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Teacher's Guide for FACES ® OntarioMay 2001
Teacher Guide prepared by: Betty Lou Askin, a retired elementary school teacher and principal in Ontario. Currently she is giving Science curriculum and assessment workshops for teachers and continuing her writing of literature for children.
Prior Knowledge Exercise:
Either with the whole class or in small groups ask the students what they already know about the province of Ontario. The results could be recorded on experience chart paper and displayed on the board.
Vocabulary:
The following words are listed in order as they are encountered in the magazine. Some are defined in their passage. - evolved
- canals
- locks
- Confederation
- hydroelectric power
- Francophone
- haggis
- influxes
- predominately
- oom-pah-pah
- lederhosen
- importation
- garrison
- Gothic
- stalagmites
- exemplifies
- spire
- confluence
- smelting
- harrowed
- inception
- inaugurated
- boughs
- loonie
- toonie
"Only in . . . Ontario"
Question and Activities: - What is a Cheval Canadian?
- Where did they originate?
- Why do they merit the nickname "the little iron horse"?
- How do you measure horses?
- Describe this horse.
- How are these horses named?
"Ontario's Shining Waters"
Questions and Activities: - Using an atlas, note the abundance of lakes and rivers found in Ontario.
- Find the major rivers noted on page 5 - "At a Glance."
- Note the four Great Lakes that border Ontario.
- What did the Iroquois name the smallest lake?
- Why is Ontario an appropriate name for the province?
- Find the larger lakes and rivers, noted on page 9, on your map of Ontario.
- Further Study:
Locate library books to learn more about the following: - Niagara Falls
- The St. Lawrence Seaway
- Hydroelectric power
- How locks and canals operate
"Multicultural Ontario"
Questions for Discussion or Comprehension: - What does the word multicultural mean?
- How does it apply to Ontario?
- Locate Manitoulin Island on a map. What happens there in August?
- What does Francophone mean?
- What impact did the French have on the early development of Ontario?
- Which groups of people helped bring the population to its first million?
- Using the pictures on pages 14 - 17, name the various ethnic groups.
- What can be seen and found at the Highland Games?
- What impact do the Chinese and Italians have on the city of Toronto?
- What is the largest North American cultural festival held each summer in Toronto?
- What is Oktoberfest?
- Who are the Mennonites?
"Ontario's Black Heritage"
Questions and Activities: - Why is the North Star a fitting symbol for the heritage of African Canadians?
- Describe the story of Oliver Parnell.
- Further research about Harriet Tubman might be interesting for some students.
- Explain the expression "the real McCoy."
- What was Isaac Riley determined to provide for his children?
- How did he accomplish this goal?
- Novel Study:
- Often the flight of the slaves referred to in this article is called the Underground Railroad to Canada. Two stories are very useful as a classroom novel study. They are the following:
- Underground to Canada by Barbara Smucker
- North Star to Freedom by Gena K. Gorell
"Touring Toronto"
Below you will find a list of interesting places in Toronto. The first is an excellent site which offers information about Ontario as well as some cities, along with free travel guides. The other web sites give specific data about the named location. - Ideas for Research:
- Individual students could research a place of interest and then give a report to the rest of the class. They might use this information in a thank you letter from Mike to his cousin Nick. Within the body of the letter Mike could tell about his favourite tourist spot(s).
"Ice Hockey"
Using the information in this article: - Have the students make a time line depicting the early development of ice hockey.
- Students might enjoy doing a research piece on Wayne Gretsky.
"Welcome to Ottawa"
Ottawa offers many interesting sites for tourists. The Internet site www.ontariotravel.net will provide a closer look at this capital city.
- Ideas:
- Rather than have the students focus on just the two most popular tourist destinations in Ontario, a more in-depth study could be undertaken by using www.ontariotravel.net. Any or all cities could be given as an assignment to individuals or groups of students. Reports would then be shared in a whole class situation.
"Going Metric"
Look at the scale of miles provided in the legend for the map of Ontario at the front of the magazine. Refer to the metric scale on page 32 and find the following in both methods of measurement:
- the distance between
- Sandy Lake and Thunder Bay
- Sault Ste. Marie and Ottawa
- Windsor and Toronto
- Kenora and the border between Quebec and Ontario (At the foot of James Bay)
"Sudbury"
Questions: - What activities devastated the land around Sudbury? Name and describe two.
- What did Inco do to begin the recovery of Sudbury?
- When the trees and grasses refused to grow, what did the biologists realize was the problem?
- How did they get grass to grow again?
- Complete the task on page 47 in "Think About It . . ."
"In Stratford, the Play's the Thing"
Depending on your students' experiences attending or viewing Shakespearean plays, a discussion could take place. Romeo and Juliet may be the most familiar title. It might be fun to read together from one of Shakespeare's plays.
"Story of the Moccasin Flower" - Drama:
- Once the students are familiar with the story, they could be assigned roles and perform a simple dramatization. A narrator could also be chosen.
- Creative Writing:
- Complete the idea in the "Think About It . . ." on page 47.
Culminating Activities: - Art:
- Pictures or a mural might be done to depict any of the following:
- Story of the Moccasin Flower
- Sudbury: Before and After
- CN Tower - this could also be a 3-D construction
- Niagara Falls
- Various travel posters of Ontario might be assigned to students.
- Oral Communication:
- Using research material of Ontario from the magazine and / or the Internet (or the travel posters) students could take turns giving a guided tour of Ontario.
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