Lesson #1 : Buffalo
This lesson was focused on primarily talking about the two theories of how the First Nation inhabited what is known as Turtle Island and North America respectively. The two theories were the bering strait and the creation story. In addition, we looked regionally at the plains people and how they survived the harsh prairie winters with the aid of their buffalo. We figured out all of the tools we could make using the buffalo. The work sheet is below.
Buffalo Work Sheet
Lesson #2
Lesson #2
This lesson focuses on living structures for First Nations people and how the living structure is a tool used to learn more about a group of people's culture. In addition, we go through an interactive powerpoint that allows us to build a tipi with the meaning. The students will then work on a work sheet that visually allows the students to differentiate the meaning between a nomadic, semi-nomadic and sedentary group of people.
Interactive tipi ppt
Work Sheet #2
This lesson focuses on living structures for First Nations people and how the living structure is a tool used to learn more about a group of people's culture. In addition, we go through an interactive powerpoint that allows us to build a tipi with the meaning. The students will then work on a work sheet that visually allows the students to differentiate the meaning between a nomadic, semi-nomadic and sedentary group of people.
Interactive tipi ppt
Work Sheet #2
Lesson #3
Lesson #3
This is a lesson that focuses on way of life. The students will research a way of life for a certain First Nations group and fill out a given template. The idea of this assignment is for the students to gain as much knowledge as they can about a particular group of people and their way of life. In addition, it will be a hidden way of teaching the students the importance of oral tradition as many forms of ways of life are not in any literature but primarily through story telling.
Research Template
This is a lesson that focuses on way of life. The students will research a way of life for a certain First Nations group and fill out a given template. The idea of this assignment is for the students to gain as much knowledge as they can about a particular group of people and their way of life. In addition, it will be a hidden way of teaching the students the importance of oral tradition as many forms of ways of life are not in any literature but primarily through story telling.
Research Template
Lesson #4
Lesson #1
This lesson focuses on the important role of families. In addition, it allows the students to brainstorm ideas on the roles and responsibilities of certain members of a family living within a community. It also opens the door to talking about the government structure that was in place with the First Nations before European contact and how family structure was resemblant of the community structure. The work sheet is below.
Work Sheet
This lesson focuses on the important role of families. In addition, it allows the students to brainstorm ideas on the roles and responsibilities of certain members of a family living within a community. It also opens the door to talking about the government structure that was in place with the First Nations before European contact and how family structure was resemblant of the community structure. The work sheet is below.
Work Sheet
Lesson #5
Lesson #5
This lesson really dives in to the government structure of First Nations pre-contact. It is a short paper on it and students are expected to read through it and pull out the main ideas and we will share what we discovered as a class. The importance of this lesson is to ensure the students recognize the fact that the First Nations were an autonomous, civil and self determining society before contact. This will be an important theme later on as we discuss more of the fine details of policies concerning Aboriginal people.
Reading
This lesson really dives in to the government structure of First Nations pre-contact. It is a short paper on it and students are expected to read through it and pull out the main ideas and we will share what we discovered as a class. The importance of this lesson is to ensure the students recognize the fact that the First Nations were an autonomous, civil and self determining society before contact. This will be an important theme later on as we discuss more of the fine details of policies concerning Aboriginal people.
Reading
Lesson #6
Lesson #6
This lesson encompasses values and the difference between values today and of the past. The students will go through some scenarios and see where best these people would fit as being prestigious in modern culture or traditional culture.
Reading on Generosity
Generosity Scenarios
This lesson encompasses values and the difference between values today and of the past. The students will go through some scenarios and see where best these people would fit as being prestigious in modern culture or traditional culture.
Reading on Generosity
Generosity Scenarios
Lesson #7 Child Rearing
Lesson #7
Students will do a jigsaw activity learning more about 3 differing cultures in relation to child upbringing and family life. The students will be an expert on one and then share their knowledge to the other students while receiving the expert knowledge from other students as well.
Jigsaw Worksheet
Jigsaw Readings
Students will do a jigsaw activity learning more about 3 differing cultures in relation to child upbringing and family life. The students will be an expert on one and then share their knowledge to the other students while receiving the expert knowledge from other students as well.
Jigsaw Worksheet
Jigsaw Readings
Lesson # 8 Traditional Economy
Lesson #8
This lesson is all about economy. Students will receive a crash course on economy through a video and then will go through a role play based on 3 cultural groups trading their goods to improve their survivability. Students will then answer some post reflection questions.
Trading Cards
Reflection Worksheet
This lesson is all about economy. Students will receive a crash course on economy through a video and then will go through a role play based on 3 cultural groups trading their goods to improve their survivability. Students will then answer some post reflection questions.
Trading Cards
Reflection Worksheet
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