
Halifax Explosion (1917);
Burin Peninsula Tsunami (1929);
Hurricane Hazel (1954);
"Ocean Ranger" Sinking (1982);
Ice Storm in Eastern Canada (1998)
We will highlight 3 books that talk about natural (not man-made) disasters.
Natural Disasters: The Dust Bowlby David Booth, Illustrated by Karen Reczuch
Natural Disasters: The Dust Bowlby David Booth, Illustrated by Karen Reczuch
From 1929 to 1937, the prairies were hit by the Big Dry.
Natural Disasters: The Dust Bowlby David Booth, Illustrated by Karen Reczuch
From 1929 to 1937, the prairies were hit by the Big Dry.
Can you predict what things characterized the Big Dry?
Natural Disasters: The Dust Bowlby David Booth, Illustrated by Karen Reczuch
From 1929 to 1937, the prairies were hit by the Big Dry.
Can you predict what things characterized the Big Dry?
See page 248-256 of the textbook Our Land And People, to find out more about The Big Dry, or The Dirty Thirties, and how it was part of the Great Depression in Canada.
Natural Disasters: The Dust Bowlby David Booth, Illustrated by Karen Reczuch
Natural Disasters: The Dust Bowlby David Booth, Illustrated by Karen Reczuch
Natural Disasters: The Dust Bowlby David Booth, Illustrated by Karen Reczuch
Natural Disasters: The Dust Bowlby David Booth, Illustrated by Karen Reczuch
Natural Disasters: The Dust Bowlby David Booth, Illustrated by Karen Reczuch
Natural Disasters: The Dust Bowlby David Booth, Illustrated by Karen Reczuch
Play and Snow:
Play and Snow:
According to YourCanada.ca, Canada’s temperature can be
extreme, typically from 35 C in the summer, to -25 C in the winter.
(The hottest day in Canada was +45 C in Saskatchewan, and the coldest
day was -77 C in Yukon.)
Play and Snow:
According to YourCanada.ca, Canada’s temperature can be
extreme, typically from 35 C in the summer, to -25 C in the winter.
(The hottest day in Canada was +45 C in Saskatchewan, and the coldest
day was -77 C in Yukon.)
“Canada’s climate and environment are one of the main reasons that
Canada is such a successful country. The blend of natural
resources and climate sustains us.”
Play and Snow:
According to YourCanada.ca, Canada’s temperature can be
extreme, typically from 35 C in the summer, to -25 C in the winter.
(The hottest day in Canada was +45 C in Saskatchewan, and the coldest
day was -77 C in Yukon.)
“Canada’s climate and environment are one of the main reasons that
Canada is such a successful country. The blend of natural
resources and climate sustains us.”
We have been called “The Great White North,” so let’s talk about 3
picture books focusing on snow and play...
Play and Snow: Baseball Bats For Christmasby Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak, Illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka
Annick Press contains many lesson plans for teachers on their website.
Play and Snow: Baseball Bats For Christmasby Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak, Illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka
This is a true story from the author’s
childhood in Repulse Bay, Nunavut. There
are no “standing ups” there. “The
land is as bald as the belly of dog with
puppies.” At Christmas time in the year 1955, 6 “standing ups” arrive by plane.
Annick Press contains many lesson plans for teachers on their website.
Play and Snow: Baseball Bats For Christmasby Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak, Illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka
This is a true story from the author’s
childhood in Repulse Bay, Nunavut. There
are no “standing ups” there. “The
land is as bald as the belly of dog with
puppies.” At Christmas time in the year 1955, 6 “standing ups” arrive by plane.
Can you predict:
Annick Press contains many lesson plans for teachers on their website.
Play and Snow: Baseball Bats For Christmasby Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak, Illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka
This is a true story from the author’s
childhood in Repulse Bay, Nunavut. There
are no “standing ups” there. “The
land is as bald as the belly of dog with
puppies.” At Christmas time in the year 1955, 6 “standing ups” arrive by plane.
Can you predict:
What “standing ups” are?
Annick Press contains many lesson plans for teachers on their website.
Play and Snow: Baseball Bats For Christmasby Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak, Illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka
This is a true story from the author’s
childhood in Repulse Bay, Nunavut. There
are no “standing ups” there. “The
land is as bald as the belly of dog with
puppies.” At Christmas time in the year 1955, 6 “standing ups” arrive by plane.
Can you predict:
What “standing ups” are?
What the kids do with the 6 “standing ups” that arrive at Christmas?
Annick Press contains many lesson plans for teachers on their website.
Play and Snow: M Is For Maple: A Canadian Alphabetby Mike Ulmer, Illustrated by Melanie Rose
Play and Snow: M Is For Maple: A Canadian Alphabetby Mike Ulmer, Illustrated by Melanie Rose
Can you predict:
Play and Snow: M Is For Maple: A Canadian Alphabetby Mike Ulmer, Illustrated by Melanie Rose
Can you predict:
What “H” stands for, in the above alphabet book?
Play and Snow: M Is For Maple: A Canadian Alphabetby Mike Ulmer, Illustrated by Melanie Rose
Can you predict:
What “H” stands for, in the above alphabet book?
HINT: Something to do with “Play and Snow.”
Play and Snow: The Hockey Sweaterby Roch Carrier, Illustrated by Sheldon Cohen
T. Eaton Canada was once one of Canada’s largest department store retailers, and included a catalogue that was found in most Canadian homes. It existed from 1869 to 1999. You could even order a complete house through the catalogue! For more info., click on the Roch Carrier
link, above.
Play and Snow: The Hockey Sweaterby Roch Carrier, Illustrated by Sheldon Cohen
What did Roch pray for that day?
T. Eaton Canada was once one of Canada’s largest department store retailers, and included a catalogue that was found in most Canadian homes. It existed from 1869 to 1999. You could even order a complete house through the catalogue! For more info., click on the Roch Carrier
link, above.
Play and Snow: The Hockey Sweaterby Roch Carrier, Illustrated by Sheldon Cohen
What did Roch pray for that day?
“I asked God to send me right away, a hundred million moths that would eat up my Toronto Maple Leaf sweater.”
T. Eaton Canada was once one of Canada’s largest department store retailers, and included a catalogue that was found in most Canadian homes. It existed from 1869 to 1999. You could even order a complete house through the catalogue! For more info., click on the Roch Carrier
link, above.
The Great Canadian Picture Book Prediction Challenge:
This is just an introduction to the full presentation. If you are interested in a copy of the full presentation in pdf format, contact Bill Glaister in the Curriculum Laboratory.
The book images in the full presentation are scanned from the picture books.
All other images and media clips (unless otherwise stated) are used with permission from Wikipedia, and Wikimedia Commons.
All these titles can be found in the Curriculum Laboratory collection. You can also get them through any book retailer or public library.