Power and Authority
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PA1.1
Analyze actions and practices in the family, classroom, and on the playground that support peace and harmony, including rules and decision-making processes.
PA1.2
Analyze the causes of disharmony and ways of returning to harmony.
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R052464
Sticks and Stones
Children in families who follow nontraditional gender roles are often the target of put-downs by their peers. In this documentary, young Canadian children, ages 5 to 12, discuss the problems they face and make it very clear that educators, parents, and other children need to act positively to make schools safe and welcoming places. As the Canadian Human Rights Commission indicates, "The effect of homophobia can be devastating." While this video shows the effects of homophobia, it also illustrates the loving and caring families that support these children.
The program won the Itinerant - National Council on Family Relations Award in 2002 and the 2003 Bronze Plaque Award at the International Film and Video Festival.
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Media and Formats : Video
Topic : Bullying
Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: July 8, 2024
R054540
Our World, Grade 1. My Community. Big Book
The big book entitled Our World, Grade 1: My Community has large, colourful pages and visuals to engage students. Each lesson begins with a question to introduce an inquiry, with succeeding pages designed to fuel the inquiry. Each lesson also ends with a question to initiate further exploration of the concept.
•  Our World, Grade 1. My Community. Classroom Literacy Kit
•  Our World, Grade 1. My Community. Teaching Resource
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $299.95
Record posted/updated: August 16, 2020
R053242
A Mother's Earth
This award-winning series, produced in Cree, English and French, uses stop-motion animation to portray life in a fictional northern Saskatchewan community. It focuses on issues and events in the lives of children and their supportive families in this traditional Cree community. The adults guide the children to retain their traditional culture and values while living in the modern world. In this episode, six year old Raven must write a report on identity, describing who she thinks she is. Through talking to many people in the community, 10-year-old Talon reconciles her Cree-Metis identity as a daughter and sister. Cousin T-Bear and brother Talon are asked to help create a sweat lodge and through their hard work they earn their Indian names. Non-Aboriginal students viewing this film will gain a better understanding of Aboriginal identity and traditional practices. T-Bone's father's role at the band office provides a glimpse into First Nations governance and its complex issues.
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Media and Formats : Video
Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: November 22, 2018
R072194
Critical Challenges Across the Curriculum Series
The Critical Challenges Across the Curriculum Series offers challenges and suggested activities for teachers to use in developing critical thinking skills in students. The challenges are designed so that students thoughtfully explore subject matter. Reproducible blackline masters and assessment rubrics complement the activities.
•  Celebrating Families
•  Contributing to Family and Community
•  I Can Make a Difference
•  Rights, Roles, and Responsibilities at School
Media and Formats : Book
Price : various
Record posted/updated: August 16, 2020
R054241
Nelson Literacy 1
This major integrated resource for English language arts provides support for the three curriculum goals: comprehend and respond, compose and create and assess and reflect on language abilities. It also addresses the six strands: viewing, listening, reading, representing, speaking and writing.
Included in the resource is a variety of formats to support resource-based learning. Instructional strategies are explained and differentiating instruction is included to assist teachers with the diversity within the classrooms. The "release of responsibility" model has students demonstrating and applying their knowledge in a variety of ways. A comprehensive approach is used to teach the cues and conventions and they are incorporated into the framework of the lesson plans. There are cross-curricular units that link to science and social studies.
The teacher's guide is detailed and comprehensive with formative and summative assessment tools. Teacher reflection is emphasized.
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•  Nelson Literacy 1. Cross-Curricular Kit. Energy in the Environment
•  Nelson Literacy 1. Cross-Curricular Kit. Materials and Objects
•  Nelson Literacy 1. Cross-Curricular Kit. My World
•  Nelson Literacy 1. Cross-Curricular Kit. Relationships, Rules, and Responsibilities
•  Nelson Literacy 1. Cross-Curricular Kit. Seasons
•  Nelson Literacy 1. Cross-Curricular Kit. The Needs of Living Things
•  Nelson Literacy 1. Guided Reading Kit. Energy in Our Lives
•  Nelson Literacy 1. Guided Reading Kit. Materials and Objects
•  Nelson Literacy 1. Guided Reading Kit. My World
•  Nelson Literacy 1. Guided Reading Kit. Relationships, Rules, and Responsibilities
•  Nelson Literacy 1. Guided Reading Kit. Seasons
•  Nelson Literacy 1. Guided Reading Kit. The Needs of Living Things
•  Nelson Literacy 1. Single Copy Set. Energy in Our Lives
•  Nelson Literacy 1. Single Copy Set. Materials and Objects
•  Nelson Literacy 1. Single Copy Set. My World
•  Nelson Literacy 1. Single Copy Set. Relationships, Rules, and Responsibilities
•  Nelson Literacy 1. Single Copy Set. Seasons
•  Nelson Literacy 1. Single Copy Set. The Needs of Living Things
Media and Formats : Book Kit
Price : Free
Record posted/updated: July 8, 2024
R007671
Concentus Citizenship Education Resources. Grade 1: The Intentional & Explicit Teaching of Essential Citizenship Competencies
Students will examine actions and practices that contribute to peace and order. They will learn about the rules that bring order to society and the governance structures that create those rules. Students will discover how rules are made and the processes for changing rules. Students examine the various levels of government to understand the responsibilities of different governments and understand the decision making process. Students will continue to learn about respect for themselves, others and their environment.
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Media and Formats : Book Document
Price : Free
free
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Record posted/updated: June 3, 2020
R035464
Teaching Treaties in the Classroom
The Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC) has developed a treaty information kit for use in Saskatchewan schools. The kit features educational resource materials that include curriculum supplements, videos and books about the history of treaties. The individual pieces show both First Nations and European perspectives about the treaty relationship. Information on treaty topics range from the precontact history of First Nations people, first contact issues, the relevance of the past to the contemporary situation and what is happening within the present treaty relationship.
The OTC provides inservice training for teachers in use of the kit.
The kit was provided to every school in the province.
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Media and Formats : Kit
Price : $350.00
Record posted/updated: July 8, 2024
R070572
Cookies. Bite-size Life Lessons
With realistic-style, softly coloured illustrations and expressive text, Rosenthal explains character traits in a non-didactic way that young children can easily understand - through cookies. For example, "respect" means offering the first cookie to your grandmother and "greedy" means that one person hoards all the cookies.
This book was nominated for the 2009 Grand Canyon Reader Award.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $15.99
Record posted/updated: July 8, 2024
R054543
Saskatchewan 1905-2005 Guide for Teachers
Developed by the Western Development Museum, this teacher resource offers lesson plans, Saskatchewan fast facts, materials lists and suggested additional resources. There are 25 Saskatchewan themes and 100 lesson plans. Topics contained in the resource include rural electrification, immigration, First Nations and Métis farming and health care. Some of the lessons plans have been translated into French and Cree.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $32.95
Record posted/updated: November 22, 2018
R054659
Concentus Citizenship Education Foundation
The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, through the Concentus Citizenship Education Foundation, has created a website that provides classroom resources to support the teaching of citizenship competencies from Grades K-12. Lesson plans may either be viewed online or downloaded as PDFs. To access these resources, educators only need to sign up and create an account through the website's Teacher Portal. If teachers experience any difficulties signing up, they are welcome to contact info@concentus.ca for help in creating an account.
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Media and Formats : Website
Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: January 22, 2019
R053348
For Every Child: The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Words and Pictures
In the foreword, Desmond Tutu reminds us that all children have the right to be happy, to be healthy, to learn and to find security in adults that they can trust. Many children in the world do not have these rights, either due to war, famine, training as child soldiers or as refugees fleeing their homes. Fourteen rights are highlighted in the book with an illustration by an international artist.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $13.95
Record posted/updated: August 16, 2020
R101630
The Story of Truth
This illustrated story is about Truth, one of the Seven Teachings. Two brothers Shane and Tyler learn how important it is to tell the truth, even if it may not be in their favour.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $124.95 (complete set)
Record posted/updated: January 7, 2022
R101633
The Story of Honesty
This illustrated story is about Honesty, one of the Seven Teachings. In this story, Susan finds a watch that belongs to Mary, who is distraught for having lost it. After struggling with her thoughts and feelings, Susan returns the watch to Mary the next day.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $124.95 (7 book kit)
Record posted/updated: January 7, 2022
R101634
The Story of Courage
This illustrated story is about Courage, one of the Seven Teachings. In this story, Tim musters the courage to ride his bike for the first time without training wheels. With his father’s encouragement Tim overcomes his fear.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $124.95 (7 book set)
Record posted/updated: January 7, 2022
R101628
The Story of Love
This illustrated story is about Love, one of the Seven Teachings. In this story, excitement and love are shown by family members at the arrival of a newborn. The lack of attention on big sister makes her feel as though she is unloved, but her parents reassure her that she is loved, and that baby is dependent on others and needs more attention.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $124.95 (7 book set)
Record posted/updated: January 7, 2022
R001692
Askî and Friends: Help Me Tell My Story
These digital storybooks were developed as part of the Help Me Tell My Story early childhood oral language assessment. The assessment is unique in many ways and it is grounded in First Nations and Métis holistic perspectives on learning. All of the stories incorporate traditional beliefs and perspectives and are available in five languages: Cree, Dene, Michif, English and French. The four storybooks focus on Askî, his three friends Nipi, Kon and Tate and their lives around the pond. The stories introduce Turtle Island and Mother Earth - two concepts that are central in the First Nations worldview. The stories were developed to be used in the classroom and in the home to help improve early childhood language skills. These stories are available for interactive tablets and can be downloaded from Google Play (Android) or the AppStore (iPad).
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•  Askî and Turtle Island
•  Askî's Family Scrapbook
•  Kon and the Circle of Life
•  Nipi and Mother Earth
•  Tate and the Flyers
Media and Formats : Book Document
Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: December 20, 2023
R001830
Nipi and Mother Earth
Nipi explains how important it is to look after Mother Earth and each other.
Media and Formats : Document
Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: November 17, 2022
R003260
Tate and the Flyers
Tate talks about the importance of the pond and how he and other flyers meet there to hear and to share stories.
Media and Formats : Document
Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: November 17, 2022
R048444
Under One Sun Grade 1. Complete Classroom Set
With content created by Indigenous artists and illustrators, the Under One Sun series draws upon Indigenous culture, perspectives and experiences to explore the themes of identity, our connection to Mother Earth and relationships within families and communities. The Grade 1 complete classroom set includes a teacher's resource and 6 copies each of 6 student books at guided reading levels C-H. Additional resources to support the series are available through the Online Teaching Centre.
•  Under One Sun Grade 1. At Home and at School
•  Under One Sun Grade 1. Guided Reading Classroom Set
•  Under One Sun Grade 1. Guided Reading Single Copy Set
•  Under One Sun Grade 1. I Do Good Things
•  Under One Sun Grade 1. Long Ago and Today
•  Under One Sun Grade 1. Print Teacher's Resource
•  Under One Sun Grade 1. Teacher Resource Set
•  Under One Sun Grade 1. We Help Each Other
•  Under One Sun Grade 1. What Do You Share?
•  Under One Sun Grade 1. What Does Mother Earth Share?
Media and Formats : Kit
Price : $403.50
Record posted/updated: October 7, 2020
R104223
Grandmother / Grandfather Icon Book Set 1
A set of 10 colourful board books that introduce key icons of Indigenous cultures, such as traditions and sacred objects.
•  Grandmother, What is a Sharing Circle?
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $124.95 (complete set)
Record posted/updated: June 30, 2021
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Grandmother / Grandfather Icon Book Set 2
A set of 10 colourful board books that introduce key icons of Indigenous cultures, such as traditions and sacred objects.
•  Grandfather, Tell Us About Wild Rice
•  Grandfather, Tell Us About the Eagle Feather
•  Grandfather, Tell Us About the Igloo
•  Grandfather, Tell Us About the Inukshuk
•  Grandfather, Tell Us About the Totem Pole
•  Grandmother, Tell Us About Our Elders
•  Grandmother, Tell Us About Regalia
•  Grandmother, Tell Us About the Four Sacred Medicines
•  Grandmother, Tell Us About the Star Blanket
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $124.95 (complete set)
Record posted/updated: January 5, 2022
R104226
Grandmother / Grandfather Icon Book Set 3
A set of 10 colourful board books that introduce key icons of Indigenous cultures, such as traditions and sacred objects.
•  Grandfather, Tell Us About Sage
•  Grandfather, Tell Us About Traditional Tobacco
•  Grandfather, Tell Us About the Birch Bark Canoe
•  Grandfather, Tell Us About the Bison
•  Grandfather, Tell Us About the Sacred Pipe
•  Grandmother, Tell Us About Cedar
•  Grandmother, Tell Us About Sweetgrass
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $124.95 (complete set)
Record posted/updated: January 5, 2022
R007928
Louis Says Series
Louis Says is a Canadian animated video series that teaches the importance of helping in the community, respecting Elders and being responsible. In each episode, Louis gives Randy, a six-year-old boy, a task to complete, such as bringing a gift to a sick boy. Because Louis speaks mostly Cree and Randy speaks mostly English, Randy learns some new Cree words but often tries to complete his task before he fully understands what he's been told. In the end, Randy learns to help others and also learns more about traditional and contemporary First Nations culture.
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•  Louis Says. Season 4, Episode 1. Garlic Bulbs Go Off/ More Feathers
•  Louis Says. Season 4, Episode 2. I Got You Covered/ Pets Rock
•  Louis Says. Season 4, Episode 3. Fun with Flags/ How to Train Your Osky
•  Louis Says. Season 4, Episode 4. Magnifying Trouble/ Squirrel Food
•  Louis Says. Season 4, Episode 5. Pizza Mania/ Mrs. Charles' Treasure
•  Louis Says. Season 4, Episode 6. Competing Ideas/ Don't Rain on Mrs. Charles Parade
•  Louis Says. Season 4, Episode 7. Gourmet Cat/ Some Kind of Lake Monster
•  Louis Says. Season 4, Episode 8. Giant Painting/ Going Around the Bushes
Media and Formats : Video
Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: October 20, 2021
R023977
Good Wolf, Bad Wolf
In this illustrated story, grandfather tells his grandson of how the battle of two wolves is inside us all. The story highlights the concept of opposites: good and evil. When the grandson asks which of the wolves wins, the grandfather states that it is the one that you feed.
Media and Formats : Book
Price : $29.95
Record posted/updated: January 7, 2022
R053615
Deepening the Discussion: Gender and Sexual Diversity
This document will assist individuals and communities to engage in meaningful discussions and actions to respond to the experiences, perspectives and needs of students and families who are gender and/or sexually diverse (GSD). It will: assist school divisions, central office personnel, administrators, educators, First Nations and Métis organizations and community partners to develop a deeper understanding of gender and sexual diversity; assist in understanding the unique educational, health and safety needs of staff, students and their families who self-identify as gender and/or sexually diverse; provide practical strategies, suggestions and frequently asked questions to support schools and communities as they work with students to anticipate and overcome challenges related to transphobia, homophobia and heterosexism; acknowledge the shared responsibility of ensuring that all students who identify as gender and/or sexually diverse have the same opportunities for safety, socialization and success in schools; assist educators in planning curricular-based instruction and assessment to meet the unique needs of gender and/or sexually diverse students; and assist school divisions and First Nations and Métis organizations to fulfill their ethical and professional responsibilities to provide safe, equitable and inclusive learning environments for all students regardless of their actual or perceived differences.
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Media and Formats : Document
Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: February 13, 2019