The Canadian Reader - Issue 3

Seeking Socks

Internet Connections (p.11)

1. Find out more about this news story:

• https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/n-s-woman-known-as-the-queen-of-socks-collects-thousands-of-pairs-of-socks-for-local-homeless-shelters-1.6609399
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/socks-homeless-halifax-queen-of-socks-socks-for-shelters-1.6997316
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/homeless-foot-problems-feet-socks-halifax-1.6994981

2. Learn more about the housing crisis in Halifax:

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/housing-shortage-shelter-transitional-housing-backlog-1.6876010

3. Discover charities that provide socks for people who are homeless:

• https://justsocks.ca/ 
• https://sockbox.ca/canadian-shelters/
• https://www.socks4soulscanada.com/

4. Examples of bumper stickers:

• https://www.canva.com/stickers/templates/
• https://www.redbubble.com/shop/social+justice+stickers

5. Social action projects: Making a Difference:

• https://tc2.ca/uploads/PDFs/Social%20Action%20Projects/IA_Handbook_5-8_EN_FINAL.pdf

A Place that Tells a Story

Internet Connections (p. 18)

1. Find out more about this news story:

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/trondek-hwechin-klondike-unesco-site-1.6971705

2. Learn more about Tr’ondëk-Klondike World Heritage Site:

• https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1564
• https://parks.canada.ca/culture/spm-whs/sites-canada/trondek-klondike
• https://www.canada.ca/en/parks-canada/news/2023/09/trondek-klondike-inscribed-on-the-unesco-world-heritage-list.html

3. See where the 8 sites are located in the Yukon:

• http://tkwhstatus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/TK_newsletter_small.pdf

4. Conduct further historical research:
Fort Reliance:

• https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/fort-reliance

Dawson City:

• https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/dawson

Tr’ochëk:

• https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=1970

Klondike Gold Rush:

• https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/klondike-gold-rush

Yukon Historic Places:

• http://register.yukonhistoricplaces.ca/

5. Learn about the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in:

• https://trondek.ca/
• https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/han

6. Discover other world heritage sites at UNESCO:

• https://www.unesco.org/en/lists-designations

7. UNESCO’s logo:

• https://logos-world.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/UNESCO-Emblem.png

Introducing Calli

Internet Connections (pp. 27-28)

1. Find out more about this news story:

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calli-triceratops-skull-big-best-fossil-alberta-dinosaur-1.6987767
• https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/meet-calli-the-royal-tyrell-museums-68-million-year-old-triceratops

2. Visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum:

• https://tyrrellmuseum.com/

3. Explore virtual programs offered by the Royal Tyrrell Museum:

• https://tyrrellmuseum.com/learn/distance_learning

4. Learn more about triceratops:

• https://www.britannica.com/animal/Triceratops
• https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/triceratops
• https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/prehistoric/facts/triceratops

5. See a triceratops skeleton:

• https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/ornithischian-dinosaurs/triceratops

6. Watch this video: The Toughest of All Dinosaurs | Clash of The Dinosaurs:

• https://youtu.be/CGvE1M95rtw?si=CuqRNtaQaLoSoO3a [7:24]

7. Photograph of Calli’s skull:

• https://i.cbc.ca/1.6987868.1696527964!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/triceratops-skull-2023-calli-royal-tyrrell-museum.jpg

8. How to make a simple lift-the-flap book:

• https://www.lovemybooks.co.uk/make-a-simple-flap-book