Oh Canada

Here are the things we did while studying Canada. 
  • Map the migration to tie in to Canada/USA connections. 
  • Watch Flight of the Butterflies documentary 
  • Map flight of the generations of monarchs 
  • Studied monarchs further in various insect books 
  • Read: The Butterfly Garden 
This was great to show Relation of Canada USA and Mexico. 


The Christmas and Dance at Grandpas Chapters of Little House in the Big Woods and the Spring chapter of Birchbark House both talk of maple syrup harvest and maple sugar. This was perfect timing to tie in with learning about Canada.  
CG Season 6 episode 7 is Maple Madness but we don't have Hulu and it's not on Netflix anymore. 
  • "Snow" in water table 
  • Build igloos with marshmallows 

  • Watch YouTube video about Niagara Falls (This was the military base stop in Fly Away Home, also in flat Stanley)
  • Animal copywork worksheets 
  • Northern lights documentary/video
  • Baked maple cupcakes with maple frosting. 
Book tie in: Inuit study (inuits helps Flat Stanley) video on Amazon Prime about Inuit 
Other Ice book 
  • More books: 
  • Splinters (a Cinderella type story of a girl with a dream to play on a real hockey team. Not specific to Canada, actual location isn't mentioned. 
Maple: a book about a girl named after a maple tree who gets a sister. 

We didn't end up watching this but I'd saved it to review: 

The Island at the Top of the World

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