Planning meaningful Orange Shirt Day professional development should not fall entirely on individual classroom teachers. A thoughtful school-wide approach begins with giving staff the time and support they need to choose meaningful Orange Shirt Day activities for their students. Staff…
If you’re looking for Indigenous Peoples Day activities for elementary classrooms, this post will give you simple, meaningful ideas you can use without feeling overwhelmed. Indigenous Peoples Day activities for elementary students don’t need to be complicated or time-consuming. With…
Every June, teachers across Canada begin looking for meaningful National Indigenous History Month activities and resources for National Indigenous Peoples Day. And by June, most teachers are also juggling report cards, field trips, year-end celebrations and students who are very…
I’m so excited to share a collection that’s very close to my heart… the three Indigenous books I’ve created for children, families, and classrooms. These books were made to support learning, connection, creativity, and cultural understanding through story, land-based education,…
September 30 can become a very full day in schools. Students wear orange, classrooms learn about residential schools and school communities gather to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Then October 1 arrives. If the books, conversations and…
I’m so excited to finally share something that’s been close to my heart. The Indigenous Nature Alphabet, a hand-drawn colouring book that blends art, learning, land, and language in a way that I hope feels both meaningful and accessible to…
If you’re a teacher looking to include more Indigenous perspectives in your classroom, you might be wondering where to start. You want your students to learn respectfully. You want to feel confident using Indigenous education resources that honour Indigenous cultures.…
If you’ve ever felt unsure about how to begin teaching truth and reconciliation in your classroom, you’re not alone. Many educators, especially non-Indigenous teachers, want to do better but they don’t know where to start. They worry about “getting it…
If you’re a non-Indigenous educator who wants to begin teaching Indigenous content, you’re not alone. Many teachers I’ve connected with over the years have shared the same uncertainty. It’s not because they don’t care. Usually, it’s because they care a…