Comparing Media Text - Who Says?
(Grade 4) Subject Strands: Social Studies
Walking with Miskawaadesi
(Grades 4-6) Subject Strands: Science
Walking with A'nó:wara
(Grades 4-6) Subject Strands: Science
Aboriginal Heroes
(Grade 5) Subject Strands: Language Arts
Creation Stories - Where We All Come From
(Grade 5) Subject Strands: Language Arts
Stereotypes - Learning To Unlearn
(Grade 5) Subject Strands: Language Arts
Talking Circles
(Grade 5) Subject Strands: Language Arts
Exchanges Between Communities
Grade 4; Junior
The Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: 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
Walking In Someone Else's Shoes
Grade 4; Junior
The Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: 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
Celebrating National Aboriginal Day
Grade 5; Junior
Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: Students learn about the importance of National Aboriginal Day and celebrate it with their classmates.
Ceremonies, Celebrations, Commemorate, Summer Solstice, Heritage
Using and Making Maps
Grade 5; Junior
Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: 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
Achievements of Aboriginal People in Canada
Grade 6; Junior
Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: Students research the contributions and achievements of Aboriginal people in Canada.
Achievements, Contributions, Recognition
Current Aboriginal Perspectives
Grade 6; Junior
Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: 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
Different but Similar - Comparing Algonquian and Iroquoian Nations
Grade 6; Junior
Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: Students research and compare key social and cultural characteristics of nations within the Algonquian and Iroquoian groups.
Nations, Dialects, Language, Knowledge, Lifestyle
Issues Facing First Nations Today
Grade 6; Junior
Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: 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
First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Connections: Scope and Sequence of Expectations
Grades 4-6; Junior
From the website: "This Scope and Sequence resource document is designed to assist teachers with incorporating First Nations, Metis, and Inuit perspectives into the classroom by highlighting where there are opportunities for students to explore themes, ideas, and topics related to Aboriginal peoples in Canada in every subject area from Kindergarten to Grade 8. This document will be updated regularly to reflect changes related to First Nations, Metis, and Inuit connections in revised curriculum policy documents that have come into effect."
