The Forest Friends of Canada
Beaver: Hello, friends! Welcome to our beautiful forest.
Loon: Hello, Beaver! The water is so blue today.
Moose: Hello, friends! I am eating some green leaves.
Beaver: We are all symbols of Canada. We help make this land special.
Loon: Yes, we do! I swim on the cold lakes. I sing a sweet song at night.
Moose: Your song is very pretty, Loon. I am the biggest animal here. I walk through the deep snow.
Beaver: I am small, but I work hard. I use my sharp teeth to cut wood. I build big dams in the water.
Loon: We all have important jobs. We love our wild home.
Moose: Canada has beautiful trees and lakes. We are proud to live here.
Beaver: Let us sing a song together!
Loon: I will sing the high notes.
Moose: I will stomp my big feet!
Beaver: And I will slap my flat tail! We love our home!
- Symbols:
- Animals, objects, or pictures that stand for or represent a place or an idea.
- Dams:
- Special walls built across water by beavers to block the flow and create a safe pond.
- Loon:
- A large water bird that swims well and has a very beautiful, singing voice.
- Stomp:
- To step down very hard and make a loud noise with your feet.
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About this reader's theater passage for Lower Elementary
“The Forest Friends of Canada” is a reader's theater reading passage about Canadian National Symbols, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 1 minute to read (155 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.