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Acadian Art Exploration

By immersing students in the study of Acadian art, this lesson plan aims to foster a deep understanding of belonging, community, and the importance of cultural heritage. Through this exploration, students will gain valuable insights into their own identities and the diverse world around them.

Grade 10

Fry Bread

This resource bundle uses Fry Bread to help students explore the significance of food in their families and communities. Students will reflect on their favorite foods, connect with the concept of a knowledge keeper, and draw parallels to the Fry Bread Lady in the story. By preparing their own fry bread and sharing its meaning, students deepen their understanding of cultural traditions and personal connections through food.

Grade 2

A Map into the World

This resource bundle, centered on the theme of identity, follows Paj Ntaub and her Hmong family as they navigate life in Minnesota after surviving the Vietnam War’s “Secret War” in Laos and years in refugee camps. Through lyrical storytelling and visuals inspired by Hmong traditional stitching, the book invites readers to explore themes of immigration, belonging, grief, and empathy. Paj Ntaub’s experiences offer a thoughtful lens into the complexities of adapting to a new home while honoring cultural heritage and connections.

Grade 2

Media Studies Course Package

This Grade 12 Media Studies course empowers students to critically analyze media, explore its cultural influences, and address issues like marginalization and bias. Through units on theory, production, and creation, students develop media literacy, evaluate narratives across formats, and engage in meaningful discussions about global and local media landscapes. The course culminates in a student-driven media project, fostering creativity and real-world application.

Grade 12

We are Water Protectors

Students will learn about the different uses of water and the importance of protecting water sources. They will explore how pollutants enter water systems and the negative impacts of water pollution. Additionally, they will examine the connections between water, living organisms, and human communities, while recognizing the consequences of water scarcity. Finally, students will identify actions they can take to protect water, emphasizing the importance of both individual and collective responsibility.

Grade 2

Rocks

This bundle contains learning about rocks, their characteristics, how to identify rocks and the cycle of rocks. Students will also use hands on learning to explore the layers of the earth’s crust.

Grade 4

Whoosh!

This Grade 3 English Language Arts resource bundle uses Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions to teach reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing through interactive activities. Students explore narrative structure, themes, and story elements while connecting their learning to real-world problem-solving and inventions. The bundle includes adaptable resources for diverse learners and integrates cross-curricular links to enhance engagement.

Grade 3

Balloons over Broadway

This bundle covers text analysis and comprehension’s many facets. Text features like narrative structure, plot, and themes are examined by students. From narrative storytelling to instructive reports, they discover text forms and purposes. Students learn and understand more by using headings, glossaries, and diagrams. They also examine authors’ styles and tactics to see how language and structure affect the content.

Grade 3

Character Creation

These lessons will give students the opportunity to express themselves through creative writing. It will begin by exploring the concepts of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. The lesson will then focus on building characterization for an assigned ‘character card’ through brainstorming and note making. Students will examine exemplars of other creative writing and will then draft their own content. They will work through an editing and revision process and then will submit. The final stage of this unit is to practice presentation skills and then present their content to the class.

Grade 10

Rita Joe Song Project

Learners will use contemporary music by indigenous youth to explore the themes in Rita Joe’s poem “I Lost My Talk”.

Grade 9

Boomwhackers

This hands-on lesson gets learners playing songs on Boomwhackers/pitched percussion instruments, by following a series of play a longs on YouTube. This lesson will teach and reinforce the C major diatonic scale and chords and helps students recall how to read treble and bass clef notes, and to count in a basic multiple time signatures. Most importantly, this lesson will reinforce playing as an ensemble.

Grade 9

Introductory Wolastoqey Latuwewakon 110 Pronunciation

This bundle contains resources to help develop Wolastoqey latuwewakon pronunciation. While this has been developed specifically for the Wolastoqey Introductory curriculum, it may be useful for any group of Wolastoqey language learners.

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