INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF CANADA Unit Plan - Saskatchewan Social Studies 9

This engaging UNIT PLAN about the History of the Indigenous Peoples of Canada (Prior to 1500 - Pre-Contact with Europeans) includes:

• 12 detailed lesson plans,
• a 34-page printable student notebook,
• a 71-slide PowerPoint presentation,
• a Unit Inquiry Project (with Choice Board),
• a link to the online textbooks used, and
• an Outcomes-Based Rubric.

THIS UNIT HAS RECENTLY BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE MORE COLLABORATIVE STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND MORE CONTENT.

Lesson Overview:

1. Introduction to Indigenous Peoples of Canada (Pre-Contact) - Activities used: K-W-L Chart, Large Group Share, Stations Activity (link to readings and graphic organizer included), Large Group Share, K-W-L Chart.
2. Oral Tradition - Activities used: Dueling Inside-Outside Circle, Textbook Reading, "Scoot" Game, Worldview Journal.
3. Creation Stories - Activities used: Dueling Flipcharts, Textbook Reading, Jigsaw Activity, Large Group Share.
4. Origin Theories - Activities used: Video Clip (link to video included), Textbook Reading, Here's What-So What-Now What, Worldview Journal, Snowball Fight Activity, Large Group Share.
5. Regions of the Indigenous Peoples - Activities used: Acrostic Brainstorm, Textbook Reading, Note Taker Activity, Kahoot Game.
6. Fishers and Hunters of the Arctic - Activities used: 4 Corners Activity, Large Group Share, Textbook Reading, Sentence Starters, 3-2-1 Exit Slip.
7. Hunters of the Western Subarctic - Activities used: Video Clip (link to video included), Textbook Reading, Card Sort Activity (27 sort cards included), Worldview Journal, Give One-Get One Activity.
8. Hunters of the Eastern Subarctic - Activities used: K-W-H-L-A-Q Chart, Large Group Share, Textbook Reading, Response Questions, K-W-H-L-A-Q Chart.
9. Fishers of the Northwest Coast - Activities used: Word Splash, Large Group Share, Textbook Reading, Gallery Walk, 6-Word Summary, Large Group Share.
10. Fishers & Hunters of the Interior Plateau - Activities used: Video Clip (link to video included), Textbook Reading, Cranium Card Game, T-Q-E Exit Slip, Large Group Share.
11. Bison Hunters of the Plains - Activities used: A to Z List, Large Group Share, Textbook Reading, Mind Map Activity, Ball Toss Review.
12. Farmers of the Northeastern Woodlands - Activities used: Video Clip (link to video included), Textbook Reading, Q & A Match Cards (28 match cards included), Unit Inquiry Project (Choice Board).

I used this unit as part of the Saskatchewan Social Studies 9 course, but it could be used in any 7-12 History or Social Studies learning about the history of the Indigenous Peoples of Canada (prior to 1500).

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