by boot | Feb 20, 2025
What is winter like where you live? What kinds of animals do you see in winter? What are the other seasons of the year and how are they different? In general, do you think that the weather is changing or staying the same around the world? Why?
by boot | Feb 20, 2025
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...
by boot | Feb 20, 2025
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...
by boot | Feb 20, 2025
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...
by boot | Feb 20, 2025
Using the list at the end of the story, explore each of the animals and the trait that the author associates with the animal. Have students choose one animal and write a connection they may have to the meaning of the totem.
