MHC Library Guides: Education: Lesson Plans

Lesson Plans

Key Websites
Indigenous-Themed

National Geographic - Teaching Resources
- Provides ideas for class activities and lesson plans that are connected thematically or topically
- Please be aware this is American content, adapt your lesson plan following the Alberta Curriculum
NASA - STEM Lesson Plans
- Search hundreds of resources by subject, grade level, type and keyword. For K -12 grades
- Please be aware this is American content, adapt your lesson plan following the Alberta Curriculum.
Science Reference Source
Provides access to science-oriented content. Features science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources.
Artists for Kids
- Artists for Kids produces a range of resources to engage, inspire and educate students.
- For K - 12 Grades
First Nations, Métis and Inuit - Lesson Plans
- Develop a holistic understanding of Canadian indigenous cultures, world views, histories, and current realities.
Khan Academy
Practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empowers learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.
TEACHING BOOKS
- Provides "thousands of online resources you can use to explore children's and young adult books and their authors."
- lesson plans, author studies, and professional development to support K–12 curriculum.
Art Canada Institute: Teacher Resource Guides
- Step by step art lesson plans categorized by grade level with supplemental digital resources and downloadable PowerPoints
- Created by experts in consultation with cultural advisors
- Cross curricular connections with lessons for grades K-12
Engaging Students: Digital Lessons for Curricular Outcomes
- A large collection of lesson plans, templates, and other digital resources
- Categorized by grade level, from Black Gold Regional Division
The Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA)
- Resource library with suggested websites for lesson plan development

Lesson Plans Made by Institutions

Alberta Education-- Sample Lesson Plans
- Provides lesson plans that support Education for Reconciliation.
- Including ways of knowing of First Nations, Métis, or Inuit, through their values, traditions, kinship, language, and ways of being.
- Lesson plans feature Residential school experiences, and treaty education.
- All content complies with learning outcomes identified in the current Alberta programs of study
Secret Path Lesson Plans
- Lesson plans created by a group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous teachers from Manitoba.
-Lesson Plans support the teaching of Residential schools.
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (Government of Canada)
- Find exercises, projects and activities for students aged 4 to 16.
- Features game-based learning approaches
Empowering the Spirit
- Educational resources to support reconciliation from Alberta Regional Consortia
Ottawa Art Gallery: Contemporary Indigenous Arts in the Classroom
- Curriculum linked lesson plans designed by contemporary Indigenous artists with video resource