Culture - Day 3 grades K-3 learning activities

Mindfulness activity:

• Sit down so you're comfortable.
• Notice 1 thing you can taste.
• Notice 2 things you can smell.
• Notice 3 things you can feel.
• Notice 4 things you can hear.
• Finally, notice 5 things you can see.

Supplies:

• Blank Paper
• Markers
• Scissors

• Have your child use a red marker to colour their own Canadian flag on a blank piece of paper.
• Help your child draw puzzle lines over the flag.
• Have them cut out the puzzle pieces and see if they can put it back together!

Supplies:

• Blankets
• Rope
• Rocks
• Tarp

Canada has dense forests and big mountains. When it's warm out in the summer, a lot of Canadians like to go camping.

• Imagine that you’re going camping in the forest.
• Have your child build their own campsite in your house, or in your backyard.

Make sure there’s shelter to sleep in at night (like a tent) and somewhere to cook food. Try to use what you can find around your house.​

Supplies:

• Cookie Sheet or foil pan
• Glue or tape
• White paper
• Markers
• Scissors
• Pipe cleaner
• Marble or small ball

Hockey is one of the most popular winter sports in Canada. Make your own tabletop hockey rink with a cookie sheet or foil baking pan.

• Have your child cut a piece of white paper to fit the inside of the pan.
• Glue or tape the paper down. This is your ice.
• Using red markers, draw the lines on the ice.
• Make 2 nets out of pipe cleaners to put on each side of your rink and tape them down.
• Use markers as mini hockey sticks and a marble, small ball or bottle cap as the puck.
• You can also pour a small layer of water onto your rink and let it freeze overnight to have a real ice rink.

Ask your child:

• Do you like living in Canada?
• What do you think are the best things about Canada?
• How can we make Canada a place where everyone feels welcome?

Mindfulness Activity Answer: C) Beaver​