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Time Allotment |
Instructional Approaches: |
Common Essential Learnings: |
Nursery to Grade 9 Core Language Program 45 minutes minimum daily. |
Direct Instruction Indirect Instruction Independent Study Experiential Learning Interactive Instruction |
C – Communication N – Numeracy PSVS – Personal, Social Values and Skills TL – Technological Literacy IL – Independent Learning CCT – Critical and Creative Thinking |
Concepts/Topics |
Length |
Objectives |
Instructional Approaches |
Resources |
Evaluation |
CEL’s |
Daily Routine |
15 minutes per day @teachers discretion |
Students will be introduced to and review daily routine activities: greetings, weather, days of the week Students will develop oral language skills in sequential order using visuals from the Dr. Greymorning Accelerated Second Language Acquisition Method. |
Direct Instruction
Drill & Practice
Teacher Talk
Total Physical Response |
Wall calendar,
Sight Word List (Commands, Verbs),
Number Chart
Daily Routine |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, CCT, N, IL |
Numeracy
| fifteen – 45 minute periods |
Students will learn oral numerals one to
fifty and have written skills from one to ten. |
Direct Instruction
Drill & Practice
Interactive Instruction
Problem Solving
Teacher Talk
Total Physical Response |
Posters (NLSD, LLIRB), Number lines, Matching
sheets, Songs (Brian MacDonald), Calendar, Woodland Cree Lessons CD ROM(SICC) |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL, TL, N, CCT |
Colours |
ten – 45 minute periods |
Students will review and extend knowledge
of the terms for colours. |
Direct Instruction
Drill & Practice
Teacher Talk |
Animate Colours (NLSD), Inanimate Colours
(NLSD), Colour Poster (LLIRB) , Woodland Cree Lessons CD ROM(SICC) |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL, TL |
Family |
fifteen – 45 minute periods |
Students will learn the terms of the immediate
family members from first person possessive. |
Direct Instruction
Drill & Practice
Teacher Talk
Role Play |
Kinship Book from NLSD, Woodland Cree
Lessons CD ROM(SICC), Wall Chart (family tree), Posters from SICC |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL, TL |
Concepts/Topics |
Length |
Objectives |
Instructional Approaches |
Resources |
Evaluation |
CEL’s |
Classroom Objects | ten – 45 minute periods |
Students will review and extend knowledge
of terms for basic classroom objects: chalk, chalkboard, chalkboard
eraser, scissors, crayon and glue. |
Direct Instruction |
Classroom Objects
Flashcards (NLSD, LLIRB) |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, IL |
Body |
fifteen – 45 minute periods |
Students will review and extend their knowledge
in the first person possessive. (parts related to arm and leg) |
Direct Instruction |
Song and book: niskîsikwa, nitôn, nikot
from NLSD |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL, CCT |
Clothing |
ten – 45 minute periods |
Students will learn clothing terminology
from the second person possessive. |
Direct Instruction |
Clothing Book (NLSD),
Clothing Poster (SICC) |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL |
Food |
ten – 45 minute periods |
Students will review and extend the generic terminology of the four food groups. Students will be introduced to specific food items. |
Direct Instruction |
Pictures and poster of the food groups
(Health Offices),
Food samples |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL, CCT |
Household Items
| ten – 45 minute periods |
Students will review previous knowledge
and extend the terminology for parts of the building. |
Direct Instruction |
Classroom building parts |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL |
Animals
| ten – 45 minute periods |
Students will review and reinforce the
terms for domestic, and farm animal terminology. |
Direct Instruction |
Pictures and posters of familiar animals |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL |
Birds |
seven – 45 minute periods |
Students will review and expand the terms
for land and waterfowl. |
Direct Instruction |
Pictures and posters of familiar animals |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL, CCT, N |
Fish
| ten – 45 minute periods |
Students will review and expand their previous
knowledge of terms for fish: perch, maria and tullibee. |
Direct Instruction |
Pictures and posters of familiar animals |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL, CCT, N |
Astronomical |
five – 45 minute periods |
Students will review and extend their previous
knowledge of terms related to astronomy and the sky: sky and rainbow. |
Direct Instruction |
Nursery rhymes and songs. |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL, CCT, N |
Concepts/Topics |
Length |
Objectives |
Instructional Approaches |
Resources |
Evaluation |
CEL’s |
Occupations |
eight – 45 minute periods |
Students will review and reinforce their
knowledge of terms of relevant local occupations. |
Direct Instruction |
Pictures, Occupations Book (NLSD) |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL, CCT, N |
Landforms | five – 45 minute periods |
Students will be introduced to local landforms and local community reference names. |
Direct Instruction |
Resource Vocabulary Booklet (NLSD) |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL |
Place Names | five – 45 minute periods |
Students will be introduced to terms for local areas and names of communities in their region. |
Direct Instruction |
Map, Resource Vocabulary Booklet (NLSD) |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C,PSVS, IL |
Buildings | five – 45 minute periods |
Students will learn the terms of specific buildings within their communities. |
Direct Instruction |
Map, Resource Vocabulary Booklet (NLSD) |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL |
Winter Festival | three – 45 minute periods |
Students will learn terms through Winter Festival activities. |
Direct Instruction |
Winter Festival Audio Visuals Human Resources |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL, TL |
Treaty Day | three – 45 minute periods | Students will learn the terms for Treaty Day. | Direct Instruction Drill & Practice Teacher Talk Total Physical Response Role play |
Treaty Day | On-going Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL, TL |
Cultural Activities | four– 45 minute periods | Students will learn the terms through Cultural activities. | Direct Instruction Drill & Practice Teacher Talk Total Physical Response Role play |
Cultural Day Human Resources |
On-going Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL, TL |
Transportation
| five – 45 minute periods |
Students will learn the terminology related to land transportation. |
Direct Instruction |
Transportation Unit (NLSD), Human Resources |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL, TL, N |
Health Unit |
five – 45 minute periods |
Students will learn practical conversational
dialogue related to the medical terminology, common illnesses and personal
health and hygiene. |
Direct Instruction |
Nursery rhymes and songs. |
On-going
Anecdotal Notes Observation Checklist |
C, PSVS, IL, CCT, N |