English Resources

SOCIAL STUDIES

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*As always, please ensure the appropriateness of terminology and relevancy of resources before classroom use *

When using the term "Indigenous" to refer to the First Peoples of Turtle Island, always capitalize the "I."

SOCIAL STUDIES(1-6): Indigenous Content within the Ontario Curriculum

INDIGENOUS-SPECIFIC SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM EXPECTATIONS

ONTARIO PARKS VIRTUAL DISCOVERY SCHOOL

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Watch these videos/webinars to learn more about implementing Indigenous Education within Social Studies 👇🏽

"Community Ties" in LC

🔼 Video Tutorials 🔼

Grades 1-3 Social Studies Curriculum

Omàmiwininì: The Invisible People

HISTORY OF THE ALGONQUINS

Omamiwinini-InvisiblePeople-e.pdf

Paddling through the past. Ottawa-Gatineau's Ancient Cultural Landscape

Algonquin History in the Ottawa River Watershed

algonquin-history.pdf

Bringing_Metis_Childrens_Literature_to_Life_Teachers_Guide.pdf

Bringing Métis Children Literature to Life

Métis Language/Culture Resources

Exploring Inuit Culture OnlineExploring Inuit Culture ONLINE is a multi-media learning material designed for grades 4-6, to teach students about the Inuit, the native people of the Canadian Arctic, and Nunavut, the newest territory in Canada established in 1999. The Lesson Plans are available in PDF format and can be downloaded.

Exploring Inuit Culture (Grades 4-6)

Sample_Grade_1_lesson_plan_using_Morning_on_the_Lake.pdf

Grade 1 Lesson:

Heritage & Identity

Shi_shi_etko_GR3_SocialStudies_lesson_plan.pdf

Grade 3 Lesson:

Early Settlement in Upper Canada

Grade 5 Lesson:

Please partner with this Mi'kmaq resource .

Grade 5 Lesson:

The Tree of Peace and its significance to Haudenosaunee society*Haudenosaunee is the appropriate term (Please adjust language within the lesson)

🔼 Online Collection of KAYAK: CANADA'S HISTORY MAGAZINE FOR KIDS in PDFs 🔼

Kay2021MarFirstPeople.pdf

Kay2020FebItsAllRelative.pdf

Kay2021MarSettlingCanada.pdf

Kay2020WinHowFursBuiltCanada.pdf

Treaty Resources

K-6 Treaty Day Activities

Kay2018Treaties.pdf

The Moccasin Identifier™ mission is to educate everyone from preschoolers to professionals on Treaties through educational presentations, promoting public awareness about Indigenous culture through MI™ site installations, and developing a network of knowledge for the benefit of Truth and Reconciliation.