LSSD PreK - Kindergarten
Truth and Reconciliation
Sept 25th - Sept 29th 2023
The videos, links and activities are to help you navigate through Truth and Reconciliation week. You can complete them at any point during your day. Any questions, please let me know [email protected].
September 25th 2023
1. Introduce the theme Orange Shirt Day with students by watching the video - "All About Orange Shirt Day" CBC Kids
Begin conversation about what they love about school? List this on the board or on chart paper. Encourage the students to explain why they love those aspects of school?
More questions to ask:
2. Have the children take some time to draw a picture (and label it if able) of the things that they do that are important to their family and culture: (clothes they wear, foods they eat, music they listen to, activities they like to do, etc.) Encourage them to to share those stories with you and their classmates. Display them in the classroom, or encourage them to take them home to share with parents/guardians.
1. Introduce the theme Orange Shirt Day with students by watching the video - "All About Orange Shirt Day" CBC Kids
Begin conversation about what they love about school? List this on the board or on chart paper. Encourage the students to explain why they love those aspects of school?
More questions to ask:
- What type of celebrations are at school?
- What celebrations do you have at home?
- How does it feel to be at school?
- How should we be treated at school?
- Who are the helpers at school?
- What are some things you are allowed to do at school?
- Imagine what it would feel like to have the things that we love and are important to use taken away from us. How would that make you feel?
2. Have the children take some time to draw a picture (and label it if able) of the things that they do that are important to their family and culture: (clothes they wear, foods they eat, music they listen to, activities they like to do, etc.) Encourage them to to share those stories with you and their classmates. Display them in the classroom, or encourage them to take them home to share with parents/guardians.
September 26th 2023
1. Go over some Cree vocabulary with the students: Maybe put these up on a word wall
2. Watch the "When We Were Alone" read aloud on Youtube or borrow the book from your library to read aloud to the students.
After the read aloud, have the students sit in a Sharing Circle to share what they learned from the video/book and how it made them feel. Please be the first to set the example. Use an object to indicate speaker order. If you are unsure how to conduct a Sharing Circle please refer to protocols linked here. However, adapt as best for your students maintaining the integrity of the Sharing Circle.
3. Ask the students:
3. Encourage the students to wear brightly coloured clothing tomorrow.
1. Go over some Cree vocabulary with the students: Maybe put these up on a word wall
- Kokom (Koh-kum) --> My grandmother in Cree
- Nokom (Noh-kum) --> Grandmother in Cree (short version)
- Nokomis (Noh-koh-mis) --> Means my Grandmother in Cree, however they are using it to mean my Great Uncle. It should be Nisis (Nih-sis) --> my uncle.
- Nosisim (Noh-sih-sihm) --> Grandchild in Cree
- Na pinaysis (Nah pin-aye-sis) - Here Little bird in Cree
- Miciso (Mih-chi-zho) --> Eat in Cree
- Ta Misi Kitiyin (Tah Mih-sih Kih-tih-yin) --> so you will get big in Cree
- Ta Maskisiyin (Tah Mah-skih-s-yin) --> so you will get strong in Cree
2. Watch the "When We Were Alone" read aloud on Youtube or borrow the book from your library to read aloud to the students.
After the read aloud, have the students sit in a Sharing Circle to share what they learned from the video/book and how it made them feel. Please be the first to set the example. Use an object to indicate speaker order. If you are unsure how to conduct a Sharing Circle please refer to protocols linked here. However, adapt as best for your students maintaining the integrity of the Sharing Circle.
3. Ask the students:
- Who is Nokom in the story? Why did she wear such colourful clothing?
- Do they have a Kokom? A grandmother? What do they call her?
- Does she wear beautiful colourful clothing? Do you know her favourite colour? What is your favourite colour?
- Why does Nokom wear her hair long and braided?
- Nokom whispered a beautiful poem to the flying bird. Do you remember what language it was in? Do you remember what it means?
- Do any of your grandparents speak a different language? Do you know what language?
- Nokom spends lots of time with her Brother Nokomis. Why is this important to her?
- Do you spend lots of time with your brothers, sisters or even cousins? Why is that important to you?
3. Encourage the students to wear brightly coloured clothing tomorrow.
September 27th 2023
1. Have the students recall the story "When We Were Alone". You can use the Five Finger Story Retell to record the students' answer. Document is below.
2. Have the students try to remember why Nokom wore such beautifully coloured clothing. Explain to the students that many Indigenous people today wear beautifully coloured clothing. If you have access to a Ribbon Skirt/Shirt, hang it up in the class room or wear it to class.
3. Show some pictures of Ribbon Shirts and Ribbon Skirts. (Google can show you lots.) For yourself, learn more about what Ribbon Shirts/Skirts are for. Adapt to your class.
This is a great resource for Metis Ribbon Skirts, but many First Nations people wear Ribbon Skirts as well. Here is a beautiful video narrated by Dr. Myra Laramee about Ribbon Skirt Teachings. It is on Facebook - and it might not play in your school, but you can view it at home. Here is another video about a young women's collection of Ribbon Skirts for inspiration. :)
This video is about Isabella Kulak a young Indigenous student who was shamed about her beautiful ribbon skirt, and how her and her family started a movement to encourage young Indigenous people to wear their Ribbon Skirts and Ribbon Shirts everyday to honour their culture and family. youtu.be/w7Jr98LcdB0?si=mmmid5XK7X_KY-lO Because of Isabella Kulak, we have an unofficial Ribbon Skirt/Shirt Day January 4th every year. However, many schools like to hold it the first day that school resumes in January.
4. Have the students design beautiful ribbon skirts/shirts. They can colour them in any colour, use any design they wish. There are endless possibilities. Some BLMs are attached below. A blank Skirt and Shirt, plus a Skirt and Shirt that have ribbons on them. They could even paste different fabric, craft items (pom poms, stickers, glitter, etc.) to their ribbon skirts/shirts.
5. Once the designs are completed, take pictures of the young designers with their fashion design. Encourage them to explain why they picked those colours and designs. Hang their completed artwork in the classroom. Have them be proud of wearing beautiful colours and sharing their beautiful designs with each other.
1. Have the students recall the story "When We Were Alone". You can use the Five Finger Story Retell to record the students' answer. Document is below.
2. Have the students try to remember why Nokom wore such beautifully coloured clothing. Explain to the students that many Indigenous people today wear beautifully coloured clothing. If you have access to a Ribbon Skirt/Shirt, hang it up in the class room or wear it to class.
3. Show some pictures of Ribbon Shirts and Ribbon Skirts. (Google can show you lots.) For yourself, learn more about what Ribbon Shirts/Skirts are for. Adapt to your class.
This is a great resource for Metis Ribbon Skirts, but many First Nations people wear Ribbon Skirts as well. Here is a beautiful video narrated by Dr. Myra Laramee about Ribbon Skirt Teachings. It is on Facebook - and it might not play in your school, but you can view it at home. Here is another video about a young women's collection of Ribbon Skirts for inspiration. :)
This video is about Isabella Kulak a young Indigenous student who was shamed about her beautiful ribbon skirt, and how her and her family started a movement to encourage young Indigenous people to wear their Ribbon Skirts and Ribbon Shirts everyday to honour their culture and family. youtu.be/w7Jr98LcdB0?si=mmmid5XK7X_KY-lO Because of Isabella Kulak, we have an unofficial Ribbon Skirt/Shirt Day January 4th every year. However, many schools like to hold it the first day that school resumes in January.
4. Have the students design beautiful ribbon skirts/shirts. They can colour them in any colour, use any design they wish. There are endless possibilities. Some BLMs are attached below. A blank Skirt and Shirt, plus a Skirt and Shirt that have ribbons on them. They could even paste different fabric, craft items (pom poms, stickers, glitter, etc.) to their ribbon skirts/shirts.
5. Once the designs are completed, take pictures of the young designers with their fashion design. Encourage them to explain why they picked those colours and designs. Hang their completed artwork in the classroom. Have them be proud of wearing beautiful colours and sharing their beautiful designs with each other.
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September 28th 2023
1. If you have a copy of "with Our Orange Hearts" by Phyllis Webstad, please read aloud to the students and talk about why you are encouraging them to wear Orange to school tomorrow. If you need the video read aloud, you can watch and listen to Phyllis read it aloud herself here on CBC Kids.
2. Have children colour a beautiful page to honour Orange Shirt Day. There are a variety below here, in French and English. These are free files from Hawlii Pichette the artist of the ECM Colouring Pages.
1. If you have a copy of "with Our Orange Hearts" by Phyllis Webstad, please read aloud to the students and talk about why you are encouraging them to wear Orange to school tomorrow. If you need the video read aloud, you can watch and listen to Phyllis read it aloud herself here on CBC Kids.
2. Have children colour a beautiful page to honour Orange Shirt Day. There are a variety below here, in French and English. These are free files from Hawlii Pichette the artist of the ECM Colouring Pages.
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September 29th 2023 - LSSD ORANGE SHIRT DAY
WEAR ORANGE!!
If students do not have orange t-shirts, please pin little orange construction paper t-shirts to them. File is below.
Today:
1. Have the Students listen to the Abinoojii Children's Healing Song. A rattle song created to honour all the children who went to Residential School. It is an Honour Song, so it is customary to Stand why listening to it. Please encourage the students to keep the beat with rattle they hear, or even to follow along with the words they hear.
WEAR ORANGE!!
If students do not have orange t-shirts, please pin little orange construction paper t-shirts to them. File is below.
Today:
1. Have the Students listen to the Abinoojii Children's Healing Song. A rattle song created to honour all the children who went to Residential School. It is an Honour Song, so it is customary to Stand why listening to it. Please encourage the students to keep the beat with rattle they hear, or even to follow along with the words they hear.
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2. . Survivor's Flag - Have the students learn about the different aspects of the Survivors Flag. Check out the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to learn more about the different images inside the Survivor's Flag. nctr.ca/exhibits/survivors-flag/
a. Have the students observe the image of the Survivor's Flag. Ask them what they see and what they wonder about the different images that are in the design. Find out more from the linked website about the story behind each image.
b. Ask the students why is it so important for everyone to wear orange and to fly this special flag? If the students have seen the flag flying outside of the school, or if you have one in your classroom, have them go check it out.
c. Encourage the students to talk about Orange Shirt Day with their parents/guardians and to participate in any FREE Sept 30th 2023 Orange Shirt Day Activities in the community:
Selkirk youth HUDDLE is having Truth and Reconciliation Activities happening at the Waterfront Sept 30th, 2023.
Selkirk Friendship Centre is having a Truth and Reconciliation Ceremony at Selkirk Park Sept 30th, 2023 10am -1:30am. Remember to Wear Orange!
a. Have the students observe the image of the Survivor's Flag. Ask them what they see and what they wonder about the different images that are in the design. Find out more from the linked website about the story behind each image.
b. Ask the students why is it so important for everyone to wear orange and to fly this special flag? If the students have seen the flag flying outside of the school, or if you have one in your classroom, have them go check it out.
c. Encourage the students to talk about Orange Shirt Day with their parents/guardians and to participate in any FREE Sept 30th 2023 Orange Shirt Day Activities in the community:
Selkirk youth HUDDLE is having Truth and Reconciliation Activities happening at the Waterfront Sept 30th, 2023.
Selkirk Friendship Centre is having a Truth and Reconciliation Ceremony at Selkirk Park Sept 30th, 2023 10am -1:30am. Remember to Wear Orange!