Sacred Plants Collaborative Poster Indigenous People in Canada | Paper

Use this collaborative poster with your class to learn about four sacred plants important to Indigenous People in Canada while they work together for a common goal. This colouring activity takes students 10-30 minutes and just requires printing for you to use right away. 

This collaborative activity includes:

• a collaborative poster you can use any time of year. It can be displayed all year long.
• suggestions for how to run the activity with your students.
• sets in 18, 24 or 36 pieces, so you can use them with any size class.
• simple instructions for your students.
• overview image to show where each piece fits into the final poster.
• pieces with different levels of detail so you can differentiate slightly.
• assembly instructions with tips for making the process as easy as possible.
• follow-up activities to extend learning about the four sacred plants: cedar, tobacco, sage and sweetgrass.
• a vertically oriented poster. Final poster sizes depend on your printer settings, but the approximate sizes are 18 pieces 60 by 90 cm, 24 pieces 72 by 108 cm and 36 pieces 80 by 135 cm.
• individual piece sizes 18 pieces 20 by 15 cm, 24 pieces 18 by 18 cm, 36 pieces 20 by 15 cm.
• an alignment guide for Alberta outcomes.
  

This resource aligns with:

• Alberta Science Curriculum © 2022 Grade 6 (new outcomes)

This resource supports:

• learning about Indigenous cultures in Social Studies.
• any Canadian Social Studies class.
• any science class about plants.

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Ninja Note: This resource requires the buyer to download the PDF and print the pieces before beginning the activity.

Want to learn more about sacred plants? We have a Sacred Plants Research Project that comes with all the research, and student pages in a file folder project.

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