Lesson Package | Design An Indigenous Shelter Project Based Learning

Price

$7.00 CAD

This project-based learning activity engages students in exploring shelters and dwellings used throughout history by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit People in Canada. In the project, students take on the role of museum designers creating a new teaching display, using research, mapping, visual representation, and written, video, or audio explanations to share their learning. It includes a complete lesson plan, student planning pages, differentiation options, checklists, assessment rubric, teacher background information, and a digital version of select pages. Designed for Grade 4 and Grade 5 Social Studies in Alberta (and adaptable for lessons about Indigenous People in Canada, including Grade 3), this two-week activity has been successfully tested with Grade 4 classes and keeps students engaged through creative, critical, and historical thinking.

This resource aligns with:
the Alberta Program of Studies for Grade 4 or Grade 5 Social Studies

This resource supports:
any lesson about Indigenous People in Canada.
the Alberta Social Studies Curriculum Grade 3 ©2025