Make a Mobile

Materials: Use any recycled material such as a left over delivery box or a cereal box Paint, markers, crayons or pencils Scissors String Branch found outside on the ground. Please do not break off a branch from a living tree Instructions: Inspired by the book, choose...

Web Resources

Anishnawbe Health Toronto — Traditional Teaching and Other Brochures (for information on clans and the four sacred medicines): Traditional...

Learn About the Indigenous Peoples in Your Area

Locate within your area the nearest First Nations community and Métis community. Using the internet, do some research on the community. Invite a guest speaker to share some information about the community with your class. When you invite them, you may ask them to talk...

Animal Investigation

Have students do some early investigation on one of the animals in the book. They can write in a research frame: Name of animal: Drawing of animal: My animal lives in: My animal eats: Two interesting facts about my...

Mask Making

Invite an Elder, senator or knowledge keeper to speak with your class to share information about the concepts of clans, totems and doodems. If you have an Indigenous lead within your school system, they may be able to help with this. Understanding that clans are...