My intended audience will be a 4th grade class. I chose the 4th grade because I think they would be interested about learning another country than the United States. The country I chose is Canada .I think they will have a great experience going through the history of Canada. They will be taught the difference between Canada and the United States. My point for this lesson is not only to give them good information about this country but to have fun while learning it.
Lesson Plan No.1 Introduction
Canada is the second largest country and is in the northern portion of the North America. It was founded as an Union of British colonies and in the early years was called the French colonies .Its a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. Canada head state is its monarch which is the Prime Minister. Its a bilingual and multicultural nation. French and English are the official language. Its the net exporter of energy because of its fossil fuel deposits nuclear energy, generation and hydroelectric power capacity.
Lesson Plan No.2 History
The name Canada comes from the Huron
Iroquois word Kanata which means "village" or "settlement". Its a country of 33
million inhabitants in the northern portion of North American continent. The
earlier part of the 16h century both Great Britain and France claimed to be what
is now Canada. It became a self governing dominion in 1867.Canada resembles the
U.S. in its market oriented economic system ,pattern
of production and afflient living standards. Since WW2 the growth of
manufacturing, mining and service sectors has grown from a largely rural economy
into one primarily industrial and urban. It enjoys solid economic prospects
Canada enjoys a substantial trade surplus with its principal trading partner
,the U.S. Its the U.S. largest foreign suppler of energy including oil, gas,
uranium,and electric power.
Lesson Plan No.3 Location
Canada is located
on the bordering of North Atlantic Ocean on the east North Pacific Ocean on the
west and the Arctic Ocean on the north,north of the conterminous U.S.
Lesson Plan No.4 Symbol
The maple leaf a Canadian symbol date back to the early 18th century. Its known for vast forest and mountain ranges and animals such as beavers, polar bears, grizzly bears etc. Another symbol includes the Royal Canadian Mounted Police which pertains to hockey.
Lesson Plan No.5 Sports
Canada official sports is ice hockey
(winter) and lacrosse (summer). Hockey is considerably more a part of Canadian
culture and is the most popular sport in the country. Canada six largest area
has franchises in the National Hockey League. Curling is another popular winter
sport in Canada. Canadian football is like American football is a descedant from
hugby football with unique rules.
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