All About Canada

On Monday, we reviewed that Canada is a country and has many different parts. We learned that Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories. We looked at Google Earth and saw that there are "borders" that outline all the different provinces. 

On Thursday, we learned that each province/territory has a capital city! The capital city of Saskatchewan is Regina! After we discussed the symbols of Canada (maple leaf and the beaver). 

*Note*

If you are interested in using any of these handouts you can purchase them on TPT.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Canada-Social-Studies-Unit-Provinces-Territories-Symbols-Bodies-of-Water-1803707

K/1/2 Goes Buggy!

We finished our insect unit on Tuesday! The students worked hard on their insect project reports. On Tuesday, they presented their reports to the class. To finish the unit we went on a bug hunt! 

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Cheerleading

Today was our seventh cheerleading practice! We learned one new stunt and one new pyramid. Only two more practices until we show everyone what we have learned!

Writer's Workshop

Last week in Writer’s Workshop we wrote letters back to our pen pals at Lyndale School! This week we are finishing the stories that they started. They came up with the characters, setting and beginning...and we have to finish the middle and end of the story. On Thursday we will be mailing our letters and stories to them!

Mystical Myth Day

Today was Mystical Myth day! 

Writers Workshop

This week in Writer's Workshop we have been writing back to our pen pals at Lyndale School! They wrote us a letter and started a story that we have to finish. This week we focused on writing a response back to their letters and next week we will finish their stories! 

On Tuesday, we wrote a rough draft of our letter, then we edited and revised. On Thursday we published our letter.

All About Canada

This week in Social Studies we started our last unit of the year...All About Canada. Throughout this unit we will be learning about our town (Kennedy), our province (Saskatchewan), and all of the provinces/territories in Canada. 

On Tuesday, we learned about our town, Kennedy. First we looked at a map of Saskatchewan and found Kennedy, then we discussed that a town is a place where many people live near each other. We brainstormed all the physical features that are in and around Kennedy, then we brainstormed all the things we can see in Kennedy (store, stop signs, houses, parks). 

On Thursday we reviewed what a town and city are. Then we talked about the area surrounding Kennedy. We looked on a map and noticed that there are various lakes and prairies near Kennedy. We noticed that there are a few towns near Kennedy such as, Kenosee, Kipling and Whitewood. We used google maps to travel from one town to another. 

On Friday, we learned all about Saskatchewan. We reviewed that Canada is a country and is very big...Because it is so large, there are different areas. We learned that these different areas are called provinces and territories. We learned that each province has a flag and symbols. The Saskatchewan flag is green and gold. The green represents the northern forests and the gold represents the southern grain fields. Our provincial flower is a red lily and our provincial bird is a sharp tailed grouse. 

*Note*

If you are interested in using any of these handouts you can purchase them on TPT.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Canada-Social-Studies-Unit-Provinces-Territories-Symbols-Bodies-of-Water-1803707