Lesson

Orange Shirt Day Date September 29

Title/Focus
Subject/Grade Time
Computers 7 48 minutes
Level Duration
Unit Internet Safety Teacher Miss Agnew

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES 

General
CTF is exploring interests, passions and skills while making personal
Learning
connections to career possibilities.
Outcomes:
Specific
I follow safety requirements associated with occupational areas and
Learning
related technologies.
Outcomes:
SMART LEARNING OBJECTIVES (specific, measurable, action word, relevant, timely)
Students will:
 Understand the history of residential schools
 Identify ways to engage in reconciliation
ASSESSMENTS
Key Questions:  What is Orange Shirt Day? Why is it important?
What about this  What is reconciliation? How can you engage in reconciliation?
matters? Why does it
matter?

Observations,  Typing Test (S)

Products,  Creating an Orange Shirt (F)
and/or  Discussion and Responses on Mentimeter (F)
Performances:
Materials
Materials:
 Mentimeter.com
 https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/post/watch-what-does-reconciliation-mean/
PROCEDURE
Introduction Time
Typing:
Students will practice typing for about 5 minutes as soon as
they get into class. They will do a one-minute typing test and
after they finish I will come around and record their answers.
After they finish typing I will explain that today we are not
Set the objective, 8
purpose, interest going to work on our digital citizenship projects, but instead,
minutes
we will engage in some orange shirt day and reconciliation
activities as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is
the next day. I will explain that I expect everyone to be
respectful of the activities we engage in as this is an important
day in Canadian history.
 Body Time
Scaffold the steps to Word Cloud:
the end goal
Students will be given a link to a word cloud on mentimeter
where I have the question: what words come to your mind 5
when you hear about Orange Shirt Day? Students are allowed minutes
to respond up to 3 times if they have numerous answers for
the question. I will read aloud their answers to help facilitate a
discussion with the students.

Reading:
I will read a story on the significance of orange shirt day. After
I read the story, we will discuss orange shirts and then 22
students will create their own orange shirts using an online minutes
tool.

Video:
https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/post/watch-what-does-
reconciliation-mean/
5
I will play this video as students finish up creating their orange
minutes
shirts. I will then ask them to answer one last question on the
menitmeter: how can you engage in reconciliation?

Closure Time
Just one Students will send me a copy of their orange shirt that they
Solidify have created. After they send me a copy, they will log off of
Extend
Celebrate
their computers and tuck in their chairs. I will thank them for 4
their participation and thoughtful responses with regards to minutes
Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and
Reconciliation.