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Show The Salt LakeTribune HOME FAMILY Friday, May26, 1995 Meet the Crash Test Dummies Especially The Crash Test © 1995 by Universal Press Syndicate By BETTY DEBNAM The Friends Next Door! erae ep Neighbor Canada fa+l The members are Benjamin Darvill (harmonica), Ellen Reid(vocals), Brad Roberts (vocals and guitar), Mitch Dorge (drums) and Dan Roberts (bass). Brad writesall the songs. He studied Englishliterature and philosophy at the University of Winnipeg. He planned on being a college professor but became a musician instead. The group was formed in the mid-1980s when a group of friends got togetherto play music. Brad sent a tape of the group to some Canadian musicfestivals, and soon people werecalling to ask them to perform. trom The Min! Page by Batty Debnam © 1995 Universal Press Syndicate Canadais a big 2 ee with beautiful scenery and clean, up-todate cities. Its people have oneof the highest standards of living in the world. Canadaplays an important role in world affairs and trade. The United States and Canadaare friends. While there were some wars in ourearly history, for many years the two countries have been partners. We share many things. ES woriim Jokes WHAT DO YOU CALL A BABY WHALE THAT CRIES? Ourborder and Q:How eeceenectnCn do frogs get to A: Theyfollow theyellow brick toad! interests Fe eUT TEC Most Canadians ; leadsoy ey )) within about a a the border. very day, NN thousands of ad : The Canadiankids in this third-grade class at Nazareth School live in Montreal, Quebec. They Immigrant backgrounds adaanie the Thenative peoples were there TV shows: ¢ ‘The Simpsons” ¢ “Full House” * ‘Rug Rats” i ee uMatch: interests, Welisten to the same music, Television andradio stations beam entertainment and newsacross the border. Portugal, China, and otherparts ofAsia. : . Kids muchlike us To findoutsomething ig aBKel Sports to play * soccer Foods camefrom England and France. Other families came from Germany, Italy, educational services assistant NIE abaCanaaa) * pizza survey of a third-grade classroom in an English school in Montreal, Quebec,a Embassyfor help with this issue. class. sg Height: 6-0 Birthdate: 3-8-67 Weight: 194 Birthplace: Yorkton, Saskatchewan f Many National Hockey League players are Canadian. Oneofthe best is Brent Fedyk. Hehasplayedleft wing for the Philadelphia Flyersfor three seasons. He joined the Flyers when he was traded by the Detroit Red Wings. a During the 1993-94 season, his best game was against the Montreal Canadiens, when he scored three points. That season he also scored the 50th goal of his career. During the 1992-93 season, Brentset career highsin goals (21),assists (38) and points (59). In a gameagainst the New York Islanders, he had a four-point game. igure skating ° basketball ° spaghetti School subject math Helives in Detroit, Mich., andlikesto fish andgolf. : ‘rom The Itini Page by Betty Osram © 1908 Univeras! PreesSyndicate Think Canada etn ntNikii Pageant Teacher's Guide For use by teachers and parents at homeandat school. For use with issue: Our Neighbor Canada Main idea: This issue is thefirst in a series about Canada.The followingis a list ofactivities to be used with this issue. They arelisted in order of difficulty. Ask the childrento do the following: 1. Draw a picture ofyourself dressed in popular fads to show Canadian kids whatis popular in your school. 2. Pretend you have to put together a box ofthings to show a Canadian kid about your area. Look through your newspaperfor things you would like to 3. Pretend you have a Canadian pen pal. Write a letter telling him or her about yourself. What questions do you havefor your pen pal aboutlife in Canada? 4, Discuss the following: Have you ever been to Canada? Ifyou were to go there, what would like to see and do? How do you thinkit would alike and differentfrom the United States? How can we be good neighbors? 5. Look through the weather section in your newspaperfor the forecast for a Canadian city, Howis it different from your area's forecast? 6, Find all the countries mentioned in this issue on a globe or world map. Look atthe Canadian-U.S,border. Whatlakes border the two? What U.S. states? Official languages = Provinces Here are just a few key words to remember whenthinking about Canada: thom The tn Page by Batty Oxbnam© 1995 Universal Preas Synatcate include. ~ as ea] = = = = is Supersport: Brent Fedyk Pastime * reading "Places to Go,People toSee, Thingsto Do Remember, French-speaking part ofCanada, All Across Canada”; and the Canadian this is only one Canadian eeeelectoa & Gus Goodsport?sreport Cs ad eye al ai aa 2 : The Mini Page tooka coordinator, The Montreal Gazette; the Gazette's newspaper and education BAe annie COTS! ‘rom The Min! Page by Betty Debnam © 1985 Universal Preas Syrcicate thousands of years before thefirst Europeansarrived. a — of ee Canada lay is made upof people from many ethnic backgrounds. Many families The Mini Page thanks Lorena Morante, (all sent in by Crystal A. Sharpe) from The Min! Page by Betty Debnem © 1996 Universal Press Syndicate Somefavorite things zatgeeseeu eee We are each other's biggest * & trading partn Mostof us speak ike ee ieee: English. We share manyof the same Q: Whatis a whale’s favorite thing to eat? A: Blubber gum! live in an area of the country that is mostly French-speaking. As Canadians,theywill learn both French andEnglish. i eee | ter evERDs VO SSS SSeeael 4 a athe Canada is JASE Praen divided into 10 French proviioee Neriorion. ‘All government business Is In two languages. * Canadians speak English; some speak only French. Many speak both ee and French. The mapleleaf The beaver played an itiporent part in the history of Canada. Fur trappers helped settle the country. Totem Mounties ee poles {rom Tha lini Page by Batty Ostnam © 1904 Univeraal Press Syndicate Wes yew Noe & )\¥o"* U' TRY 'N CANADA FIND Wordsthat remind us of Canada are hiddenin the block below. Some words are hidden backwardordiagonally. See if you can find: ICE HOCKEY, BASKETBALL, FIGURE SKATING, SOCCER, MOUNTIES, CANADA, ENGLISH, FRENCH, BORDER, NEIGHBOR, BRITISH, TRADE, GOLD. AOGNITAKSERUGIF BPROBHGIENUZFES Ae BASKETBALLQCIVB GEDARTBRITISHFC GOBORDERHCNERFD HRLENGLISHWAFJK JSXDBGKSOCCERLS KTYCMOUNTIESPSB YEKCOHECICANADA Ton Tha tl Page by Bony Dnbnon © 185 Ure Press Byniome Ini S The flowers at the border four founding nations, Number of miles: 5,524 (including the and . hetiors stand tor the Big country Canada Is the secondlargest country in the world. (Russia is larger.) + 3,849,674 square miles. The United States Is the fourth-largest country, (China Is the third.) It is justa littie smaller than Canada; + 3,618,770 square miles (including Hawaii and Alaska). Few people ee M Canada and the United States share the longest undefended border in the worid. ll & U.S.citizens outnumber Canadiansby 9-to-1. PY eee Mini Spy and Basset Brown are visiting some totem poles in Canada. See if you can find: * football 6. * peanut LY + Canada's population: About 29 million + U.S. population: About 259 million * two elephant’s heads * umbrella * frog } * whale * olive * drum : * exclamation mark — * fish * word MINI « \ f C ’ 4 ’ ee a 00 A Ge oo re Frough your ind find stories ater” about our northern neighbor. 4 ls body ot the P in t ibyStowmie provion ot Cri This building Is called ‘Next week, Tho Mini Page looks at the We Government geography and history of Canada. il > j ; |
