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.
From the website: "Students learn about the history and cultures of aboriginal peoples by identifying plant and animal materials used to make everyday objects, completing the Match the Object to the Material Activity Sheet, and engaging in a classroom discussion about materials people use to make objects." Website includes pdf file of lesson plan and activity sheets.
From the document: The Limestone District School Board has created this resource to enable kindergarten and elementary teachers to know how and where to incorporate a variety a specific First Nations, Metis and Inuit cultures, histories, arts, worldviews and issues into existing ministry curriculum.
By Mohini Athia, 2012. Powerpoint presentation with accompanying ISU. Presented at the
"Kimaaciihtoomin e-anishinaabe-kikinoo鈥檃maageyak/Beginning to teach in an indigenous way鈥 2012 Conference.
From the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation. From the website: "This lesson incorporates foundational objectives from the unit entitled Earth and Space Science: Weather Dynamics in the Science 10 Curriculm Guide. Students will examine cultural perspectives regarding weather and, specifically, the seasons of the year. The focus here is on a six-season model used by the Woodland Cree. This lesson could be presented as an introduction to the topic of weather."
From the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation. From the website: "This series of lessons incorporates four of the foundational objectives from the unit entitled Earth and Space Science: Weather Dynamics (WD) in the Science 10 Curriculum Guide. These lessons examine cultural perspectives on weather and weather predictions, and are designed to be an introduction to the topic of weather."
Film by NFB. Description: "Women, Contemporary Aboriginal Issues, and Resistance helps strip away the fears and stigmas that keep people from speaking openly about Aboriginal issues."
From the University of Saskatchewan College of Education. Astronomy is contextualized with Aboriginal cosmology, providing a framework for learning both Western Science concepts and Aboriginal Ways of Knowing.