The Prairies
Farming and more In connection to talking about healthy food and the Canada Food Guide, we have been reading and talking about farming. After reading A Prairie Alphabet, the students spent some time using the materials in class to build things that are found on the prairie such as grain elevators, farms, tipis and homes. Here are some examples of their work. La ferme Un train Une maison/ un cabane As we were talking about grain elevators and trains, we watched some CN freight trains on YouTube at lunch as they are not a sight ECH students see here on the island. We are fortunate to have Corrine Chow presenting at the school this week about the Métis culture which originates and continues on the prairies. It will be a timely tie in to our unit. We will continue to explore in class, talking about tipis and bison and their importance to the Indigenous Peoples. Vocabulary building We are building our knowledge of the French vocabulary about farms, farm animals ...