Grade 2

Acadia

Travel back in time to the heart of an Acadian village!

Curricular Highlights

Explorations: Acadian climate and geography, natural resources, roles and chores, traditions, music and culture.
Theme: Acadia
Grade: 2
Categories: Social Studies, Project-Based

Enhance your learning experience!

This program can be delivered as:

In-School Field Trips

Description: There is so much to learn as we compare our back-in-time destination to the modern day. Students will participate in a literary activity using an Acadian journal, play Acadian games, churn butter, discuss natural resources, card wool, play custom board game, paint and decorate a wooden lighthouse, play the wooden spoons. Students will delight in the wooden lighthouse project that they will paint and take home!

Format: Our experienced presenters deliver curriculum-based field trips right in your classroom.

Duration: 2 hours

Volunteers: 3 recommended

Teacher Provides: N/A

Take Home:
Wooden lighthouse

Field Trip On Demand

Description: While ill at home, David’s grandpapa brings him a gift: a photo album that tells the story of his ancestor’s immigration from France to Eastern Canada in the late 1700s. Join the family’s journey in establishing strong Acadian roots as we hear about their culture, traditions, and ways of living from those early days to now. At the end of this animated storytelling venture into the past, students will get to paint their own wooden lighthouse as a take-home souvenir.

Format: Pre-recorded videos. Curriculum-based and works in all school re-entry scenarios (classroom and home learning).

Duration: Varies

Volunteers: 1-2 recommended

Teacher Provides: Water, cups, paper towel per student.

Take Home:
Wooden lighthouse and paint set

Video Conference

Bonjour! Join us on an imaginative trip to Nova Scotia where you will be magically transported back in time. On the quest, students must answer questions and decode mystery pictures that will teach the students about life in Acadia hundreds of years ago. At the end of the program, students will get to paint their own wooden lighthouse as a take-home souvenir!

Format: Livestreamed with a presenter using Google Meet. Cirriculum-based and works in all school re-entry scenarios (classroom and home learning).

Duration: 1.5 hours

Volunteers: 1-2 recommended

Teacher Provides: Water, cups, paper towel per student

Take Home:

Wooden lighthouse and paint set

What Teachers Are Saying

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A.H., Grade 2 TeacherPrince of Wales School
“The presenter was so knowledgeable, welll prepared and absolutely wonderful with the students and volunteers. The presentation is so well designed (from the vintage journal to the stations & content and conclusion). We loved each station - the games, lighthouse craft, making butter and charades. The students were captivated and highly engaged. We learned so much! They are so excited to journey into exploring Acadia more in-depth because of this presentation. (In-School Program)”

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Grade 2 TeacherRutherford School
“The information was presented in a way that was very engaging for students with lots of movement opportunities. (Video Conference Program)”

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A.S. Grade 2 TeacherMarion Carson School
“I loved the storyline and that the virtual trip was engaging with lots of movement and imagination. I think the mouse answering questions to gain a puzzle piece and a key was a great idea. (Video Conference Program)”

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Grade 2 TeacherSweet Grass School
“I totally enjoyed this field trip. The presenter was well planned and had the parents totally ready and prepared. The stations ran very well and were very exciting with lots of hands-on experiences. The material was well connected to the curriculum. Students were engaged the entire time. (In-School Program)”