Hi Families,
Here is our weekly learning plan for our last full week of school! Can you believe the year is almost over?!
This week we have a look at three different celebrations happening in June: National Indigenous People’s Day (June 21), Father’s Day (June 21), and Pride (month-long)! One of my favourite things about sharing celebrations with students is sharing different cultures, communities, and ways of being. I feel so privileged to work in one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse cities in the country – making sure children know how much diversity of human experience is out there is a crucial step in that ensuring love, peace, and acceptance blossom in our neighbourhoods.
Much love,
-Ms. Osiris
Weekly Learning Plan June 15-19
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Week of Monday, June 15 to Friday, June 19, 2020
Theme: June Celebrations
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June Celebrations!
Celebrate National Indigenous People’s Day, Father’s Day, and Pride this week.
You can do bits and pieces throughout the week at the pace that is best for your family.
Watch!
Check out this coast-to-coast animated celebration of Canada!
See if you can notice when it gets to our province, British Columbia. What clues did you find to help you?
Read!
Check out My Heart Fills with Happiness on Epic!
Draw!
What fills your heart with happiness? Draw a picture to show what makes your heart happy!
Recall!
We read Frog Girl together in class – see what you can remember about the story before watching the video of the book again. What were the important things to remember about the story? See if you can recall what you know about:
- Button blankets
- Totem poles (story poles)
- Family connections
- The frog village
- Frog Woman (Volcano Woman)
Read!
Watch the story of Frog Girl by Paul Owen Lewis: https://youtu.be/26lCkEBoidM
Create!
It’s National Indigenous People’s Day on June 21st! Div. 27 has learned about the Coast Salish – the original inhabitants of the city we live in. We know how lucky we are to be living here all together, in a place that has been cared for by the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh, and Squamish peoples for thousands of years (the names are pronounced “mus-kwee-um,” “slay-wa-tooth,” and “skwa-mish”).
Think about your own family living in Burnaby. What connects you to this place? Is it the forest nearby your home, the parks you play in, the ocean and beaches, or maybe the paths you walk in your neighbourhood?
Create an art project that shows your family’s connection to the land here. You can draw, paint, sculpt, glue, or use any other medium you want!
Watch!
Wonder what National Indigenous People’s Day celebrations are like? They are different across Canada, but you can watch this video of two kids enjoying a celebration out east. https://youtu.be/tHNViohhc4c
Read!
Sunday is also Father’s Day! Check out the book Happy Father’s Day on Epic!
Draw!
What are your favourite things that you love to do with your father? Draw a picture of you and your dad, and make it into a beautiful card for him!
Read!
All families are different and special! Check out A Family Is a Family is a Family.
Watch!
June is also Pride Month! Pride is where we celebrate the freedom of being able to love whomever we want. What does a Pride celebration look like? Check out this family-friendly fun-filled party! https://youtu.be/SwC5d4hPS5s
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