{"id":5886,"date":"2026-03-04T12:17:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/2026\/03\/04\/a-canadian-icon\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T12:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:17:31","slug":"a-canadian-icon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/2026\/03\/04\/a-canadian-icon\/","title":{"rendered":"A Canadian Icon"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a young child, there was always one author who was an immediate purchase (and by purchase I mean beg my mom to buy it for me): Robert Munsch. His stories, especially when my mom read them aloud, were larger than life. They are quirky, engaging, and full of heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Munsch\u2019s stories were special to me because I felt like I saw myself, my family, and my community. Looking at them know, I can clearly see how they represented Canada itself. The settings often felt familiar: small towns, schools, backyards, and snow-covered streets. His characters reflected a diversity of families, personalities, and situations. No matter the plot, there was a bit of Canada in every story.<\/p>\n

I think part of teaching is learning what the students love and incorporating it into the classroom, but another part is sharing what YOU love. I love Robert Munsch books, now I just have to find a way to connect it to the curriculum. This is what I came up with:\u00a0<\/p>\n

English Language Arts: Language and text can be a source of creativity and joy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Munsch\u2019s writing is so playful, full of onomatopoeia and alliteration. I think reading his stories aloud makes for a better experience than just silently to yourself. Students could identify what literary devices Munsch tended to favour, and try writing something of their own using his style, or with a unique style of their own.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Arts Education: Artists experiment in a variety of ways to discover new possibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n

Disclaimer: I strongly believe the duo of Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko deserves to go down as one of the most iconic in Canadian history.<\/p>\n

Although Michael Martchenko\u2019s illustrations are perfectly paired with Munsch\u2019s stories, some of the scenes are so extraordinary they deserve to be reimagined a thousand times over (think Alligator Baby, More Pies!<\/em>). Students could recreate scenes, design new covers, or act out favourite moments, exploring expression and creativity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Career Education: Family and community relationships can be a source of support and guidance when solving problems and making decisions<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Paper Bag Princess<\/em>\u00a0 and Mortimer <\/em>both look at family dynamics and stereotypes and how they affect the main character. Exploring relationships, community, and personal identity are all critical to student development.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Revisiting his books isn\u2019t just nostalgia, it\u2019s a way to celebrate literacy, creativity, and Canadian culture, while inspiring the next generation of readers, thinkers, and storytellers.<\/p>\n

To close, I would like to share the book that started it all for me, read by the icon himself:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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