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Created by Alberta Education. This resource will help classroom teachers and staff better serve the needs of their Aboriginal students. This resource offers information about Aboriginal cultures and perspectives, practical ideas, and sample strategies that will help teachers meet the needs and recognize the gifts of Aboriginal students. Many of the sample strategies are good for all students and are relevant for a range of educational settings and contexts.

Overview These lessons involve a walk in nature that could take place in any community, or could also be a field trip to an environmental centre. Hints for using the outdoor classroom are included. This activity includes a pre-site lesson, an on-site lesson, and a post-site lesson. The material here is based on experiences at Brightwater Science and Environment Centre with Saskatoon Public Schools, an outdoor education centre located near Saskatoon. In these visits, students are accompanied by an Elder or a traditional knowledge keeper. These lessons incorporate objectives from the unit entitled Life Science: Sustainability of Ecosystems (SE) in the Science 10 Curriculum Guide. Foundational Objectives SE1 Explore cultural perspectives on sustainability. SE2 Examine biodiversity within local ecosystems

The purpose of this activity is to demonstrate and apply the mathematics involved in making star quilts. It provides a solid connection between mathematics and the Native American culture. The investigation and constructions work to broaden students' knowledge of mathematical applications within a cultural context.

Games from the Aboriginal People of North America of chance, strategy, and lifestyle, as well as other information.

A virtual bead loom that students can use to create patterns. Related to the Cartesian plane - for practice using coordinates, transformation, translation/sliding, and reflection. Can be combined with art.

"Many cultural designs are based on mathematical principles. This software will help students learn standards-based math and computing as they simulate the original artifacts, and develop their own creations" African, African-American, Youth Sub-culture, Native American/Frist Nation/Aboriginal, Latino