O Canada!

For the past two weeks, we have been studying Canada, our neighbors to the North.  Being only two hours from Niagara Falls, it has become an annual tradition to make a day trip to the Falls each year.  :)

In school, we have learned about the languages, cultures, foods, exports, economy and geography of Canada.  We also learned about the Provinces and Territories.  Canada is unique in that it is so large, its climate varies from temperate along the Southern border to arctic, in the North. 

We learned about the Inuits who have a very rich culture.  In Art, we made Inuit Animal Carvings, which the Inuits carved from soapstone - only we carved ours from soap!

Matt's Wolf, Libby's Rabbit, and Emily's Cat

We also made Maple Leaf prints by pressing our leaves into clay, painting the clay and pressing it onto paper. 

Tomorrow, we will wrap up our week with our Canadian meal.  We are having a Lumberjack breakfast of pancakes and maple syrup, sausage, bacon, eggs, homefries and stewed apples.  We learned that Canada, like America is something of a melting pot and the cultures and traditions of those who settled there came with the settlers.  Therefore, we see a mix of European, Asian, French and English traditions, mixed in with the meals that come from regional provisions, such as maple products, and agriculatural products from the plains regions.

Of course, we had a little fun, too, and watched Dudley Do-Right for family movie night last night. ;)

We will now leave North America and move on to South America next week as we head for Brazil!  Stay tuned!