Aboriginal Elders: A Grade 12 Unit Lesson Plan
Discusses the importance of respect for Elders, their role as sources of knowledge, community leaders and carriers of culture, and the value of orality and learning through stories and conversation.
Discusses the importance of respect for Elders, their role as sources of knowledge, community leaders and carriers of culture, and the value of orality and learning through stories and conversation.
Extensive list of titles with the applicable grade levels and subjects.
Retelling of traditional story.
Source: Man in the Moon: Sky Tales from Many Lands collected by Alta Jablow and Carl Withers.
Traditional Sami story.
Source: The Storytelling Star by James Riordan.
Recommended for Grade 3 students.
Lesson plan uses the books : Shi-Shi-Etko, Shin-Chi’s Canoe, and Stolen Words.
Activity promotes reading fluency by having children read parts in a script for the traditional story.
Retelling of a traditional story. Suggested age range 6-11 years.
Retelling of a traditional story.
Language arts activities in Inuktitut and English for students in Grades 2 and 3.
For use with article Last Battle of Seven Oaks, written by Heather Wright and illustrated by Celia Krampien found on p. 30 of the special issue "How Furs Built Canada" of Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for Kids. Suitable for Grades 2-6.
Activity promotes reading fluency by having children read parts in the script.
Five stories intended for use with Kindergarten students.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Guide.
Lists approximately 150 works.
Stories in book are based on accounts from Indigenous people who attended Kuper Island Residential School. Lesson plan is intended for use with Grades 9 and 10.