Balancing History
Created to be used with the article Warp, Weft, Weave: Joining Generations published in vol. 53, Issue, 3, 2020 of British Columbia History magazine. Designed for students in Grades 8 to 12.
Created to be used with the article Warp, Weft, Weave: Joining Generations published in vol. 53, Issue, 3, 2020 of British Columbia History magazine. Designed for students in Grades 8 to 12.
Lesson plan uses the books : Shi-Shi-Etko, Shin-Chi’s Canoe, and Stolen Words.
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Understanding Treaties in a Contemporary Context" inquiry questions about treaty relationships, spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Lesson teaches the cultural significance of totems poles, how they're constructed and Haida vocabulary relating to them. Designed for Grades K-1.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources.
Script adapted from one of the short stories in Indian Shoes. Through students reading parts in script activity is meant to develop reading fluency.
Geared toward Grades 5 to 8. Story by Napatsi Folger is about a 10-year-old girl who is dealing with her parents' separation.
Designed for Grades 4-9.
Story about a little Cree girl who helps her grandfather learn his language after he tells her about his experience of residential school, separation from his family and culture and loss of language.
Suitable for use with students aged 6-9 (Grades 1-4). Text in English with some Cree vocabulary.
Sample lesson focuses on one chapter in book which follows the adventures of grandfather and his grandson. Recommended grades 2-3.
Also includes teacher guide for Which Way Should I Go?
Lesson plan for children's book about a young girl's last days at home before leaving for residential school. For use with reading ages 3 to 7.
Set of 19 Kindergarten to Grade 12 lesson plans which focus on Manitoba.
Lesson plan based on the article Black and Indigenous found on page 12 in Kayak children's magazine's special issue Black History in Canada. Suitable for Grades 5 to 8.
Young adult novel about teen's move to a reserve when her mother marries an Aboriginal man and the challenges she faces as she tries to adjust to the new way life and community. Recommended for Grades 8 and 9.
Lessons for social studies, language arts, math, and visual arts classes. Suggested audience is Grade 5.