(Any Grade) Subject Strands: Language, Social Studies.
(Any Grade) In this lesson, students interview an elder or someone from another culture to learn about foods in different times or places. This gives students broader insight for thinking critically about their own food choices.
Grade 1;
Primary. Students learn about how Aboriginal peoples demonstrate responsibility for themselves, others, and the environment around them. Students make connections to similar ways in which they demonstrate responsibility. Rights, Property, Shared Environment, Heritage and Citizenship.
Grade 1;
Primary. Students explore Aboriginal and other community perspectives on respect for the land, and develop a personal connection to protecting the earth. Recycle, Waste, Respect, Environment, Farming.
Grade 1;
Primary. Students identify the needs of humans, how these needs are met in different cultures, and who is involved in meeting these needs.
Staple Diet, Shelter, Food, Recreation, Cooking.
Grade 2;
Primary. Students learn about names and naming traditions, and examine how these and other aspects of culture and community are passed on through the generations. Heritage, Traditions, Celebrations, Families, Cultures.
Grade 2;
Primary. Students learn about the contributions of Aboriginal people to Canada’s military since 1812.
Remembrance Day, Canada Day, Victoria Day, Aboriginal Solidarity Day, Chinese New Year, World War I, World War II, Korean War.
Grade 2;
Primary. Students use a medicine wheel as the framework for learning about seasonal traditions common to their cultures and their community.
Cultures, Generations, Medicine Wheels, Life, Cycles of Nature, Traditions.
Grade 3;
Primary. Students use the Aboriginal concept of seventh-generation stewardship as a framework for exploring their responsibilities for the land, animals, air, and water for future generations. Urban, Rural, Natural Environment, Water.
Grade 3;
Primary. Students explore Aboriginal foods and feast traditions, and make connections between Canadian Thanksgiving and other thanksgiving celebrations.
Early Settlers, Celebrations, Thanksgiving, Origins, Feasts.
Grade 3;
Primary. Students research how food was preserved and stored by early settlers and Aboriginal people, and share the information in a feature article for a children’s magazine. Early Settlement, Medicinal Plants, Transportation, Hunters, Gatherers, Food Preservation.
Grade 3;
Primary. Students research how food was preserved and stored by early settlers and Aboriginal people, and share the information in a feature article for a children’s magazine. Tools, Technologies, Inventions, Survival.
Grade 4;
Junior. Students learn about goods and services produced by Aboriginal communities in Ontario and how they are exchanged for goods and services from other Ontario communities. Goods, Services, Trade, Exchange.
Grade 4;
Junior. Using shoes as a metaphor, students research and share information about the differences between the physical regions of Ontario and Canada.
Communities, Regions, Population, Language, Environment.
Grade 5;
Junior. Students learn about the importance of National Aboriginal Day and celebrate it with their classmates. Ceremonies, Celebrations, Commemorate, Summer Solstice, Heritage.
Grade 5;
Junior. Using maps, students explore and compare a North American Aboriginal nation that existed at the time of European contact with an early civilization on another continent. Regions, Civilizations, Maps, Geography.
Grade 6;
Junior. Students research the contributions and achievements of Aboriginal people in Canada. Achievements, Contributions, Recognition.
Grade 6;
Junior. Students invite members of the Aboriginal community into the classroom for a presentation and/or interview to explore present-day issues facing First Nation, Métis, and Inuit people. Land Claims, Status, Rights, Poverty, Residential Schools.
Grade 6;
Junior. Students research and compare key social and cultural characteristics of nations within the Algonquian and Iroquoian groups. Nations, Dialects, Language, Knowledge, Lifestyle.
Grade 6;
Junior. Students gain an understanding of the treaty-making process and the impact that the treaties made between Aboriginal peoples and the federal government are still having today. They participate in a simulated negotiation of an agreement to share a territory. Treaties, Land Claims, Government, Negotiation, Agreement.
(Grades K-4) Subject Strands: Language Arts, Social Studies, Visual Arts, Math
(Grades 4-6) Subject Strands: Language Arts, Social Studies, Visual Arts.
Mohawk Nation Lesson Plan (Grades 1-6; Level
Primary/
Junior) Subject Strand: Social Studies.
Blackfoot Nation Lesson Plan (Grades 1-6; Level
Primary/
Junior) Subject Strands: Political Science, Law, Architecture
Cree Nation Lesson Plan (Grades 1-6; Level
Primary/
Junior) Subject Strands: Social Studies and Language
Mohawk Nation Lesson Plan (Grades 1-6; Level
Primary/
Junior) Subject Strand: Social Studies
Mi'kmaq Nation Lesson Plan (Grades 1-6; Level
Primary/
Junior)
Subject Strands: Language Arts, Drama, Social Studies, Science
