SASKATCHEWAN PROVINCE SET

The Saskatchewan Prairies

RESOURCE LIST & STUDENT OBJECTIVES

1. Making the Big Book 
2. Big Book Patterns 
3. Read the Story 
4. Little Books 
5. Hands on Sequencing
6. Little Book Patterns 
7. Alphabetical Elevators 
8. Creative Writing 
9. Hands On Patterns 
10. Creative Writing Page 
11. Journal Word Cards
12. Class Dictionary 
13. Dictionary Patterns 

ADDITIONAL READING
A Prairie Alphabet by J. Cugnet-Ballatyne 
Journal Word Cards 
Class Dictionary 
Word Search 

The Auction by J. Andrews 
Task Cards 
More Stories

INCLUDED RESOURCES

1.  Big Book and little book patterns for Saskatoon Berry Pie
2. Journal Word Cards
3. Hands On-Alphabetical Elevators
4. Creative Writing Page
5. Journal Word Cards
6. Word Search Activity
7. Task Cards

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

1. Students will recognize towns in rural Saskatchewan.
2. Students will develop mapping skills.
3. Students will develop vocabulary.
4. Students will develop numeracy skills.
5. Students will develop creative writing skills.
6. Students will participate in a variety of independent learning activities.

Saskatchewan Reserve Community

Includes Cody's Community, Big Book and Little Book patterns. Cody tells us about his reserve community, his family, his Chief and his school.

Task Cards

Included are task card activities. They are:
- designed for independent learning at Centre Time.
- displayed at a Learning Centre or a bulletin board.
- mostly open-ended activities.
- directed towards the Common Essential Learnings.
- to be answered in each student's Centre Book.
- to work in conjunction with other community materials used by the teacher.

Introduction

A Reserve Community is designed to supplement Saskatchewan Education's Grade Two Social Studies curriculum for classroom studies about the family and the community.

The nucleus of this unit is a story, Cody's Community. The story includes the concepts of identity, location, tradition, responsibility, transportation, occupation, community services and political structure.

Unit Objectives

Students will understand that:

1. Other communities differ from our own.
2. A reserve is a community of First Nation's families.
3. A reserve provides services to its residents.
4. A reserve has a political structure.
5. Maps provide us with the location of Saskatchewan's reserves.
6. Reserves have a history.
7. Elders can tell us about the history of our community.
8. Elders are the knowledge and wisdom of an Indian community.
9. Each reserve community has its own language and traditions.

Saskatchewan's 100th Birthday 2005

September 1, 2005 is the 100th anniversary of our province. It's time for children of all ages to celebrate Saskatchewan. Children are Celebrating Saskatchewan 2005, you'll find black line masters for poems, songs, rebus chants, activity sheets, student bookmaking, hands on centre activities, and a storyboard story. See the Bibliography and Resources to find Web sites for pictures of the Saskatchewan flag and other provincial emblems and to find a list of great storybooks by Saskatchewan authors.

Enlist the help of parents or older students to help you assemble the activities and storyboard story. They are easy to put together with the help of a photocopier and coloured cardstock.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction 
2. Never Pick a Prairie Lily - Poem 
3. Prairie Lily Collage - Art Activity 
4. Wonderful White Birch - Listening Activity 
5. Mr. Sharp Tailed Grouse - Rebus Chant 
6. Mr. Grouse Speaks - Creative Writing Activity 
7. A Birthday Cake for Saskatchewan - Rebus Chant 
8. I'm Happy I'm Here - Poetry 
9. Millions of Gopher Holes - Poetry 
10. I'm Happy I'm Here - Student Bookmaking 
11. What Can You Do In Saskatchewan? - Song 
12. What Can You Do In Saskatchewan? - Creative Writing 
13. Give Me an S! - Chant or Saskatchewan Cheer 
14. Hands On Saskatchewan 
15. Sticker Sheets 
16. Name Tags 
17. Saskatchewan Has Wheat 
18. Saskatchewan Has Trees 
19. Saskatchewan Has Trains 
20. Saskatchewan Has Praire Lilies 
21. Saskatchewan Has Gophers 
22. Saskatchewan is a Cree Name 
23. Saskatchewan Has Fish 
24. Saskatchewan Has Lakes 
25. Saskatchewan Has Sharp-tailed Grouse 
26. There's No Place Like Home 
27. Saskatchewan Has Tractors 
28. The Welcome Basket - Storyboard Story 
29. More Ideas 
30. Bibliography and Resources 
31. Children's Books by Saskatchewan Authors 

Have fun exploring and learning about our beautiful province. It's time to celebrate Saskatchewan!