The Canadian Reader Issue 1
Ghost Gear
Internet Connections (p.p. 12-13)
1. Learn more about ghost gear:
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/what-on-earth-fishing-gear-1.7581496
- https://oliveridleyproject.org/what-are-ghost-nets/
- https://youtu.be/emcwvvl-KIE?si=815LbVG_M2stIUAX [2:15]
- https://www.britannica.com/story/talking-ocean-trash-ghost-gear-keeps-on-fishing
- https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jul/11/ghost-nets-colombian-divers-old-fishing-gear-commercial-fishing-equipment
2. Find out more about the impact of ghost gear from these statistics:
3. View an infographic showing the destructive cycle of ghost gear:
4. Curious to know how AI is being used to find ghost gear?
5. Organizations that are fighting ghost gear:
Fisheries and Oceans Canada:
Ocean Legacy:
Global Ghost Gear Initiative:
Ocean Conservancy Organization:
- https://oceanconservancy.org/trash-free-seas/plastics-in-the-ocean/the-global-ghost-gear-initiative/
World Animal Protection Canada:
The Saltwater Collective:
6. Ghost gear images:
- https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/ghost-nets-are-commercial-fishing-nets-that-have-been-lost-abandoned-or-discarded-at-gm1140339034-305117027?searchscope=image%2Cfilm
- https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/lost-fishing-gear-lies-underwater-on-the-seabed-problem-of-ghost-gear-any-fishing-gm1412658445-462001836?searchscope=image%2Cfilm
- https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/man-with-knife-rescuing-critically-endangered-hawksbill-sea-turtle-tangled-ghost-net-gm983150148-266900302?searchscope=image%2Cfilm
7. Poster examples:
8. Ghost Gear: Educational Guide and Activity Book (Fisheries and Oceans Canada):
9. How to write letter of appreciation:
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Extension (p. 22)
1. Participate in one of the NCTR programs for students: The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has several activities that students can participate in during Truth and Reconciliation Week 2025. Check out the options and register your class to access the programs and resources at:
2. Explore the Survivors’ Flag: Students may be interested in learning more about the Survivors’ Flag designed to honour Residential School Survivors, their families, and communities. See:
Internet Connections (p.p. 22-23)
1. Learn more about the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation:
2. What is reconciliation? Watch to learn more:
- https://youtu.be/RT_ho4A6yw8?si=-MUl0sPU707-6NzO [2:31]
- https://youtu.be/WEj5vjc2EDk?si=c-J18-oJCHjpc4Ot [4:46]
3. Find out more about Orange Shirt Day:
- https://orangeshirtday.org
- https://youtu.be/GE1F5nBQmME?si=ZoNh6tigxaQw8HlX [1:55]
- https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/orange-shirt-day
4. Watch Phyllis Webstad share her story:
5. And, read from her book:
Measles on the Rise
Internet Connections (p.p. 30-31)
1. Learn more about this news story:
- https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/canada-likely-to-lose-measles-elimination-status-as-outbreak-continues-expert/
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/measles-map-1.7591621
2. Stay updated with the number of measles cases in Canada:
3. Find out about measles:
Videos:
Measles Outbreak: Everything You Need to Know in 90 seconds:
Measles 101: Understanding the most contagious preventable disease | About That:
Posters:
4. Interested in viruses?
What is a virus? – Viruses for children – Science for Kids:
What is a virus? For Kids:
Teacher’s Corner:
5. Measles-related images:
3D representation of a measle virus:
Photo of a child with measles:
6. Graph showing measles outbreaks in Canada (scroll to bottom of article):
7. RAFTS strategy:
8. Loose parts: