Teaching with Dear Canada.
Subtitle: build important social studies and language skills with historical fiction
By: by Amy von Heyking.
Contributors: Bradford, Karleen.; Matas, Carol, 1949-; Little, Jean, 1932-; Ellis, Sarah.
Series: Dear Canada
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Markham, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
Subjects: Children's stories, Canadian -- Study and teaching (Elementary); Social sciences -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- Canada.; English language -- Study and teaching (Elementary); Language arts (Elementary); Historical fiction.; Canada -- History -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Other titles: Dear Canada; Build important social studies and language skills with historical fiction; Social studies and language skills with historical fiction; With nothing but our courage.; Footsteps in the snow.; Orphan at my door.; Prairie as wide as the sea.
Description: Based on books from the Dear Canada series this guide offers story summaries of: With nothing but our courage, Footsteps in the snow, Orphan at my door, and A prairie as wide as the sea, with thought-provoking discussion questions, engaging activity ideas and reproducibles. Students explore Canada's past and build important social studies and language arts skills.
Notes: "Also included are a timeline of Canadian history and extensive bibliographies for each book."

Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: With nothing but our courage : the Loyalist diary of Mary MacDonald; title: Footstapes in the snow : the Red River diary of Isobel Scott; title: Orphan at my door : the home child diary of Victoria Cope; title: A prairie as wide as the sea : the immigrant diary of Ivy Weatherall.