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Unit 1: Canada

1. Your Geography - worksheet

2. Mental Map of Canada - activity

3. Provinces, Territories, and Capital Cities Letter Scramble - activity

4. Map of Canada (large A) - assessment quiz

5. Shapes of Canada - worksheet

6. Map of Canada (large A) - in-class worksheet

7. Discover Canada - trivia worksheet

8. Map of Canada - major assignment (steps 1-7)

9. Places and Names Matching - trivia worksheet

10. Canada's Population and Land Area - worksheet and graphing activity

11. Canada - crossword activity

12. Canada's Extremes - crossword activity

13. Getting to Know Canada's Provinces and Territories - groups; computer assignment and presentation

14. Canada's Lakes and Rivers - worksheet

15. Symbols Introduction - slide show, class discussion

16. Canadian Symbols - assignment

17. Review - dice game

18. Review - worksheet

19. One Week - movie and worksheet

20. Mental Map of Canada

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Your Geography - worksheet

Mental Map of Canada - activity

Provinces, Territories, and Capital Cities Letter Scramble - activity

Map - Large A

Map of Canada (large A) - assessment quiz

Shapes of Canada - worksheet

Map of Canada (large A) - in-class worksheet

Discover Canada - trivia worksheet

Map of Canada - major assignment (steps 1-7)

Map of Canada - assignment map

Map of Canada - rubric (steps 1-7)

Places and Names Matching - trivia worksheet

Canada's Population and Land Area - worksheet and graphing activity

Canada - crossword activity

Canada's Extremes - crossword activity

Canada's Extremes - crossword help

Getting to Know Canada's Provinces and Territories - groups; computer assignment and presentation

Getting to Know Canada's Provinces and Territories - teacher example "Ontario"

Getting to Know Canada's Provinces and Territories - worksheet

Canada's Lakes and Rivers - worksheet

Symbols Introduction - slide show, class discussion

Canadian Symbols - assignment

Canadian Symbols - rubric

Review - dice game

Review - worksheet

One Week - movie worksheet

Map - Large A (complete)

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Canadian Provinces, Territories, and Capitals

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It is important for students to know the locations of the provinces and territories on a map, and the capital cities of each. Filling out a blank map or creating a map from scratch helps students retain information in a more concrete way. For this activity, students will create a poster showing Canada’s 10 provinces, 3 territories, capitals, and any major bodies of water . Students will also add illustrations that apply, like animals, symbols, geography, and more. Students may use a blank map of Canada, or use the template provided to create their own map.

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Objective: Fill in or create a blank map of Canada, including the provinces and territories, capital cities, major bodies of water, and illustrations like symbols, resources, or wildlife.

Student Instructions:

• Click “Start Assignment”.
• Fill in the blank map of Canada including the provinces and territories, capital cities, and major bodies of water, OR create a map of your own using the template provided.
• Add illustrations throughout the map as desired to make it more colorful and interesting.

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How to Teach Canadian Geography in Your Homeschool

Canada’s geography is amazing. We have such a variety in the landscape from the east coast to the west coast and then up north. We have a mishmash of cultures and peoples. We have huge empty areas of land and large cities filled with people. Everything about Canada is diversity.  In this post, we are going to examine some different areas of Canadian geography and look at some ideas on how to teach our kids more about the country that they live in.

Often people think about maps and landscape when they consider geography, but it’s actually much more than that. There are two main branches in the study of the earth: Physical and Human Geography. There are also many sub-branches, which includes areas such as cartography, meteorology,  urban development, tourism, and more.  As homeschoolers, how can we teach all of this to our children in ways that invite curiosity?

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Why Study Canadian Geography?

Since geography is the study of the world, it’s really important for us to make sure we include it as part of our learning with our kids. Here are some reasons why:

• It helps to understand how Canada fits in with the world.
• It gives an appreciation for why some areas are unpopulated while others are very urban – and why cities and towns are built the way they are.
• It creates an opportunity to learn more about your community and region of the country, and to see how it differs from other areas of the country / world.
• It interconnects with teaching Canadian history – and understanding how and why people of the past settled where they did, and behaved as they did.
• It helps to create awareness in being a good citizen.

Scope & Sequence of Canadian Geography

The Canadian Council for Geographic Education has put together a scope & sequence plan for students across Canada for Kindergarten through Grade 12, divided into 6 essential elements:

• The World in Spatial Terms
• Places & Regions
• Physical Systems
• Human Systems
• Environment & Society
• The Uses of Geography

Ideally, you want to start your learning experiences as close to your child as possible – with your community and neighbourhood, and then start moving out to bigger concepts like provinces, countries, and the globe – adding more complex ideas and subjects such as being a responsible citizen, the environment, how history and geography are tied together, and more complicated topics of earth sciences.

Below are some ideas for teaching geography at various general age / grade ranges. Keep in mind that these are just suggestions.

For the very young learner (Kindergarten / Grade One), understanding their local community and how they fit into the bigger picture is a great place to start.

• Me on the Map – Read the book Me on the Map together. Although it is American, it still shows the experience of starting from you and zooming out to the whole world. You can follow this up with a craft with incrementally sized circles where kids draw the different areas: my house, my street, my city, my province, my country, my world. Find a Canadian version of this as a printable on my website under the geography section! 
• Walk around your neighbourhood or city centre and draw sketches of what you observe.
• Take the bus or a different-than-usual mode of transportation around your town.
• Chat with different people in the community about their job.
• If you live in an urban area, try to visit somewhere rural. If you live in a rural area, try to visit an urban area. Compare what is the same and what is different in these communities.
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• Make a map of your community  – either drawing on paper, or making 3D models or some other creative way.
• Mark the compass points on 4 walls and play a game where the adult calls out a direction and the kids have to run to that wall.
• Do some mapping worksheets – like this excellent one from Teachers Pay Teachers: Maps & Globes   or in the book  My Very First Primary Map Book  by Apple Press.

For later primary grades (Grade 2 & 3), it’s a good time to have an introduction to Canada as a country.

• Get a good, large Canada map  and put it on the wall or on your table under clear plastic or glass. Reference it often, and look for important places in your life – like where you live, where other family members live, places that you’ve travelled, etc.
• Exchange postcards  from people in other provinces & territories and mark down on the map where they came from.
• Play hands-on geography games & puzzles – like my  Geography Matching Game  or a map of Canada puzzle .
• Make your own map  – some people like to use salt dough to make their map and then add in the physical features. Other people like to draw their own maps. You can make a map from LEGO or on Minecraft – whatever is going to work for your studies and personal interests.
• Play online games of Canadian Geography, such as The Provinces and Territories of Canada , Canada Cities , or Canada Province Capitals on Seterra 
• Use technology like  Google Earth  to explore around the country.
• Use a program like The Great Canadian Adventure’ s Tiny Travellers to introduce provinces and cultures across the country.
• Watch travel guide videos  of people in various Canadian places and cities or look through travel guides of Canada (like  The Lonely Planet ).
• Resource: Map of Canada Book 1
• This is the perfect age range for Donna Ward’s Canada, My Country curriculum – which is an introduction through Canadiana and both physical and political geography of the country.

In the elementary grades (such as grade 4 & 5), you can start to explore more about the world and how Canada fits into it.

• Get a great map of the world and put it on the wall or on your table under clear plastic or glass. Reference it often, and look for countries that are important to your family: places you’ve visited or have family.
• Exchange postcards with people around the world and mark down on the map where they came from.
• Print out the continents of the world and play a game where you have to name the continent and where it is on the world map. Make sure to include positions and names of the oceans as well.
• Take a trip around the world and “visit” other countries to learn more about them. Find out important features, traditions, peoples, history, landmarks, and other fun things about each country. Make sure to find them on the world map, explore their flag and money, taste test foods, and whatever else you can find about that country.  {Find out more about how to make a World Geography Adventure in your homeschool.}
• Make sure you use a pretend Canadian passport while you go exploring. Discover how different countries accept (or don’t!) visitors from Canada.
• Play some world map geography games on Seterra or Sheppard Software .
• If there are related cultural events near you for different countries, go and visit in person.
• Read some great books about Canadian geography .

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The middle school years (Grade 6 – 8) are a good time to focus more in-depth on Canada- such as its physical regions, populations, cultures, and tying it together with some of the Canadian history that you’ve studied over the years. This is also the time to master mapping skills such as learning to reference an atlas and road maps, and an introduction to more geographical terminology.

• Get a quality Canadian atlas that includes detailed information about each province, including their population and industrial details – such as the Collins Canadian Student Atlas .
• This is a perfect age range for Donna Ward’s Geography: Province to Province curriculum, which studies Canada in-depth.
• Take a virtual trip across Canada with The Canadian Adventure .
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• Countries included in the original Confederation
• The path that Alexander MacKenzie took to get across the country.
• The construction of the railroad expansion
• Learn  when the provinces joined Canada .
• Study the different regions of Canada and what features each has. How do these features affect the people who live there – either as a benefit or a detriment?
• Explore geography terms with a wall poster (and then check out this awesome printable with definitions you can velcro to the poster! )

In high school, Canadian geography studies are focused on the interconnection between natural geography and human geography, creating a more sustainable world, and Canada’s part on a global scale. There aren’t any homeschooling specific lessons for this, but there are online and correspondence classes available.

Other Resources for Canadian Geography

• Canadian Geographic – a digital or print magazine with a website full of resources about geography, including sections for kids – games and facts.
• Canadian Geographic Education – a huge collection of geography education resources, including printable huge tile maps and lesson plans. Host of the Canadian Geographic Challenge, and information on how to use their magazine for learning.
• Canada Provinces & Territories from Seterra.
• Canada Map Puzzle .

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Strand A Lessons

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• What is Geography? (For/As Learning)
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• Physical Characteristics of Landforms (As Learning)
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• Physical Characteristics of Water Systems (As Learning)
• Changes to Water Systems (As Learning)
• Characteristics of Climate Regions (As Learning)
• Changes to Climate Regions (As Learning)
• Climate Graph Creation Assignment (Of Learning)
• Natural Vegetation Regions (As Learning)
• Changes to Natural Vegetation Regions (As Learning)
• Invasive Species Assignment (Of Learning)
• Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Physical Environments (As Learning)
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Strand B Lessons

• Introduction – Canada: A Land of Natural Resources (As/Of Learning)
• What is a Natural Resource? (As/For Learning)
• Where are Natural Resources Located in Canada? (For/As Learning)
• Where are Natural Resources Located in the World? (As Learning)
• What Makes Natural Resources Valuable? (As Learning)
• How Do Humans Meet Their Needs and Wants (As Learning)
• Natural Resources Quiz (Of Learning)
• Perspectives On Natural Resource Use (As Learning)
• Current Events Assignment (As/Of Learning)
• Natural Resources Extraction Methods (As Learning)
• Effects of Natural Resource Extraction (As Learning)
• Environmental Responses to Resource Extraction (For/As/Of Learning)
• Taking Action: Organizations That Care (As/Of Learning)
• National Resources Inquiry Assignment (As/Of Learning)
• Personal Plan of Action (Of Learning)

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Geography Grade 7 - Natural Resources From Brock University, this unit plan contains 20 days worth of lessons, activities, and worksheets on natural resources, following the Ontario curriculum.

Ontario Geography Inquiry Pac From the Critical Thinking Consortium, this unit plan includes a PowerPoint, a teaching guide, activity sheets, and discussion guide, along with inquiry questions that encourage students to think critically.

Deepening Knowledge: Resources for and about Indigenous Education From the University of Toronto, this resource includes multiple grade 7 lesson plans. Most of them are geared primarily towards history, but they can still hold value in the geography classroom.

Grade 7 Geography Unit Teacher Guide From the Ontario Teachers' Federation, this teacher guide includes unit plans, lesson plans, and activities for grade 7 geography.

Canadian Geographic: Educator Resources, Grade 7 From Canadian Geographic, this webpage includes lesson plans on many topics, such as energy and natural resources, climate change and environment, regional geography, and geographic skills. Lesson plans can be filtered by grade and topic.

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TVO Learn - Grade 7 History and Geography TVO Learn is designed as a student resource, but can also be useful in the classroom. The grade 7 section includes learning activities (which will require instruction from an adult), as well as other resources for learning and prompts to apply what students have learned. Resources include videos and articles that may be useful for class instruction.

Native Land An interactive map demonstrating the territories of Indigenous peoples around the world. Can be searched by address to see whose traditional lands you live or go to school on.

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