The First Nations series for young readers teachers resource : grades 4-10

This guide is designed to encourage students to use their critical thinking and literacy skills to tell the stories of inspirational figures from the First Nations community who have taken action on issues that are important to them. It can easily be integrated into everyday junior level classroom programming for language skills, arts, social studies, and character education. It is also appropriate for adaptation in intermediate and senior level classrooms. The guide uses the six books in the First Nations for Young Readers series: Environmentalists from our First Nations ; Great Musicians from our First Nations ; Men of Courage from our First Nations ; Great Women from our First Nations ; Great Athletes from our First Nations ; Gray Wolf''s Search. The material can also be applied to other materials about First Nations peoples that address themes of social justice, activism, the environment, sports, and politics. kb14/03/24… (more)