Room 13 - Prairie Studies

As part of our study of Canada, students in Room 13 have been exploring what is like to be part of a prairie community.  Today we learned all about chinooks (perhaps inspired by the current weather!) and how the geography of Alberta creates these amazing breaks in our winters.

We learned a short song that students wanted to share with you.  Students should be able to say the words (or sing!) and show you the actions we decided on.  They also completed their own diagram about how the warm winds form from sea to mountain to Calgary.

Here it is:


Chinook Song

The sky is grey
The branches are bare
The fields are frozen under the snow.

We wait for the warm wind
Wait for the soft wind
Wait for the wind from the mountains to blow.