Lesson Plan 3: Caring for Our World

Ever notice how when you care for yourself well, you tend to care for others and your surroundings well too? In this lesson, students will explore the importance of respecting and valuing self and how that relates to our relationships with others and our surroundings with water as the main example. In Indigenous culture, water is admired as a life-giving source and something to respect.

Grade level: 3-5

Prep time: 10 min

Lesson Duration: 35 min

Learning Outcomes:

It is expected that students will:

• Identify ways in which the relationships they have with self translates to relationships with others and the environment
• Recognize the cultural significance of water, particularly within the Indigenous community
• Understand the essential role of water in the various aspects of life
  

Lesson includes:

• Activate, Acquire, and Apply Activities
• The Importance of Water (Presentation)

Materials required (not included)

• Nibi’s Water Song by Sunshine Tenasco
• Two Clear containers with water
• A bag of dirt, sticks, rock and soil
• Technology to listen and watch videos 
  

NB: Purchase includes access to downloadable resources for 6 months