52 Weekly Nonfiction Stories About Canada Grades 2-3

The 52 nonfiction stories in this book have been designed to familiarize and develop student awareness of Canadian symbols, seasons, birds, wild animals, insects, reptiles, amphibians, sports, famous male and female athletes, famous Canadian animals, and special places to visit in Canada. Each topic contains an information story and a follow-up exercise designed to review and develop strong reading and phonetic skills. The material in this book can be used in a variety of ways.

A year of non-fiction 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.

CANADIAN SYMBOLS:

Story #1: Our Home and Native Land - Canada .

Story #2: Canada's Flag 

Story #3: The Canada Goose 

Story #4: Canada's Coins

Story #5: Canada's Capital City 

CANADIAN SEASONS:

Story #1: Autumn in Canada 

Story #2: Winter in Canada 

Story #3: Spring in Canada 

Story #4: Summer in Canada 

CANADIAN BIRDS:

Story #1: The Blue Jay 

Story #2: The Barn Owl 

Story #3. The Redheaded Woodpecker 

Story #4: The Red-Winged Blackbird 

Story #5: The Spotted Sandpiper

CANADIAN WILD ANIMALS:

Story #1: The Polar Bear 

Story #2: The Prairie Dog

Story #3: The White-Tailed Deer

Story #4: The Striped Skunk 

Story #5: The North American Porcupine

CANADIAN INSECTS:

Story #1: The Monarch Butterfly's Life Story

Story #2: The Grasshopper 

Story #3: Cricket Trivia 

Story #4: A Bumblebee's Life Story

Story #5: The Housefly

CANADIAN REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS:

Story #1: The Painted Turtle 

Story #2: The Common Garter Snake 

Story #3: The Western Skink 

Story #4: The Gray Tree Frog 

Story #5: The Bullfrog

CANADIAN SPORTS:

Story #1: Hockey in Canada 

Story #2: Skiing in Canada

Story #3: Ice Skating in Canada 

Story #4: Ice Fishing in Canada 

Story #5: Tobogganing in Canada 

FAMOUS CANADIAN ATHLETES:

Story #1: Kurt Browning - A Whirlwind on Blades

Story #2: Wayne Gretzky - The Great One

Story #3: Malcolm Subban - One of Three Famous Hockey Brothers

Story #4: Alexandre Bilodeau - Mogul Man

Story #5: Ashleigh McIvor - The Queen of Ski-Cross 

Story #6: Clara Hughes - Famous Speed Skater and Cyclist

Story #7: Cindy Klassen - Canada's Olympic Star

Story #8: Blythe Hartley - Canada's Diving Wonder 

FAMOUS CANADIAN ANIMALS:

Story #1: Cloud II - A Famous Police Dog 

Story #2: Winnie the Pooh - The Story Book Bear

Story #3: Northern Dancer - The Horse With a Big Heart

Story #4: Limba the Elephant - A Small Town's Hero

FAMOUS CANADIAN PLACES:

Story #1: The Thousand Islands 

Story #2: Whistler, British Columbia - A Skier's Paradise 

Story #3: The Hopewell Rocks or The Flowerpot Rocks 

Story #4: The West Edmonton Mall 

Story #5: Chilkoot Trail - An Old Wilderness Road

Story #6: Inuksuk Point in Nunavut