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Differentiated Instruction STUDENT HANDOUTS
• students who struggle with writing can record their thoughts See BLM S5.1: Conversations
and Observations Rubric
using technology (Google Read and Write; worksheets can be
See BLM S5.2: Inquiry
uploaded to Google Docs)
Project Checkbrick
• students would benefit from pre-teaching vocabulary necessary
for developing an understanding of this lesson
• provide charts (with vocabulary) for students to refer to during
discussions and during writing
• heterogeneous grouping

Cross-Curricular Ideas
Health and Physical Education: With students, join a First Nation-led
water walk.

The Arts: Create posters illustrating the importance of water. Listen
SOURCES
to the music video The Water Between Us created by the youth of
Snache, I. (2005). Rama First
Timiskaming First Nation, or Grassy Narrows’ First Nation youth singing
Nation Ojibwe Language
Home to Me; links on weblinks list. Discuss the importance of water Dictionary. Chippewas of Rama.
from the singers’ perspective. Ogemawahj Tribal Council.
(2019) Mississaugas of Scugog
Science and Technology: Research why the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation Resource
Island have been under a boil water advisory since 2008. Book. Nelson.
Mathematics: Map and estimate the distance of a water walk.
SUGGESTIONS FOR
FURTHER READING
“Nibi (Water) Song” in Ojibwe:
link available on weblinks list
Classroom resource about
water by WE: link available on
weblinks list
Book about the water
walker Josephine Mandamin:
Robertson, J. (2017) The Water
Walker. Second Story Press.

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