Gr. 3 Social Studies: Global Indigenous Peoples Kit 1

Big Idea # 1: Learning about indigenous peoples nurtures multicultural awareness and respect for diversity.

Big Idea #2: People from diverse cultures and societies share some common experiences and aspects of life.

Big Idea #3: Indigenous knowledge is passed down through oral history, traditions, and collective memory.

Big Idea #4: Indigenous societies throughout the world value the well-being of the self, the land, spirits, and ancestors.

Resources / Numbers
Books / Read Alouds/Picture Books/ Reference Books
1.  The Little Humming Bird
2.  Many Nations
3.  This Land is My Land
4.  A is for Aboriginal
5.  P’es’ka and the First Salmon Ceremony
6.  Peace Dancer
7.  Raven Brings the LIght
8.  Keepers of the Animals
9.  When the Snake Bites the Sun (Australia)
10.  The Bat and the Crocodile (Australia)
11.  Myths Legends of Aotearoa Maori (New Zealand)
12.  Take Shelter at Home Around the World.
13.  Wolf Island
14.  Coyote Sings to the Moon
15.  Up and Down the Andes
16.  First Peoples: The Bedouin of the Middle East
Student Resources
17.  Nanabozho and the Maple Trees/Maple Madness (Anishinaabe) & lesson plan - Info Tales
18.  The Loon and the Necklace/Living by the Sea (Tsimshian) & lesson plan - Info Tales
19.  The Best Wish/People of the Dawn Land (Abenaki) & lesson plan - Info Tales
20.  A Visit with Moon and Sun/Inuit Life (Inuit) & lesson plan - Info Tales
21.  The Treasures of Sri Lanka/The Hidden Treasure (Sri Lanka) - Info Tales
22.  The Girl and the Waterfall/Explore China (China) -- Info Tales
23.  All Connected - Big Idea
24.  First Peoples - Big Idea
25.  The Story Robe
26.  The Sea Wolf -Raven Tales
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Databases / World Book Kids
Websites/Apps / ●  http://www.firstpeoples.org
●  https://intercontinentalcry.org/indigenous-peoples/
●  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_indigenous_peoples
●  http://www.kiddle.co/s.php?q=global+indigenous+people#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=global%20indigenous%20people&gsc.page=1
Ab Ed. Resources
Role Models
Field Trips/ Community Connections
Inquiry Questions
District resource Centre Resources
Cross Curricular Ideas
Curriculum Ministry Links
Historical Thinking: Big 6