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Cross-Curricular Ideas STUDENT HANDOUTS
Health and Physical Education: Visit Georgina Island and walk the Copies of maps of
Georgina Island
nature trail. Try making some of the traditional foods.
The Arts: View and discuss Daphne Odjig’s historical mural, The Indian
in Transition. A link to view the mural online is on the weblinks list.

Science and Technology: Understanding Life Systems–Relating Science
and Technology to Society and the Environment. 1.1 assess ways in
which plants are important to humans and other living things, taking
different points of view into consideration, and suggest ways in which
humans can protect plants. Sample prompts: Indigenous people use
plants for many medicines.
Science: Understanding Basic Concepts. 3.5 describe ways in which
humans from various cultures, including Indigenous people, use plants
for food, shelter, medicine, and clothing (e.g., food—from rice plants;
houses for shelter—from the wood of trees; medicines—from herbs;
clothing—from cotton plants).

Mathematics: Estimate standard units of length; describe movement
from one location to another using a grid map; collect data by
conducting a simple survey about themselves, their environment,
issues in their school or community, or content from another subject;
SOURCES
interpret and draw conclusions from data presented in charts, tables,
Snache, I. (2005). Rama First
and graphs.
Nation Ojibwe Language
Dictionary. Chippewas of Rama.
Ogemawahj Tribal Council.
(2019). Chippewas of Georgina
Island First Nation Resource
Book. Nelson.

SUGGESTIONS FOR
FURTHER READING/
VIEWING
The Virtual Learning Commons
website, Grade 3 - Social
Studies: Living and Working
in Ontario, digital maps
and extensions
Media Smarts website, Healthy
Food Web
Links for both websites on the
weblinks list

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