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Indigenous Kindergarten Curriculum Concept Map (Self-Regulation &…

- - - - Have them draw what they wonder about when they listen to an Indigenous story.
  - - - Students could go to a sugar bush and learn hands on about how to collect sap and make maple syrup the traditional way. seasons
      - Have the students build a canoe out of various materials and see if it can float.
- - - - Read them an Indigenous story and have them draw how they interpret the story.
    - - Draw a picture of how you think you could help the earth.
  - - - Have students make posters about how we can care for the earth.
  - - - Read Nanaboozoo and the maple tree story. Have them discuss how they can be healthy.
  - - - Teach the students an Indigenous dance.
- - - - Have the students collect litter. This could be tied to global warming.
      - Have students plant trees and take care of them.
    - - Teach the students about the Indigenous people and their teachings.
    - - Invite an Indigenous Elder to the classroom to talk to the students.
  - - - One of our jobs as children of God is to take care of the earth. Have a discussion of how this is similar to the Indigenous people and their care for the earth.
  - - - Have students colour and Indigenous art piece or paint on a rock.
- - - - Introduce the topic of tapping trees to the students and how to know when they are big enough to tap. Show them the hug method, and they could try and measure the trees this way.
  - - - Have the students write a very simple recipe for how to make maple syrup.
    - - Have students create a timeline of maple syrup out of pictures. Have them begin with the tree and sap, move through the Indigenous collection process and end with the syrup.