First-Time Readers Newsletter - October 2002

First-Time Readers		October 2002

graphic of the words

The following activities will help you become more familiar with the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. You may want to have a map of the province on hand to complete activities two and three.

Activity one:

Put the following communities in
alphabetical order:

Badger, Lewisporte, Conche, Flower's Cove, Appleton, Winterton, Howley, Deer Lake, Manuels, Sheppardville, Twillingate, Gander, Placentia, Open Hall, Reidville, Nain

Try these, it will be a little more difficult.

St. John's, Springdale, Sheppardville, Stephenville, St. Jacques, Sunnyside, St. Alban's, St. Jude's, Stoneville, St. Anthony

Activity Two:

Put the following communities in order
from east to west:

Gander, St. John's, Grand Falls-Windsor

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Manuels, St. Phillip's, Whitbourne

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Corner Brook, Deer Lake, Howley

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Labrador City, Churchill Falls, Nain

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Activity three:

Underline which communities are closest together:

(Deer Lake / Howley), (Deer Lake / Stephenville), (Deer Lake / Baie Verte)

(St. Alban's / Milltown), (St. Alban's / Hermitage), (St. Alban's / Harbour Breton)

(St. Anthony / Woody Point), (St. Anthony / Flower's Cove), (St. Anthony / Plum Point)

(Mount Pearl / Torbay), (Mount Pearl / Holyrood), (Mount Pearl / St. John's)

graphic of the 4 compass directions (north, east, south, west) with a '+' sign in the center

Answers: (Activity One): Appleton, Badger, Conche, Deer Lake, Flower's Cover, Gander, Howley, Lewisporte, Manuels, Nain, Open Hall, Placentia, Reidville, Sheppardville, Twillingate, Winterton — Sheppardville, Springdale, St. Alban's, St. Anthony, Stephenville, St. Jacque's, St. John's, St. Jude's, Stoneville, Sunnyside. (Activity Two): St. John's, Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor / St. Phillip's, Manuels, Whitbourne / Howley, Deer Lake, Corner Brook / Nain, Labrador City, Churchill Falls. (Activity Three): Deer Lake / Howley, St. Alban's / Milltown, St. Anthony / Flower's Cove, Mount Pearl / St. John's.