52 Weekly Nonfiction Stories About Canada Grades 7-8

The 52 nonfiction stories in this book have been designed to familiarize and develop student awareness of the various Canadian topics while reviewing and strengthening various reading, language, and word study skills. Each topic contains an information story and a follow-up exercise designed to review and develop strong reading and phonetic skills.A year of nonfiction 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.Section 1 Canadian Capital CitiesFact Card 1: St. John’s, Newfoundland and LabradorFact Card 2: Charlottetown, Prince Edward IslandFact Card 3: Fredericton, New BrunswickFact Card 4: Halifax, Nova ScotiaFact Card 5: Québec City, QuébecFact Card 6: Toronto, OntarioFact Card 7: Winnipeg, ManitobaFact Card 8: Regina, SaskatchewanFact Card 9: Edmonton, AlbertaFact Card 10: Victoria, British ColumbiaFact Card 11: Whitehorse, YukonFact Card 12: Yellowknife, Northwest TerritoriesFact Card 13: Iqaluit, NunavutFact Card 14: Ottawa, OntarioSection 2 Canadian Bodies of Water and IslandsFact Card 1: The Mackenzie RiverFact Card 2: The St. Lawrence RiverFact Card 3: Yukon RiverFact Card 4: The Fraser RiverFact Card 5: The Great LakesFact Card 6: Canadian WaterfallsFact Card 7: Famous Canadian IslandsSection 3 Canadian HistoryFact Card 1: Chronology of Canadian Historical EventsFact Card 2: Chronology of Canadian Historical EventsFact Card 3: Chronology of Canadian Historical EventsFact Card 4: British North America in the Early 1800sFact Card 5: Famous First Nations HeroesFact Card 6: Rebellion in Lower CanadaFact Card 7: Rebellion in Upper CanadaFact Card 8: British North AmericaFact Card 9: People of the PlainsFact Card 10: Fur Trading in the WestFact Card 11: The Pacific NorthwestFact Card 12: Confederation Days (Part 1)Fact Card 13: Confederation Days (Part 2)Fact Card 14: Confederation Days (Part 3)Fact Card 15: The Great WarFact Card 16: The Post-War YearsFact Card 17: World War TwoSection 4 Canadian FolkloreFact Card 1: The Boy and the DragonFact Card 2: The Maid of the MistFact Card 3: Nanabozho and the RaccoonFact Card 4: Lost!Fact Card 5. White HorseSection 5 Canadian TriviaFact Card 1: Provincial and Territorial TriviaFact Card 2: Canadian TriviaFact Card 3: Famous Canadian TriviaFact Card 4: Hockey TriviaFact Card 5: Canadian Sports TriviaSection 6 Famous CanadiansFact Card 1: Incredible Canadian TrailblazersFact Card 2: Famous Canadian LeadersFact Card 3: Famous Female AthletesFact Card 4: Famous Male Athletes124 pages including an answer key.