Canada,
See them all!
Lyrics: Ian Garner
Vocals: Ian Garner + BV's (Ivy Wen / Catherine Wen)
Piano: James Hoets
Music Video: Ian Garner
​Original music - Stompin 'Tom Connor -  "Cross Canada"

Total Word Count: 134 words
Word Count (excluding repeats): 52
Words NOT in the 1,200 elementary words: 11

After listening to the song once through the students will be shown a PPT to introduce six things that they can see in Canada:
(maple leaf, goose, moose, lobster, wheat field, snow). 

As each item is introduced, the teacher gives the students a short amount of time to draw it on their worksheet and add the English word.
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After each keyword has been written and drawn, the teacher may use simple classroom language such as; "Pencils down, please" or "look at me, please"" to get the students' attention back to the PPT.​
Next, the students will start to create the dance for the song. The teacher asks all students to stand up and then plays the music video. The video is paused after each line and  the students are asked to provide a dance move to represent the lyrics. If there are several options the students may vote for their favorite move!
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*These students are grade 2: Note that the students will initially struggle with the more difficult sentences, (this is lesson 1 in the unit), but they are so happy and willing to sing the simple sentences.
Assessment
At the end of the lesson the teacher can assess the students for their understanding of the keywords with this simple activity.
The teacher will read out the words one by one and the students must correctly identify the word that they hear by writing the number underneath the picture.
"Number 1, goose."
"Number 2, lobster."
If the co-teacher records the lesson, then the students can also be assessed for participation and effort during the singing/dancing activity.
The second lesson of the unit is taught in exactly the same way as the first lesson, the only difference being the addition of the new vocabulary. (mountain, lake, waterfall, maple tree, maple syrup, fountain).

​The lesson begins by reviewing the vocabulary, song and dance moves from lesson one and then the teacher uses the PPT / worksheet to introduce six more things you can see in Canada. As lesson one, students should draw and write the name of each item on their worksheet as it appears on the PPT.
The students should be much better at singing and dancing to the first half of the song and also the chorus which is repeated throughout.

There is also a great opportunity to teach demonstrative pronouns (This/That/These/Those) and the associated dance move / hand actions to emphasize the concept of singular/plural and near/far relationships.

Assessment

The teacher may use the same method as lesson 1 for assessing the students understanding.

After completing the six listening questions I ask the students to turn over their papers. The final assessment question is simply "Write the word 'Canada' on your paper."

You should find that almost all the students can accomplish this task independently because of the
'CA-NA-DA' repetition during the song.
The big idea with this first geography lesson is that the students will learn how to identify the different areas of a map by using a key.
During the teacher led PPT the students will write the names of the landforms as they are shown various images of Canada. 
Students will then use a simple sentence pattern to ask the teacher about the locations of the landforms:
"Where is the arctic?"
"Where are the mountains?" etc.
The teacher can place the icons onto a large A1 map on the blackboard and the students will look at their maps to identify the corresponding number. They should then write the name of the landform in the correct place on their key.

To review the vocabulary and wrap up the lesson the students will say sentences from the PPT which allows them to match animals seen in Canada to the landforms that they have just learned.
This second Geography lesson has two games that can be used to review the work completed so far and add some depth to the content.

1. Cross Canada Bingo
Every student is given a different Bingo card and they will cross off the words as they see them during the lesson. The teacher should use the PPT to travel around the country, reviewing the various places and also showing short video clips to really bring Canada to life.
2. Find the Money
The second game can be set up as a competition between two teams. The teacher will randomly choose a student and that student should choose a number from the map. Each number has a corresponding question (via PPT hyperlink) that the student should answer. If they answer correct they get the money that is shown on the screen.

​However, there are some thieves... If they find a thief then their team has ALL their money stolen!
The national sport of Canada is ice hockey but for obvious reasons it is impossible to give our students in Taiwan the opportunity to play this game. 

​However, there is a relatively new sport that originated in Sweden called 'Floorball'. This game is much more appropriate for our elementary students to play as it is a non-contact sport and it's also easy and cheap to find the equipment.
The students should spend the first ten minutes of the lesson in the classroom as the teacher briefly introduces the game of floorball.

The students will be shown the equipment that they need to play the game, and also be shown three skills that they will practice during this lesson.

After the short introduction, take the students to the basketball court or similar to practice the three skills.

*There is a PPT included in the Drive that has short gif animations to demonstrate the three skills although teachers should obviously research and practice these beforehand.
Again, start the lesson in the classroom as the teacher quickly reviews the equipment and skills that the students learned in the previous lesson.

Then, use the PPT to explain the rules of the game and split the class into four teams of six.

The PE co-teacher may also emphasise the point that floorball is a non-contact sport and offer advice about strategy (field positions etc).
As students have two PE lessons per week it would be useful if the PE teacher could use his/her lesson to further develop the students skill level before playing the game in this lesson

Depending on the equipment available teachers may choose to have two games running concurrently or just have one game with the other students observing.

Students should be encouraged to find a space on the field and shout 'pass' to their teammate. 
Super Wings Canada - Maple Syrup Surprise!
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Jett delivers a tree tap and bucket to a girl named Manon at a maple sugar bush in Quebec, Canada. But one tap can't produce enough sap to make the maple candies Manon wants to bring to a maple syrup festival. Donnie's Build-It Buddies bring all the gear needed, but a syrupy spill causes a major roadblock and the Super Wings need to work fast to solve the sticky problem.
PPT & Worksheet
The teacher can use the short PPT to introduce the name of the cartoon and the characters that can be seen in this episode.
Next, read the questions on the worksheet and ask the co-teacher to use L1 to ensure that students understand the questions.
The students should then watch the cartoon and look for the answers as they do so.
After the cartoon has ended display the PPT slide that has the pictures / English. Students should now be able to write their answers on their worksheet.
This final lesson in the unit adds some more depth to the content. The lesson is based around six cultural aspects of Canada (The Super Six). Students will watch a PPT and respond to the teachers questions to learn about the fur trade, Royal mounted police, ice hockey, wildlife, scenery and the iconic maple tree.

For this lesson student desks should be arranged in groups of four because the main activity of the lesson is a dominos game.
This game is played exactly the same way as the traditional dominos game, but the students match the English word to the picture rather than numbers.
Students will get lots of reading practice, but they should also be encouraged to say the words as they place the cards on the table.
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​There is also an assessment worksheet that can be completed during the final ten minutes of the lesson.
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