Lesson #2

• Activity 1 – Jobs in Forestry
• Activity 2 – Picture Analysis/Literature

ACTIVITY 1 – JOBS IN FORESTRY

Materials Needed

• Worksheet “2a” - 100Kb PDF

Directions

• Brainstorm the different types of jobs in the forest industry. Classify them into 2 categories: Early Day and Modern Day. (record on board)
• Students record information from the board onto Worksheet “2a”
• Explain that they will be adding to this sheet throughout the next few periods.

ACTIVITY 2 - PICTURE ANALYSIS/LITERATURE

Materials Needed

• Storybook – “Early Settlers and the Forest” - 6.3MB PDF
  make photocopies for students
• Picture – “Early Loggers”– make into an overhead - 1.16MB PDF
• Worksheet “2b”, Story of Logging – Uses of Wood - 80Kb PDF
• Worksheet “2c”, Story of Logging – Uses of Wood - 80Kb PDF

Part1: Picture Analysis – “Eary Loggers” picture & “Early Settlers and the Forest”
Use the picture analysis as an introduction to the storybook.

Early Loggers:

• When do you think the picture was taken? (at least 100 years ago)
• What are these men doing?
• What do you notice about this picture? (Lead students to a discussion on tools, clothing, safety, etc.)

“Early Settlers and the Forest” – front cover:

• Looking at the front cover, how do you know that settlers have been here a while? (There is a town, dock, railway ties…)

Part 2: Storybook – “Early Settlers and the Forest”
Read the book out loud and discuss:

1. Settlers & Clearing the Land
2. Housing – log cabin, furniture, utensils, appliances
3. Early loggers and transporting the logs
4. Early sawmills

Student Activities

• Add jobs to Worksheet “2a”
• Worksheet “2b” – individual or class activity. List early uses of lumber mentioned in the story.
• Worksheet “2c”

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