Orange shirt day activities kindergarten

This week was Truth and Reconciliation Week in Canada. Although officially recognized over one week, these are conversations and teachings that should happen throughout the school year, not just one week, or one day. Reconciliation is about building relationships and respect, and that just cannot be reduced to a week. I wanted to share some of the activities, readings, and discussions I had with my Grade 5/6 class this year, mainly inspired by this resource, Every Child Matters. After…

We spent some time on Thursday, September 29th and Friday, September 30th talking about what Orange Shirt Day was all about. Here is a website with more information about this important national...

Residential schools were church-run schools where approximately 150,000 Métis, Inuit and First Nations children were sent between the 1860s and the 1990s. The schools harmed Indigenous children by removing them from their families, forcing them to speak English or French instead of their ancestral languages, disconnecting them from their culture and traditions and forcing them to adopt Christianity in order to assimilate into Canadian society. Many of the children were abused. The government…

Sharon Shakoor RECE on Instagram: "A little late posting this. Acknowledged Truth and Reconciliation day with my kinders. We read Phyllis Webstad’s story, With our Orange Hearts 🧡, wore our orange shirts and even participated in some indigenous Dot Art that included orange hearts with words that reflected how our learners feel at school. 🧡🧡🧡#learningthroughplay #earlychildhoodeducators #learninginkindergarten #kindergartens #ontariokindergartenclassroom #playbasededucation…

I made this Every Child Matters decal to be worn everyday to remember the children in residential school and to support survivors. I am an Odanak from Quebec and my family moved to BC when I was a kid. I created these Every child matters pin to give back to my native community who supported me through school during my hard times. Made from waterproof vinyl and background goes on transparent. Size is 4 inches Proceeds goes to irsss.ca Please note the shipping fee to Canada only includes…

FREE T-Shirt Template~ Students decorate their t-shirt with words or pictures that describe their interests. Hang them from a "clothesline" to make a cute hall display!