Objective – Students will compare their average school day to the day of a child living in a Residential School.
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- Fold a piece of lined paper in half lengthwise. (Hotdog fold)
- After writing an example of the your/teacher’s life on the board (with time and event), have students write the events of their average school day on one side of the paper.
- Have students compare their average day.
- Allow students to choose either the boy’s day or girl’s day at a residential school.
- This resource is found here : http://www.fnesc.ca/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/PUBLICATION-IRSR-5-rev-2b-Full-Document-2020-07.pdf (page 52 in the booklet / page 54 of the pdf)
- Have the students cut and glue the residential school schedule beside their schedule.
- Encourage a conversation about what they notice is different between the two days.
- Show the book “When I was Eight“
- Stop the video to discuss:
- that the book she is referring to is Alice in Wonderland
- the lack of educational time until winter
- the amount of chores she is doing
- that she ate cabbage soup for dinner
- Indigenous people can now reclaim traditional names on their passports and other ID
- To end on a positive note, show the video with the girl learning Halq’emeylem.
- Have the students open https://www.firstvoices.com/explore/FV/sections/Data/Salish/Halkomelem/Halq’em%C3%A9ylem
- Click on “Kids Portal” and let them explore the words, activities and games
