Grade 4 Lesson Idea
For one of the Grade 4 Social Studies PLO’s, students must be able to “distinguish characteristics of various Aboriginal cultures in BC and Canada”. This includes the study of various Aboriginal art forms, dance being one of them. For a Social Studies lesson on Aboriginal dance, we’ve included some videos of Aboriginal dance performances that might be used as a hook or introduction to a lesson where students must observe and discuss the differences and similarities they see between the movements, costumes, and songs of different aboriginal tribes such as the Mohawk and Cherokee tribes seen in the videos.