1) Explore Countries of the World
Grades: 2-3
Summary: National Geography has a great site for a quick overview of any country. Just click and read. There is also fact cards that can be printed out for research.
How to integrate: Shared, Indepedent
2) Geography World by Knowledge Bears
Grades: 2
Summary: A great site for students to begin their research on a country.
How to integrate: Independent
3) Countries of the World
Grades: 2
Summary: Another site for research
How to integrate: Independent
4) Cultural Profiles Project
Grades: 2 and up (reading level is a bit higher than 2)
Summary: Another site for research
How to integrate: Independent
1) Cardinal Direction
Grade: 1-2
Strand: Canada and World Connections
Summary: Pearson designed a simple site for students to become familiar with cardinal direction. Students must steer the car using the cardinal direction, towards the parking space.
How to integrate: Modeled and Shared
Students will have a great time trying to direct the car by clicking on the directions on the Smartboard. Use it as a review of past knowledge or a quick hook.
2) Build your own Neighbourhood
Grade: 1
Strand: Canada and World Connections
Summary: Students can have fun building different parts of a community by dragging and dropping "stamps" or pictures onto the background.
How to integrate: Shared, Modelled
Design a neighborhood as a class. Have students work in groups to design a community as a class.
3) Map it Canada
Grade: 4
Strand: Canada and World Connections
Summary: A quick and easy way to test your students knowledge on capital cities, provinces, landmarks and animals that is unique to each province. Students must drag and drop the different topics to it's location.
How to integrate: Shared, Modelled, Independent
Turn this site to a great review of the unit by having students complete in groups to answer the questions.
