The Canadian Reader Issue 2

Salmon Song

Internet Connections (p. 11 )

1. Learn more about this news story:

• https://syilx.org/okanagan-lake-dam-salmon-passage-is-now-open/
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sockeye-salmon-okanagan-lake-1.7614045
• https://www.pentictonherald.ca/life/article_028a4993-5a66-4fd4-a59d-b7ee2a17cc43.html

2. Watch news videos on the opening of the dam:

• https://globalnews.ca/video/11340153/fish-passage-opens-at-okanagan-lake-dam/
• https://youtu.be/74hjoqapizU?si=qCiYie37uHgE-ChJ

3. Learn how to identify (and cook) the different types of BC salmon:

• https://www.bcsalmon.ca/five-species
• https://www.thespruceeats.com/types-of-salmon-4098993

4. Use this infographic to remember the 5 types of B.C. salmon:

• https://www.bothellwa.gov/ImageRepository/Document?documentID=9462

5. Discover the lifecycle of wild B.C. salmon:

• https://youtu.be/Kc838iyQVig?si=1Xb6IJUkt-YbfQOa
• https://youtu.be/2xG6waimZnI?si=bH22uH58Y5Uzhptt
• https://psf.ca/learn/species-lifecycle/

Teacher’s Corner:

6. First Nations Education Steering Committee: Unit 6 Salmon and Interconnectedness

• https://www.fnesc.ca/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/3.6-Salmon-and-Interconnectedness-1.pdf

7. Learn more about the teachings of the salmon:

• https://www.indigenousbc.com/stories/living-legends-the-teachings-of-the-salmon/ [1:43] 

A Rock Story for the Ages

Internet Connections (p.p. 18-19)

• 1. Learn more about this news story:
  https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/canada-home-to-world-s-oldest-rocks-researchers-say-1.759567
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/oldest-rocks-1.7571554
• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080925144624.htm\
• 2. Find out how geologists date rocks:
  https://natural-resources.canada.ca/stories/simply-science/where-you-find-old-iconic-rock-stars-canada-course

3. Discover more about geology:

• https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/geology-101
• https://www.britannica.com/science/rock-geology
• https://www.bgs.ac.uk/discovering-geology/rocks-and-minerals/

4. Curious about the Hadean Eon? Check out this resource:

• https://www.britannica.com/science/Hadean-Eon

5. Curious about the other eons in the Geologic Time Scale? Watch this video:

• https://youtu.be/XMjkO72KVjE?si=jvSOQEt2T4pKo-nI [2:45]

6. Learn about the rock cycle:

• https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/rock-cycle/

7. Want to know about magma’s role in the rock cycle? Read this link:

• https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/magma-role-rock-cycle/

8. Watch this video showing oldest traces of life on Earth, also found in Quebec:

• https://youtu.be/rynHqD3Elow?si=FsIExMqTkusEYTPN [4:14]

Teacher’s Corner:

9. ishi: simple tips from a solid friend by Akiko Yabuki:

• https://www.amazon.ca/Ishi-Simple-Tips-Solid-Friend/dp/1576878163/ref=asc_df_1576878163/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=706833952787&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16878121171156456078&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001564&hvtargid=pla-489326289527&psc=1&mcid=3dee692650e739858731054be0169488&gad_source=1

10. How to make a mini-book:

• https://youtu.be/yosWUS7MfGk?si=6CitBfOg_1hxIAp5 [1:31]

Journey to Resilience

Internet Connections (p.p. 26-27)

1. Learn more about this news story:

• https://www.cmfmag.ca/veteran/retired-military-personnel-braving-elements-to-raise-awareness-and-funds-to-assist-veterans/#:~:text=Paddle%20for%20Resilience%2C%20a%20five,to%20Westboro%20Beach%20in%20Ottawa
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-canoe-journey-1.7639431   
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/veterans-test-their-resilience-by-paddling-length-of-ottawa-river-in-5-week-odyssey-1.7613067
• https://woundedwarriors.ca/paddle-for-resilience/

2. See the route along the Ottawa River that the group paddled:

https://www.cmfmag.ca/veteran/retired-military-personnel-braving-elements-to-raise-awareness-and-funds-to-assist-veterans/#:~:text=Paddle%20for%20Resilience%2C%20a%20five,to%20Westboro%20Beach%20in%20Ottawa

3. Find out more about Wounded Warriors Canada:

https://woundedwarriors.ca

Teacher’s Corner:

4. Images: Ottawa River:

https://www.cmfmag.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Gasparotto-Group-Paddle.jpg (click on the map to enlarge)

5. Wounded Warriors Paddle for Resilience news launch image:

https://woundedwarriors.ca/paddle-for-resilience/

6. Explode to Explain Reading Strategy:

https://www.middleweb.com/44199/teach-your-students-to-explode-complex-text/

7. Children’s books on resilience:

https://biglifejournal.com/blogs/blog/top-childrens-books-resilience?srsltid=AfmBOor2pHGeC3twPoY2MWR82GdOk60iPZNQmX4hsX70__5-el4taXGd

https://gooddayswithkids.com/2024/10/21/kids-books-on-resilience-and-growth-mindset/

https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/399354067/1042492577

https://www.scholastic.ca/books/series/biography/

https://www.thissimplebalance.com/picture-book-biographies/

8. Box Breathing:

https://calmerry.com/blog/parenting/teaching-your-kids-square-breathing-while-having-fun/

9. Healthy Coping Strategies for Kids and Teens:

https://www.strong4life.com/en/emotional-wellness/coping/healthy-coping-strategies-for-kids