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[burnt-toast]

I am planning a lesson on canada and was just wondering what aspects of canada do canadians themselves believe best advertise the country, also what traditional sports are there apart from hockey and curling, thanks

[crisdean]

[katsu]

i would do it on multiculturalism and its importance...

or i would do it on its geography and travel...kids are especially interested in travel...tons of scenic spots...u could turn it into an insightful game for them...

for older kids...teaching them about canadian north and Canadian Aboriginal people might be interesting...did a bit on that when doing an art lesson and they seemed pretty excited to learn that not all "Indians" come from India.

[Underwaterbob]

I do a lesson on Canada where I compare it to Korea to try and give them an idea of just how different it is. Putting up a map of Canada next to a map of Korea to scale is an eye opener (and elicits some great disappointment from the more competitive students)

[crossmr]

[Underwaterbob]

[jvalmer]

Health Care and high taxes. That's really the only thing worth mentioning.

Seriously, if the students were adults, I'd tell them it's not as great as they imagine it to be. And the winters, the winters are cold.

[Mr. BlackCat]

I've done a couple of lessons on Canada on the request of my school (for afternoon classes). Points of great interest among the students were:

-showing Canada and Korea (to scale) side by side but then showing them how many people live in each country (good way to review #s, too). Ask them how long it takes to drive to Busan. Then ask how long they think it takes to drive from Toronto to Vancouver. That sort of thing.

-Pictures of the Rockies. Banff, Jasper, Lake Louise, they will gasp (as do most people).

-Animals. They love polar bears, moose and beavers the most.

-Show them the money! They tended to find it fascinating that we have animals and the Queen on everything.

-Poutine.

-Just find some random photos of winter in Canada. Not the Arctic necessarily, but cars covered in snow, ice everywhere, etc.

-We don't go to school on Saturday. We don't go to hogwans. We, you know, see the light of day as children.

-As for sport, I know my students are still stoked about the Olympics in Vancouver. I know that's not strictly "Canadian" per se, but we're both good in several sports such as speed skating (long and short) as well as figure skating. It'll draw their interest more than curling, let me tell you (not that curling isn't awesome!).

Most of all you want to make it relatable and familiar to them so don't try to fit in too many new and strange ideas. They know the Olympics, they've heard of Niagara Falls, so use those sorts of things to keep them engaged. I even threw in some pics of the Korean Towns in Toronto and Vancouver and told them I go there when at home for (severly overpriced) Korean food.

Hope this helps.

[burnt-toast]

thanks guys, some really good tips there, really appreciate it

have a good day

[crossmr]

[Goon-Yang]

[Hawkeye Pierce]

[kittykoo]

How about the RCMP? Asian people have a very different attitude to authority figures and law enforcement than do North Americans. They might find that interesting. Or, animals like beavers, caribou, polar bears and other national treasures?

[theseafoodloverinyou]

OP - thank you for asking! I would speak to the land (diversity, vastness, beauty, etc) - I think it is our best, shared featured, from coast to coast to coast.

Here's a link to get you inspired!

http://www.expresstravelworld.com/200802/management12.shtml

[air76]

There is only 1 truly Canadian sport that can only be found in Canada and nowhere else....5-pin bowling.

It's awesome.