Unit Plan
Curated OER

Mexico: One Land, Many Cultures

For Teachers 1st
Students, through a variety of activities, discover the geography and culture of Mexico. They make maps, read folktales, write a journal, create pinatas and other artistic pieces, and review the history of Mexico.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore educational opportunities available to people living in a variety of developing and more economically developed countries. They work in groups and research an assigned country and explore how society values education,...
Lesson Plan
Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Vancouver Art Gallery: Emily Carr: Documenting First Nation Cultures

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Two sixty minute lessons are presented in this site which examines Emily Carr's paintings of the culture of the First Nations.
Primary
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

Northern Research Portal: "Art and Artists" Exhibit

For Students 9th - 10th
The Inuit and First Nations people tended to express their culture and history through artistic expression. Highlighted is the various art forms and artists of these people and especially the Northern region of Canada. Included are...
Website
Other

Canadian Native Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Nokomis, a 70 year old Ojibwa artist tells stories about the Eastern Woodland Indian culture north of Lake Superior and interprets the native legends and myths that provided much of the imagery of Ojibwa artists like Morrisseau.
Website
Other

Images Canada: Picturing Canadian Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains images of Canadian events, people, places and things. Search for images as well for more pictures on Canadian culture at this site.