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Spiritual (Reflect) Consolidation and Debrief
Closing Circle: Capture student voice and reflections for
next task
Prompting Questions:
• What is a new learning and a wondering that you would like to
explore further?
Explain that rice beds in Rice Lake were flooded and the manoomin SOURCES
was destroyed. Ask: Benton-Banai, E. (2010). The
Mishomis Book: The Voice
• How would that affect the people on the land who relied on that
of the Ojibway, Chapter
food item?
14 (2nd ed.). University of
• What change would you have to make in your diet? Minnesota Press.
Snache, I. (2005). Rama First
• How would you feel if that happened to your family?
Nation Ojibwe Language
• How is manoomin different from the rice your family eats? Dictionary. Chippewas of Rama.
Ogemawahj Tribal Council.
Bring out the student-generated questions from the original
(2019). Alderville First Nation
chart paper and go through them to see if the class was able to Resource Book. Toronto,
answer them all. Review your art drawing to see if your images or Canada: Nelson.
understanding has changed. Hayden Taylor, D. (2019).
Cottagers and Indians.
Talonbooks, Limited.
Differentiated Instruction
Boyle, T. (2016). Discover
• Share the Primary/Junior Wild Rice slideshow from the Science Ontario: Stories of the
Teachers of Ontario instead of the Intermediate version; link on Province’s Unique People and
Places. Dundurn Press.
weblinks list
• Students who struggle with writing can record their thoughts
SUGGESTIONS FOR
using technology (Google Read and Write; worksheets can be
FURTHER READING/
uploaded to Google Docs) VIEWING
• Students would benefit from pre-teaching vocabulary necessary Wild Rice Activities by the
for developing an understanding of this lesson Science Teachers Association of
Ontario; link on weblinks list
• Provide charts (with vocabulary) for students to refer to during
Cruickshank, T. Whatever
discussions and during writing
Happened to the Rice in Rice
• Heterogeneous grouping Lake. Watershed Magazine,
Summer 2014; see link on
weblinks list
Cross-Curricular Ideas
Ontario Visual Heritage Project,
Health and Physical Education: Visit the Native Wild Rice Coalition website The Land Between: Wild Rice;
and read about the nutritional value of wild rice; link on weblinks list. link on weblinks list
Vennum, T., Jr. (1988). Wild
The Arts: Draw images of manoomin; for example, a harvesting scene. Rice and the Ojibway
People. Minnesota Historical
Science and Technology, Biodiversity: Research the connections
Society Press. This book is a
manoomin has to area wildlife and how the destruction of growing comprehensive historical guide
areas by flooding affected the wildlife. to wild rice.
Mathematics: 10,000 bushels of manoomin were harvested each year.
Each bushel weighs 60 lbs. What does that look like?

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