I am very excited about Canada celebrating its sesquicentennial anniversary this year! There are so many fun activities and a feeling of celebration everywhere you go in our amazing country.
To gear up to a big celebration in June, we have been doing small activities every month as a school to get pumped up.
Last week in our assembly, I made up a 150 second challenge that my whole school participated in together. I put a large 150 second countdown timer on the wall and then took students on a tour across the whole country, through our actions and imaginations, before the 150 seconds were finished.
Below are the actions and activities that we did to start to celebrate our amazing country!
- Go skating on the Rideau canal in Ottawa
- Go skiing in Whistler BC.
- Climb a mountain in Banff national park in Alberta
- Go fishing in Northern Saskatchewan
- Shovel your driveway in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Paddle your canoe in Algonquin Park in Ontario
- Eat some poutine in Quebec
- Go dog sledding in the Northwest Territories
- Watch the Northern Lights in the Yukon
- Ride a snowmobile in Nunavut
- Dance an Acadian jig in New Brunswick
- Wave to my family in PEI
- Catch a lobster in Nova Scotia
- Go whale watching in Newfoundland
- Roll up the rim in Ottawa
Great idea Tammy! This will be a fun dance activity for the students and a great follow-up for them as they did 100 warm-up exercises for hundred’s day. Thanks.