Grade 2 Unit One: Looking at Places
STARTING UP: DAYDREAMS page 3
Write the poem on page 3.
DAYDREAMS
S______
S______
S______
W______
I______
D______
B______
C______
-Sharon Stewart
GETTING TO KNOW YOU: pages 4,5
VOCABULARY
1. Prairies: ______in the ______
of______America.
2. community: a ______of______who______
the same______, such as ______
they______, culture, ______, beliefs,
______, and the ______of
______.
GETTING TO KNOW YOU: pages 4,5
My name is______.
I live near ______
In ______.
______is a ______
on the prairies. I just love where I live!
My name is______.
I live near ______
In ______.
______is a ______
on the East Coast. I just love where I live!
My name is______.
I live near ______
In ______.
______is a ______
in the Arctic. I just love where I live!
HELLO!
My name is______.
I live near ______
In ______.
______is a ______
in the Arctic. I just love where I live!
Draw a picture of
Yourself.
GETTING TO KNOW YOU: pages 4,5
QUESTIONS:
- What territory does Kenojuak live in?
- What city does Kenojuak live in?
- What province does Zenia live in?
- What city does Zenia live in?
- What province does Jean-Louis live in?
- What city does Jean-Louis live in?
- What ocean does Jean-Louis live near?
LOOKING AHEAD: Page 6 Answer these questions.
Look on page 11: Name the community where you can hunt seashells on the beach.______
Look on page 16: Which community is one of the sunniest cities in Canada? ______
Look on page 21: Which community has an airport called the Yellow Submarine? ______
Look on page 37: In which community can you see the northern lights?______
WORD BANK
Iqaluit Meteghan Saskatoon Medicine Hat
LOOKING AHEAD page 6
Complete the sentences.
I can collect______around my community.
My community has ______.
In my community, I can see ______in the distance.
Draw a picture of you collecting something special around your
community.
QUIZ: REVIEW page 1 NAME ______
1.What is my name? ______
2.Which city do I live in? ______
3.Which province or territory do I live in? ______
4.What do they call the region I live in? ______
5.What is my name? ______
6.Which city do I live in? ______
7.Which province or territory do I live in?
______
8.What do they call the region I live in?
______
QUIZ: REVIEW page 2
9.What is my name? ______
10.Which city do I live in? ______
11.Which province or territory do I live in?
______
12.What do they call the region I live in? ______
VOCABULARY: Define - tell what these words mean
1.Prairie ______
______2. community ______
______
______
QUESTIONS
1.Which community is nearest to yours? ______
2.Which community is farthest from you? ______
3.Which community is most like the one you live in? ______
Total -----17
GOOD LUCK!
ANSWER KEY page 1
GETTING TO KNOW YOU: pages 4,5 VOCABULARY
1. Prairies: --grasslands in the middle of North America.
2. community: a group of people who share the same things, such as where they live, culture, language, beliefs, interests, and way of life.
GETTING TO KNOW YOU: pages 4,5
1. What territory does Kenojuak live in? Nunavut
- What city does Kenojuak live in? Iqaluit
- What province does Zenia live in? Saskatchewan
- What city does Zenia live in? Saskatoon
- What province does Jean-Louis live in? Nova Scotia
- What city does Jean-Louis live in? Meteghan
- What ocean does Jean-Louis live near? Atlantic Ocean
LOOKING AHEAD: Page 6
Look on page 11: Name the community where you can hunt seashells on the beach. Meteghan
Look on page 16: Which community is one of the sunniest cities in Canada? Saskatoon Medicine Hat
Look on page 21: Which community has an airport called the Yellow Submarine? Iqaluit
Look on page 37: In which community can you see the northern lights? Iqaluit
ANSWER KEY: QUIZ
UNIT ONE: LOOKING AT PLACES QUIZ: REVIEW
1. What is my name? Zenia
2.Which city do I live in? Saskatoon
3.Which province or territory do I live in? Saskatchewan
4.What do they call the region I live in? prairie
5.What is my name? Kenojuak
6.Which city do I live in? Iqaluit
7.Which province or territory do I live in? Nunavut
8.What do they call the region I live in? North or Arctic
9.What is my name? Jean-Louis
10.Which city do I live in? Meteghan
11.Which province or territory do I live in? Nova Scotia
12.What do they call the region I live in? East Coast
VOCABULARY
1. Prairie –grasslands in the middle of North America
2. community-a group of people who share the same things
QUESTIONS
1. Which community is nearest to yours? Saskatoon 1 hour
2. Which community is farthest from you? Meteghan 11 hours
3. Which community is most like the one you live in? Saskatoon
Total -----17
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