Activity 1

Looking for clues

Target audience

  • Cycle 2

Duration

  • 45 minutes

Type of text

  • Story

Pedagogical objective

  • To help the student find information based on hypotheses while reading the story.

Specific objective based on Progression of learning

  • To use different clues to extract important information from a text.

Teaching avenues

  • Before reading, present a brief summary of the story and invite students to formulate hypotheses about it.
  • While reading, check the hypotheses by referring to the story and illustrations.
  • After reading:
    • Review strategies used to validate hypotheses (illustrations, vocabulary, excerpt from story, etc.).
    • Do the activity.

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Activity 2

The Inuit and the Micmac

Target audience

  • Cycle 2

Duration

  • 60 – 75 minutes

Type of text

  • Story

Pedagogical objective

  • To teach concepts related to the Inuit and Micmac Nations.

Specific objective based on Progression of learning

  • To understand that there are different ways to organize ideas (logical order, grouping ideas into aspects, etc.)

Teaching avenues

  • Before reading, show students a map of Quebec and ask them to name a few communities they know.
  • While reading, bring out elements that relate to Aboriginal people.
  • After reading:
    • Do research with the students on the Inuit and Micmac Nations.
    • Do the activity.

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