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Saskatchewan Indian Federated College

Department of Indian Education

First Nations and Metis Curriculum Units -

Series II

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Role models

Traditional Plants

Dances of First Nations

Legends

Dwellings

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                           First Nations Dwelling's Overview Chart

                                                                                      

TOPIC

 TIME
FRAME		 OBJECTIVES ASSESSMENT
Lesson 1

Social Studies and
Aesthetic Education

Introduction to Dwellings

 

1-3
classes

 Students' will:

- examine pictures of the four different types of dwellings studied in this unit.

 

  

1.Portfolio

2. KWL Chart

3. Observation
    Checklists

4. Talking Circle
Lesson 2

Social Studies and
Aesthetic Education

Tipi Pole Values

1-2
classes

 

 Students' will:

- relate the art of Tipi making to the different values that the Plains peoples traditionally lived by.

 

 1. Talking Circle

2.Observation checklist

3. Participation

4. Portfolio
Lesson 3

Mathematics

Math Fair

1-3
classes

 Students' will:

- participate in a Math Fair based    on facts regarding the different dwellings of First Nation peoples.

 

 

 1. Talking Circle

2. Observation checklist

3. Portfolio
Lesson 4

Language Arts

Pacific Northwest Coast Longhouse

1-3
classes

 Students' will:

- be introduced to the Northwest Coast Longhouses.

 

 1. Talking Circle

2. Participation

3. Observation Checklist

4. KWL Charts
Lesson 5

Language Arts and
Aesthetic Education

Research and Writing Process

1- 3
classes

 Students' will:

-be introduced to the Eastern Woodland Longhouses.

 

 1.Talking Circle

2. Observation checklist

3. Participation
Lesson 6

Language Arts and
Aesthetic Education

Research and Writing Process

 

1-3
classes

 Students' will:

-be introduced to the Igloos of the North.		 1. Talking Circle

2. Observation

3. Portfolio
Lesson 7

Language Arts and
Aesthetic Education

Building A Tipi

1-3
classes

 Students' will:

-participate in the building of a Tipi with Elder's guidance

-be able to compare the different regional First Nation groups  of Canada,  represented by their dwellings.

1. Talking Circle

2. Participation

3. Portfolio

4. Observation

                                         

Common Essential Learning's

Saskatchewan Education (1988) promotes the enhancement of instruction and student
learning through the Common Essential Learnings (CEL'S). The CEL'S encourage the
understanding of values, skills and processes both in and outside of the classroom. Each
of the following areas are represented in our units to assist the teacher-student
relationship. CEL'S include the following:

Communication
Critical and Creative Thinking
Personal Social Values and Skills
Independent Learning
Numeracy
Technological Literacy


For additional information about the CEL'S, check:

http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/policy/cels/index.html