ELEMENTARY Language Arts
- Storytelling -The Art of Knowledge
- Using FN Literature in the Classroom
- Teaching Storytelling in the Classroom -with some video clips
- Indigenizing the Curriculum: the Importance of Story
- Storytelling as the Basis of Good Pedagogy
- UBC link on Oral Traditions
- Collecting Family Stories
- Legends - there is a vast selection of Aboriginal Legends and Literature (several HGEC Kits).
- Information on Legends and Stories - student reading
- Re-visit the terrific collection of archived Day of Sucwentwecw 2016 materials on Storytelling -including printable materials and lesson plans
- Great background LOCAL information on Coyote in a short video clip
- Secwepemc Legend: Coyote & Grizzly Make the Seasons and Night and Day
- Ken Thomas performs Coyote and Bear Make Day & Night -scroll down to 5th video
- Various FN legends - local and other areas on CBC
- Legends of the Shuswap on CBC
- TEACHERS NOTE: Please always pre-read your selections of Coyote Legends from outside sources. Those in our schools are vetted, but some Coyote stories may be suitable for adult audiences. He is a trickster!
- HGEC Library now has a 2-disc CBC “Legends of the Shuswap”
- NEW Primary First Nations Puppet Kit, with select local legends
- NEW Shuswap Legends Kit with a class set of “Coyote as the Sun”
- Great explanation of local Secwepemc Legends
- More background information and several local Secwepemc Legends
- Dipnetting With Dad Guide
- Creation Stories from various areas and teaching ideas
- Some more First Peoples Legends
- Aboriginal Legends: Coast to Coast to Coast with lesson plan and images of completed legends projects
- First Peoples of Canada: An Aboriginal Presence -Legends
- Canada Under the Stars -Sky Stories of Aboriginal People
- FN Stories and classroom ideas for teachers
- Aboriginal Salmon Legends
- BC Aboriginal symbols and legends
- Shannon Thunderbird Animals, Stories, Legends and Teachings
- "Nanabush" legends videos from Eastern Canada
- Audio Legend Turtle's Teachings -a story of seasonal teachings/understanding emotions
- Secwepemc Creation / Origin Story
- Fantastic collection of Aboriginal Alphabet Books for Primary classrooms: Kit 0897
- Introduction to the Talking Circle - Oral Language Skills
- Readers Theatre: "Little Bear's Vision Quest"
- Book Study ideas for several Primary and Intermediate titles
- TWINKLE'S HAPPY PLACE blog is a jackpot of ideas
- For some great lesson plans to go with children’s books look through SD 54 and contact Noreen for many more!
- A massive collection of FN content books with both primary and intermediate lesson plans available through the HGEC library, entitled: Strategies For Aboriginal Theme Books and High Interest Aboriginal Theme Books Strategies
- FN Theme Book Bibliography 2006
- FN Theme Book Bibliography 2008
- In Our Own Words - Authentic First Peoples Content in K-3
- Authentic First Peoples Resources K-9
- NEW early primary Pearson (Turtle Island) guided reading sets in HGEC Library
- Check out Orca Books for lesson plans to go with their fantastic selection of Sylvia Olsen “Young Readers” books to use in your class as well as Sononis Books for some more Sylvia Olsen lesson plans
- Residential School Teacher Resource Guide (FNESC) - imposed assimilation and conversion-Seepeetza (HGEC Elementary Residential School Kit), Shi-shi-etko, Shin-chi’s Canoe (storybooks), As Long As the Rivers Flow, No Time to Say Goodbye, Goodbye Buffalo Bay, When the Spirits Dance, Fatty Legs…(several NEW intermediate literature circle titles pertaining to the Residential School topic)
- Fatty Legs Webinar: Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton and Kerry Aiken for grades 5-8
- Seepeetza is a great read aloud for grades 3-4, but best kept as a novel study for intermediates
- Larry Loyie Lesson Plans to go along with his novels
- NEW Eaglecrest chapter books available in Lit. Circle format in the HGEC Library: Eagle's Cry, Adventure on Gull Island, Hockey Challenge, Mountain Bike Adventure, Soccer Adventure, The Journey
- Check out the Raven Tales Child of Tears Lesson plan -use with Raven Tales DVD or book
- Full collection of Raven Tales Graphic Novels & DVDs in the HGEC Library
- Intermediate Novel Study kits
- The Raven’s Call – an unfinished story by Bill Reid
- ARC-BC: Nicola Campbell’s “Shi-shi-etko” and “Shin-chi’s Canoe” and many other Aboriginal titles are available on this site- see your LART for access code
- Bringing Métis Childrens' Literature to Life - lesson plans and some great ideas
- Video clips of four Métis authors
- Inuit Legends-with video clips