Canada's Landmarks Grades 4-6

Canada's Landmarks provides information and follow-up activities on various landmarks located in Canada. The main objective of the material in the book is to familiarize and broaden student knowledge with the location and historical aspects of heritage sites found throughout their country. With this knowledge, deeper feelings of pride and patriotism will be fostered. The information and follow-up exercises may be used to develop reading skills such as: noting details, sequencing, recalling facts and events, vocabulary meanings, context clues and making inferences. Research skills will be enhanced through the implementation of the Internet activities. The open-ended activities may be used to develop student creativity and higher level thinking skills. The information and activities may be worked on in any order and may be used in the classroom by the teacher in the format that best suits the needs students. The essence of Canada is rich in tradition. Learn about the well-known homes, museums, historical landmarks, forts, the wealth of museums and a variety of other important landmarks, their history, and importance in Canadian history. Study the history and importance of these landmarks: Canada's Capital Region Ottawa's History Challenge The Parliament Buildings Parliament Hill The Statues of Parliament Hill Ottawa's Official Residences National Monuments of Canada Canada's National Museums Canada's National Forts Canadian Castles Canada's Historic Homes Famous Bridges of Canada Canada's Famous Towers Canadian Heritage Towns and Villages Famous Canadian Lighthouses Famous Canadian Canal Systems Canada's National Heritage Sites Canada's Natural Wonders

About the Author :
From the beginning of Ruth's teaching career, she had written her own lessons and theme units. In the early years, she was inspired by a school board consultant and wrote curriculum with a team of teachers for her school board. With the encouragement from a friend she decided to self-publish. In 1986 Ruth started selling her classroom resources to teachers across Canada, under On The Mark Press.Today On The Mark Press consistently evolves to comply with current curriculum standards. We want our learning resources to give, teachers and parents an edge for planning and implementing learning. Our activity-based lessons have more focus on practical exercises rather than teaching instructions. These resources can be used from start to finish, choose specific exercises or simply use them to stimulate creativity in the classroom. Our future including providing our resources in print, PDF eBooks/Digital download, and links for lessons for Google Classroom. Ruth has authored over 500 books and Ruth's mission continues to be making learning fun for children and a teacher's workload lighter!