Seasons:
- Learning Circle Unit 2: Seasons – The primary focus of this unit is to encourage children to take note of the seasonal changes going on around them and to teach students how First Nations dealt with the changing seasons
- My Seasonal Round: Lessons and Resources to explore the pattern of movement of Indigenous peoples from one resource-gathering area to another in a cycle that was followed each year. Topics discussed:
- habitat
- natural resources
- stability and change
- living and non-living components of habitats
- Book: Hello Spring!
- Book: Seasons
- Book: Summertime
- Book: Fall is Here!
- Book: Wintertime
- Book: We Greet the Four Seasons
- Book: We Share the Seasons
Plants and Animals:
- First Nations: Science and Ethnobotany Unit K-10
- Available in the Aboriginal Resource Library
- Kit: Talk a Walk
- Film: Indigenous Plant Diva – Kamala Todd’s short film of Cease Wyss, of the Squamish Nation. Wyss is a woman who understands the remarkable healing powers of the plants growing all over downtown Vancouver.
- Film: Dr. Nancy Turner talks about the seasonal round; people’s connection to land, plants, and nature; sustainability; and respect for all life forms.
- Book: How do Plants Grow
- Book: Bear Facts
- Book: Frog Facts
- Book: Raven Facts
- Book: Bald Eagle Facts
- Activities: Nuu-Chah-Nulth Ocean Animals
Salmon:
- Video: Through the Eyes of Elders: Secwepemc Elder Mike Arnouse, talks of the salmon run and reminds us that we are all part of a larger circle of creation.
- Video: SFU Journey into Time Immemorial – The first salmon ceremony
- Video: Sacred Salmon Ceremony with Eddie Garner – Stó:l? First Nation
- Article: First Salmon Ceremony a Very Meaningful Event – Kwantlen First Nation
- Fact Sheets: First Nations Traditional Foods
Observable Patterns:
- Book: Taan’s Moon – A Haida Story
- Book: Thirteen Moons on a Turtles Back
- Book: Sky Sisters – As two young Ojibway sisters set off across the north country to Coyote Hill to see the SkySpirits dance, Grandmother Moon lights the way
- Book: Coyote and the sky : How the Sun, Moon, and Stars Began
Aboriginal Resource Library Kits:
Curriculum Resources:
- Coyote’s Crazy Smart Science Show is an adventures-in-science series that encourages youth to explore the fascinating world of science – from an Indigenous perspective.
- Surrey School District: Walking Curriculum