Canada's Capitals Race

Submitted by Mrs. Maker

Suggested Grades

4+

Objective

Students will learn the capital cities and provinces and territories of Canada.

Materials

• cards with the names of the provinces and territories
• cards with the names of the provinces' and territories' capital cities

Method

• Give each of the children a card face down.
• When they each have a card, time them to see how long it will take for them to find their partner city or province/territory. Provinces stay in one place, capital cities move around.
• When everyone has a partner they have to line up their bodies from West to East with their corresponding province, territory or city.
• Only when they are in the right order according to the Canadian map, do you stop timing. (Note: the more northern provinces and territories will be behind some of the other provinces when standing in the map formation)
• Then...Do it again! Try and get them to beat their record time...better yet, challenge another class to beat your time.

Additional Resources

Internet Resources

The Atlas of Canada