Terry Fox: English activities

In September, schools all across Canada participate in the annual Terry Fox run. Prepare and inspire your students by learning about this Canadian hero and his Marathon of Hope through a variety of reading, writing and art activities.

Includes:

- Our class kilometers

- 2 texts with comprehension questions:

• Terry Fox
• The Marathon of Hope

- Terry's characteristics (great for adjectives)

- A shirt = a symbol (design a T-shirt for the marathon)

- Word search

- 6 writing activities:

• Dear Terry
• Courage
• Terry Fox (with word bank)
• What is a hero?
• My hero
• I am running for

- Class bulletin board - We are running for... (includes letters to cut out and shoe cards for students to fill out and decorate)

- 2 acrostic poems

• Canada
• marathon

- Reminder notes about your school's Terry Fox run to send home (includes 2 versions)

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