Canada - Literacy Activities
This section contains online and printable literacy activities regarding Canada and its history. Use the filters on the left side to isolate activities by grade level or format.
All About the Arctic - Printable Book
Description: Brought to you by MyGreen World, this beautifully illustrated printable book explains all about the Arctic including why it is so important, its animal and plant light, environmental challenges, ecosystems, fun facts and much more!
The Acadians
Description: This article tells all about the French settlers who came to be known as the Acadians.
The Acadians Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions.
The Acadians Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. You can also print out detailed results. PASSAGE LENGTH = 389 words; LEXILE LEVEL = 1010
Arctic Fox Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a descriptive passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 249 Words; LEXILE: 850
Arctic Fox Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 249 Words; LEXILE: 850
The Battles of the French and Indian War - Online
Description: This section contains detailed descriptions of eleven of the most important battles of the French and Indian War including Fort Necessity, For Duquesne, Louisbourg, Montreal, the Plains of Abraham, and many more.
Aurora (Northern Lights) Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a descriptive passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
Aurora (Northern Lights) Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a descriptive passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH = 259 words; LEXILE = 1210
Beavers Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This interactive reading activity requires students to read a passage and answer seven multiple choice comprehension questions. It gives immediate feedback and a printable performance document. It also has an option for narration and highlighting.
Beluga Whale- Printable Book
Description: Brought to you by MyGreen World, this beautifully illustrated printable book tells all about the Beluga Whale.
The Boreal Forest Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback.
The Boreal Forest Reading Comprehension - Printable
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
The Boreal Forest - Fact or Fiction Online
Description: This activity requires students to read a passage about the Boreal Forest. Then, the student must evaluate eight fact or fiction statements. The program gives immediate feedback.
Common Loon Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a short passage and four multiple choice questions.
Common Loon Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a short passage and four multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. WORD COUNT: 175; LEXILE LEVEL: 1010
Great Lakes Label-me Map
Description: This activity requires students to label the Great Lakes and to color or label the surrounding states.
Great Lakes Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and five multiple choice questions.
Inuit Online Scavenger Hunt
Description: This scavenger hunt includes a reading passage on the Inuit. It has eight questions and gives immediate feedback.
Inuit Sentence Surgeons - Online
Description: This innovative activity requires students to correct the flawed spelling, grammar, and punctuation. The online versions show the numbers and types of errors. As students check their answers, they can see how many of each type of error still need to be corrected.
Iroquois Nation Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a detailed historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 521 Words; LEXILE: 1110
Iroquois Nation Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. PASSAGE LENGTH: 521 Words; LEXILE: 1110
Iroquois Online Scavenger Hunt
Description: This scavenger hunt includes a reading passage on the Inuit. It has eight questions and gives immediate feedback.
Categorizing Sioux (Lakota) vs Iroquois
Description: This "containers" exercise requires students to drag and drop the different terms to either the "Iroquois" container or the Sioux (Lakota) container. It gives immediate feedback.
Jacques Cartier Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 490 Words; LEXILE: 1210
Iroquois Sentence Surgeons - Online
Description: This innovative activity requires students to correct the flawed spelling, grammar, and punctuation. The online versions show the numbers and types of errors. As students check their answers, they can see how many of each type of error still need to be corrected.
Jacques Cartier Fact or Fiction
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Jacques Cartier passage and then, to sort 10 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction.
Jacques Cartier - Virtual History Teacher
Description: Students play the role of a virtual history teacher and must grade responses to three questions about Jacques Cartier. Each response is incomplete, and students must fill in the missing information in the "response" section. Students can use the Jacques Cartier biography for reference.
Jacques Cartier Fact or Fiction - Online
Description: This fun activity requires students to read a Jacques Cartier passage and then, to sort 10 statements into those that are facts and those that are fiction. It gives immediate feedback.
Jacques Cartier Activities Bundle
Description: This packet includes all eight printable activities related to Jacques Cartier on MrNussbaum.com
Jacques Cartier Digital Centers - by Computer Mice
Description: This resource includes numerous bundled digital learning, researching, communicating, reviewing, and gaming activities on Jacques Cartier in a single resource. Students can conduct research , fill out graphic organizers and Venn diagrams, write e-books with pictures, conduct interviews, determine fact or opinion, play games, and much, much more! If you're teaching about Jacques Cartier , you're sure to find any number of unique opportunities for your students here.
Comparing and Contrasting Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain
Description: This activity requires students to compare and contrast Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain. Students must evaluate ten statements to determine if each is associated with Cartier, Champlain, or both.
Narwhal Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a descriptive passage and ten multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 265 Words; LEXILE: 910
Narwhal Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 265 Words; LEXILE: 910
Pacific Ocean Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a short passage and five multiple choice questions. PASSAGE LENGTH: 106 Words; LEXILE: 750
Pacific Ocean Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This resource includes a short passage and five multiple choice questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text. PASSAGE LENGTH: 106 Words; LEXILE: 750
The Pacific Rim of Fire Reading Comprehension
Description: This is a printable reading comprehension passage and multiple-choice question set. There are seven questions.
The Pacific Rim of Fire Reading Comprehension - Online
Description: This is a printable reading comprehension passage and multiple-choice question set. There are seven questions. It gives immediate feedback. In addition, when you click the "listen" button, you can hear the passage while it highlights the text.
What is Permafrost? - A Brief Discussion and Video
Description: This page tells about permafrost. It includes a video.
The Future of Polar Bears Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Polar Bear - Infographic
Description: Brought to you by MyGreen World, this beautifully illustrated infographic tells all about the Polar Bear and the many challenges it faces.
Robert Sieur de la Salle Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a historical passage and ten multiple choice questions.
The Snowy Owl and the Lemming Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a descriptive passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Woolly Mammoth Reading Comprehension
Description: This resource includes a reading passage and seven multiple choice questions.
Woolly Mammoth Coloring
Description: This beautiful coloring sheet features the woolly mammoth.
