Lesson Plans – Music

These lesson plans relate to music, including understanding the purpose and meaning behind songs and how music can build a strong cultural identity and promote language acquisition.

Indigenous Songs from Treaty 4 and Treaty 6

This lesson teaches Cree words through songs. These songs often serve a specific purpose and have great meaning. With the guidance of an Elder, Knowledge Keeper, or singer/songwriter, students will...

Indigenous Ways of Knowing & Being, Art

Music

Grade: 6 [Kindergarten, 1, 4, 7, 10, 12, 9, 3, 2, 5, 8, 11]

1:00

CityScapes

Many Indigenous peoples have moved to urban areas for employment or educational opportunities. While many of the Indigenous urban youth consider the urban centre their home, it is important to keep...

Social Studies, Indigenous Ways of Knowing & Being

Art

Grade: 6 [5, 7]

5:50

Nikamun (EN)

This activity is part of a series of educational activities focused on teaching Innu-Aimun (the Innu language) to children in Early Childhood Education (ECE), kindergarten for 4-year-olds, and kin...

Music

Indigenous Language

Grade: Early Childhood Education [Kindergarten]

0:15

Nikamun (FR)

Cette activité s'insère dans une série d’activités pédagogiques qui concerne le développement de l’innu-aimun (langue innue) chez les enfants fréquentant un service de garde éducatif (CPE ou garde...

Art, Performing Arts or Drama, Music, Physical Education, Indigenous Ways of Knowing & Being

Indigenous Language

Grade: Early Childhood Education [Kindergarten]

0:15