Happy Canada Day! June 29, 2012 by Melanie Leave a Comment Happy 145th Birthday Canada! We celebrate our national day on July 1st! Canadians celebrate this day with parades, picnics, parties, barbecues, concerts, and fireworks! People wear red and white clothes or wear something with a red maple leaf (the symbol in the […]
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Happy Canada Day!
Happy Canada Day! June 29, 2012 by Melanie Leave a Comment Happy 145th Birthday Canada! We celebrate our national day on July 1st! Canadians celebrate this day with parades, picnics, parties, barbecues, concerts, and fireworks! People wear red and white clothes or wear something with a red maple leaf (the symbol in the […]
Happy Victoria Day!
Happy Victoria Day! May 20, 2012 by Melanie Monday, May 21 is a public holiday in Canada and the last day of a 3-day weekend! It’s Victoria Day, and we call the entire weekend the ‘Victoria Day Long Weekend.’ May 24 is Queen Victoria’s birthday. I can hear you asking, ‘who?’ She was the Queen […]
Reading – Happy Mother’s Day!
Reading – Happy Mother’s Day! May 11, 2012 by Melanie 2 Comments Do you celebrate Mother’s Day in your country? When is it? What did you do for your mother on Mother’s Day? -OR- What are you going to do for your mother on Mother’s Day? Throughout history, mothers have been celebrated for giving […]
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English Vocabulary: All About Snow! January 31, 2012 by Melanie What does snow look like? Snow (an uncountable noun) is made up of millions of individual snowflakes. Each snowflake is unique. No two snowflakes look the same. Of course, snowflakes are so tiny that it’s impossible to compare them, but every Canadian schoolchild learns that […]
Remembrance Day in Canada
Remembrance Day in Canada November 9, 2011 by Melanie 2 Comments Lest We Forget. (Beny-Sur-Mer, France) On Friday, November 11th we will observe Remembrance Day across the country. This is a very special day in Canada. We remember and honour our fallen soldiers, the men and women who were killed in war fighting for Canada. […]
Canada Fun Fact #7 – The United States Once Tried to Invade Canada!
Canada Fun Fact #7 – The United States Once Tried to Invade Canada! November 5, 2011 by Melanie 1 Comment Share Tweet +1 (Photo by One lucky guy) Some background information In 1812, Britain was at war with France. The United States, which was less than 50 years old, was trading with the French across […]
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Canada Fun Fact #6 – Canada Post Helps Santa Claus Answer All His Letters! December 4, 2010 by Melanie 3 Comments Address: Santa Claus North Pole H0H 0H0 Did you ever write a letter to Santa when you were a kid? What did you ask him for? Every year on Christmas […]
Canada Fun Fact #1 – The southernmost point of Canada is south of the northern Californian border…and Rome, Italy!
Canada Fun Fact #1 – The southernmost point of Canada is south of the northern Californian border…and Rome, Italy! September 18, 2010 by Melanie Share WhatsApp Tweet +1 It’s true! Everyone thinks of Canada as a northern country, but Canada extends so far north and so far south that we cover more lines of latitude […]
Do All Canadians Speak English and French?
Do All Canadians Speak English and French? January 12, 2010 by Melanie Share4 Tweet1 +1 Shares 5 I get asked this question all the time: Why aren’t you bilingual? I thought ALL Canadians spoke English and French!? [Someone who is ‘bilingual’ can speak and understand two languages.] Canada is officially a bilingual country. Across […]