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Teaching with Dear Canada Vol. 2
Teaching With Dear Canada, Volume 2
by Amy von Heyking

ISBN 0-439-96974-3

Help students explore Canada’s past and build important social studies and language arts skills with this comprehensive teaching resource, based on books from the popular Dear Canada series. This guide offers story summaries of Alone in an Untamed Land, Whispers of War, A Ribbon of Shining Steel and Brothers Far from Home, with thought-provoking discussion questions, engaging activity ideas and reproducibles. Also included are a timeline of Canadian history and extensive bibliographies for each book. All are sure to stimulate your students' interest in our heritage.



An Excerpt from Teaching With Dear Canada,
Volume 2





Downloadable samples from the Teaching with Dear Canada, Volume 2

 Creating a Tableau (96 KB)
 Writing a Review (116 KB)


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From Teaching with Dear Canada, Volume 2, © 2004 by Amy von Heyking.





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Activities: Downloadable samples from the Teaching with Dear Canada books:

Volume 1-
  • Turning Points (81 KB)
  • Interviews (81 KB)

    Volume 2-
  • Creating a Tableau (96 KB)
  • Writing a Review (116 KB)

    Volume 3-
  • A Book Map (33 KB)
  • Section by Section (43 KB)

    Volume 4-
  • Setting a Mood (75 KB)
  • Planning a Newspaper (20 KB)

    Encourage your students to express themselves by making their own Dear Canada diary!

    Book Checklist: An easy reference list of the entire series (155 KB)




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