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Important Canadians Read-Aloud Unit
Last updated 2024/09/23
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Modeled after Core Knowledge Language Arts units, this language and social studies unit is designed for use in Canadian kindergarten and Grade 1 classrooms. The unit is comprised of 10 lessons, each about an Important Canadian, with a teacher read-aloud document and accompanying slideshow for student viewing during the lessons. Explicit vocabulary instruction and comprehension questions are included.
Individuals featured include: Dan Levy, David Suzuki, Hayley Wickenheiser, Oscar Peterson, Roberta Bondar, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Terry Fox, Tom Longboat, Viola Desmond, and Winnie the Bear.
Curriculum Connection
B2. Language Foundations for Reading and Writing
C1. Knowledge about Texts
C2. Comprehension Strategies
C3. Critical Thinking in Literacy
This unit supports Strand C of the Ontario Language Curriculum (Comprehension: Understanding and Responding to Texts).
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I am very impressed with the Important Canadians reading comprehension unit developed by ONlit. It is a valuable, ready-to-use resource for K-2 teachers and exemplifies effective comprehension instruction grounded in the science of reading. I particularly appreciate the Word Work Activities, which highlight teaching vocabulary in context and provide a model for explicit instruction. Additionally, I value how these reading comprehension lessons contribute to developing students’ writing skills. I will for sure be holding this unit up as an exemplar for the teachers of all grades in my school.
Thanks for your feedback, Paul! The team put a lot of thought and work into this resource and we’re so glad to hear that you think it will be valuable for your teachers! We’ve heard of educators using the lessons as read-alouds in the younger grades and as printouts for reading in older grades too!
Thank you for the Canadian content. Looking forward to sharing with students. 🙂
You’re welcome – we are excited to highlight just a small sample of the many incredible Canadians of both past and present!
Great work! Can’t wait to use this in my social studies unit in grade 1/2/
Would love a one pager with all of the vocab words in the unit included!
We’re so glad you find this valuable – and thanks for the suggestion re: the one-pager! We will add that to our to-do list!