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Lesson
Class: Reading On the Trapline Course Social 5
Title/Focus

PROGRAM OF STUDY OUTCOMES

 GLO: Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how the physical geography
and natural resources of Canada affect the quality of life of all Canadians.
o SLOs: 5.1.3 analyze how people in Canada interact with the environment by exploring and
reflecting upon the following questions and issues: Whose responsibility should it be to
ensure the preservation of Canada’s national parks and protected areas?
o 5.1.1 value Canada’s physical geography and natural environment: appreciate how the land
sustains communities and the diverse ways that people have of living with the land

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson students will be able to comment on the significance of the land in relation to
indigenous perspectives, as well as their own.

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

 On the Trapline book

PREPARATION AND LOGISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS

 Make sure to bring the book on this day

PROCEDURE
Introduction Time
 Tell students that for today’s class we are going to be doing something different,
and that I don’t have a power point for this one (yay!) 2 min

Body Time
Topic 1) Introduce book, and let students know that this is
about the Swampy Cree who lived in the southern
Hudson Bay region of the Canadian shield
2) Introduce the author and tell them a little bit about the 3 min
importance of finding sources from indigenous
perspectives

Topic 1) Read the book to the class, make sure they know to be
quiet while this is going on and to pay attention. This is
5 min
a valuable story to hear.

Topic 1) After I have read the book I will ask the students a few 15 min
questions,
a. How much is your identity tied to the land?
b. Do you think it’s important to keep the land safe
for future generations?
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c. Having a strong family connection to land is
important to the indigenous people of Canada,
what are some ways you can stay connected to
the land today?
2) Keep this section as an open discussion but don’t let it
go on too long as they still need to do work on their
projects
Conclusion Time
 Wrap up the conversation and let them get to work on their projects
1 min

Assessment
 Make sure to keep an eye on students to see if they have understood the importance of
land to the indigenous people. The class discussion will let m know how much they value
stories of the indigenous people, and appreciate the importance of Canadas landscape