The Sacred Dog Subject: Social Studies Grade: 5 Unit: First Peoples Topic: A Picture Story Learning Outcomes:

Social Studies: VH-008 Value oral tradition as an important source of knowled e a!out First Peoples" #$-0%& 'escri!e practices and !eliefs t(at reflect First Peoples) connections wit( land and t(e natural en*ironment" #+-00, -ompare daily life in di*erse First Peoples communities" .$A: /"/"0 -onnect self1 te2t and culture -ompare t(e c(allen es and situations encountered in daily life wit( t(ose e2perienced !y people in ot(er times1 places1 and cultures as portrayed in oral1 literary1 and media te2ts" 0"0"3 'e*elop new understandin Assess knowled e ained t(rou ( t(e in4uiry or researc( process5 form personal conclusions and enerate new 4uestions for furt(er in4uiry or researc(" Assessment: Formati*e Assessment 6!ser*ation of student understandin of t(e story and (ow it relates to A!ori inal culture" Flexible Groupings: 7(ole class +ndi*idual Activating Strategies 8 Preparin for $earnin :

Students will !e read 9:(e ;ift of t(e Sacred 'o <" Ac uiring Strategies 8 +nte ratin and Processin $earnin : After readin 9:(e ;ift of t(e Sacred 'o <1 t(e students and t(e teac(er will (a*e a w(ole class discussion a!out (ow t(e (orse came to !e part of t(e A!ori inal way of life and w(y it was important" Students will discuss t(e important role of t(e ;reat Spirit in t(e A!ori inal culture as well as t(e importance of t(e (orse for t(eir sur*i*al" Students will also discuss t(e *arious pictures in t(e !ook1 payin special attention to t(e A!ori inal art forms depicted t(rou (out t(e story" After talkin a!out t(e art in t(e !ook1 t(e teac(er will (and out t(e acti*ity s(eet to t(e students1 e2plainin t(at a written lan ua e was not used !y A!ori inals many years a o1 !ut instead t(ey used pictures to communicate" :(e acti*ity s(eet will !e on t(e S=A>:!oard for students to *iew alon wit( t(eir s(eets" :(e teac(er will o t(rou ( t(e picture dictionary wit( t(e students and discuss w(y t(e sym!ols are represented t(e way t(at t(ey are and w(y t(ose sym!ols in particular were important" After discussin t(e pictures wit( t(e students1 t(e teac(er will o t(rou ( t(e pictures for t(e picture story wit( t(e students1 a ain talkin a!out t(e importance of t(e sym!ols depicted" :(e teac(er will read t(e sentence from 9:(e ;ift of t(e Sacred 'o < t(at is to !e recreated usin pictures instead of words" :(e teac(er will la!el t(e pictures wit( t(e student)s input" Appl!ing Strategies 8 -onsolidatin $earnin : After la!ellin t(e pictures wit( t(e teac(er1 t(e students will t(en put t(e pictures in order1 recreatin t(e i*en sentence wit( pictures" Students s(ould do a rou ( draft on a similar si?ed s(eet to ensure t(ey (a*e proper spacin for t(eir final product" After t(e rou ( copy1 students will cut t(e skin pattern onto a !rown paper !a wit( a template pro*ided" 6nce t(e paper !a is cut1 t(e students will transfer t(eir picture sentence onto t(e skin wit( pencil and t(en trace in marker"

After t(e marker (as !een applied1 students will !e in to 9tan< t(eir paper !a !y first scrunc(in up t(eir paper and t(en flattenin it and repeatin o*er and o*er until t(e desired effect is ac(ie*ed" Students will !e a!le to start t(is process in class !ut will !e re4uired to finis( on t(eir own time" Supplies "eeded: :(e ;ift of t(e Sacred 'o +S@A: B&8-00/030/80& S=A>:!oard Picture 'ictionaryCPicture Story acti*ity s(eets Skin pattern templates =arkers Paper !a s Di##erent $a!s o# Learning: @odilyC#inaest(etic VisualCSpatial +nterpersonal +ntrapersonal Ver!alC$in uistic $o icalC=at(ematical