Orange Shirt day is coming up next Monday, September 30th. It's a time when we reflect on why every child matters, and take time to remember that Residential Schools were a real thing. That really happened. These topics can be extremely challenging to teach, but more importantly can be triggering for our students and their families, whether they have Indigenous ancestry or not. In the primary grades it can be especially tricky as we want to acknowledge the truths that happened, but these kids are only 5 and 6. So what I recommend is that you focus on why every child matters, and the resiliency of the children that were forced into residential school. To help you teach this on Monday, and in throughout the year, I've made two units based upon popular books, and have also included a free book list of books that I approve for classroom use. You can find the unit's here: I've also created a free book list of other great resources for you use, which can be downloaded here. Here are also a few teaching tips I have when teaching about Residential Schools
in the elementary grades:
If you have any questions, or need support with anything, please contact me, as I am more than happy to help.
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