{"id":12565,"date":"2022-01-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitalhumanlibrary.com\/free-instant-and-engaging-a-kids-guide-to-canada-activities-for-k-8\/"},"modified":"2022-01-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T00:00:00","slug":"free-instant-and-engaging-a-kids-guide-to-canada-activities-for-k-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalhumanlibrary.com\/it\/free-instant-and-engaging-a-kids-guide-to-canada-activities-for-k-8\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE, Instant, and Engaging A Kids&#8217; Guide to Canada Activities for K-8"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Participate&nbsp;in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/akgtcanada.com\/mystery-class-jan-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MYSTERY CLASS CHALLENGE<\/a>!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1 challenge for each remaining week of January<\/li><li>Questions will be provided in both English and French\u00a0<\/li><li>2 challenges will be provided at different levels of difficulty: <em>Basic<\/em> or <em>Advanced<\/em><\/li><li>\"Basic\" challenge requires students to read and know cardinal directions (a read-aloud function is available on our website)\u00a0<\/li><li>5 clues will be posted each day from from Monday to Friday\u00a0on our website; clues will not be sent out directly as in the past to avoid email overload<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE: Please bookmark\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/akgtcanada.com\/mystery-class-jan-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mystery Class Challenges January 2022<\/a>\u00a0for full instructions and the daily clues<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;Hold a&nbsp;CLASS SCAVENGER HUNT&nbsp;on the <a href=\"https:\/\/akgtcanada.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kids' Guide Map<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Appropriate for Gr 3-8 students who can read and know cardinal directions <em>(you could explore the map together with younger with students)<\/em><\/li><li>40 questions at 3 levels of difficulty are provided: <em>Basic<\/em>, <em>Challenging<\/em>, and <em>Advanced<\/em> questions are provided in both English and French<\/li><li>Teachers can select both the number and level of difficulty for students<\/li><li>Optional map reading instructions are provided in both video and text format<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> Further info and links will be sent out on Jan. 9 or 10th as this activity is still being reviewed and revised<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3.&nbsp;Watch a Video of CLASSES INTRODUCING COMMUNITIES ACROSS CANADA&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/akgtcanada.com\/kidsmeet-archive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>KidsMeetCanada Archive<\/strong><\/a>: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>KidsMeet the Great Lakes, KidsMeet the Arctic, KidsMeet the Ocean, etc.- English only at this time (a student-created webcast en fran\u00e7ais is coming in early spring!)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/akgtcanada.com\/canada-jay-archive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Canada Jay Webcast Archive<\/strong><\/a>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Classes shared their communities while hosting one of two stuffed Canada Jays named \"Lucky \"and \"Ace\" traveled from class to class across Canada until covid stopped them in their tracks<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*<em>Danger Alert! Your students may want to participate in one of our upcoming webcasts themselves after this activity:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*KidsMeet an Arctic Winter, KidsMeet Canada en fran\u00e7ais, KidsMeet a Spring Challenge, KidsMeet Nova Scotia, or KidsMeet Newfoundand!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4.&nbsp;Check out all the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/akgtcanada.com\/cpr4ts\/activities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fully-prepared&nbsp;activities created from our \"CPR FOR TEACHERS PROGRAMM\"<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>last spring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>archived activities you can download for Kindergarten, Grades 1-3, 4-6, and 7-8 classes<\/li><li>each&nbsp;activity includes instructions and any resources required<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5.&nbsp;Check out all the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/akgtcanada.com\/special-activities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\"SPECIAL WEEKLY ACTIVITIES\"<\/a>&nbsp;posted in previous years<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructions, resources, and activities provided related to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Exploring and sharing your neighbourhood&nbsp;in 3 seasons<\/li><li>Kids Matter!<\/li><li>Cross-Cultural and Indigenous Learning activities<\/li><li>KidsMeet and Canada Jay class webcasts<\/li><li>All previous Mystery Class Challenges<\/li><li>\"Educationally Enjoyable\" activities,&nbsp;<em>aka games and challenges<\/em>&nbsp; <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>*Most available in French as well as English<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6.&nbsp;INVITE A Kids's Guide NATIONAL COORDINATOR CATHY BEACH INTO YOUR CLASSROOM<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>If you're thinking of having your students create and add their own entry to the map this\u00a0year, invite Cathy Beach to visit with your class virtually to share the Kids' Guide project<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Send us a DM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akgtcanada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@akgtcanada <\/a>with your request! 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