Primary Grades 1-3
Circle Traditions - Talking Circles
(Grade 1) Subject Strands: Language Arts
Respect
(Grade 1) Subject Strands: Language Arts
Treaties
(Grade 1) Subject Strands: Language Arts
Responsibility
(Grade 1) Subject Strands: Social Studies, Language Arts
Respecting Mother Earth
(Grade 1) Subject Strands: Social Studies
The Things We Need
(Grade 1) Subject Strands: Social Studies
Naming Ceremony
(Grade 2) Subject Strands: Social Studies, Language Arts
Social Celebrations - Remembrance Day
(Grade 2) Subject Strands: Social Studies
Seasonal Traditions
(Grade 2) Subject Strands: Social Studies
Seventh-Generation Stewardship
(Grade 3) Subject Strands: Social Studies, Language Arts
Feasts of Thanksgiving
(Grade 3) Subject Strands: Social Studies
What Settlers Learned From Aboriginal People - Food Preservation
(Grade 3) Subject Strands: Social Studies, Language Arts
What Settlers Learned From Aboriginal People - Technology
(Grade 3) Subject Strands: Social Studies, Language Arts
The Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: 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
Respecting Mother Earth
Grade 1; Primary
The Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: 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
The Things We Need
Grade 1; Primary
The Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: 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
Naming Ceremony
Grade 2; Primary
The Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: 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
Social Celebrations - Remembrance Day
Grade 2; Primary
The Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: 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
Seasonal Traditions
Grade 2; Primary
The Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: 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
Seventh-Generation Stewardship
Grade 3; Primary
The Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: 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
Feasts of Thanksgiving
Grade 3; Primary
The Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: Students explore Aboriginal foods and feast traditions, and make connections between Canadian Thanksgiving and other thanksgiving celebrations.
Early Settlers, Celebrations, Thanksgiving, Origins, Feasts
What Settlers Learned From Aboriginal People - Food Preservation
Grade 3; Primary
The Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: 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
What Settlers Learned From Aboriginal People - Technology
Grade 3; Primary
The Ontario Ministry of Education - The Teacher's Toolkit
Description/Keywords: 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
Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage: Making Do With What You Have
From the Canadian Museum of Civilization
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. (Level Primary)
Se débrouiller avec ce que l'on a
Level Primary
Du site web: "Les étudiants se renseignent sur l'histoire et la culture des autochtones en identifiant des matériaux végétaux et animaux utilisés pour fabriquer des objets de tous les jours, en complétant la fiche d'activité 'Faites correspondre les objets et les matériaux' et en participant à une discussion en classe sur les matériaux que les gens utilisent pour fabriquer des objets."
Norval Morriseau X-Ray Painting
(Grade 3 to 8) Subject Strands: Art
National Gallery of Canada
ART Lesson plans based on Canadian contemporary Aboriginal art. (All grades)
Mi'kmaq Creation Story: Mi'kmaq Nation Lesson Plan
(Grades 1-6) Subject Strands: Language Arts, Drama, Social Studies, Science, Health
The Tipi, The Circle Model, The Powwow: Blackfoot Nation Lesson Plan
(Grades 1-6) Subject Strands: Language, Social Studies
The Tipi, The Circle Model and Governance: Blackfoot Nation Lesson Plan
(Grades 1-6) Subject Strands: Political Science, Law, Architecture
Four Directions Learning Activity: Cree Nation Lesson Plan
(Grades 1-6) Subject Strands: Language, Social Studies
Four Directions and Medicine Wheel Learning Activity: Ojibwe Nation Lesson Plan
(Grades 1-6) Additional Subject Strands: Geography, Natural Science, Astronomy
Giving Thanks: Mohawk Nation Lesson Plan
(Grades 1-6) Subject Strand: Social Studies