Step 4: The Provocation and activity

This is the students first exposure to the subject matter. My goal is to get them excited and engaged about Aboriginal culture. My provocation will involve several representations of Aboriginal culture. I want to give students a chance to touch and experience the culture:

• Stories
• Art
• Photos
• Dance
• Tools
• Objects from nature (feathers, rocks, shells)
• Animals (figurines)
• Foods

Once the students have been given the chance to connect to at least one object we will go around in a circle and ask each person to pick one object and talk about how it connects to them. I will write down important vocabulary words on chart paper/white board.

After each child has spoken, we will do a KWL together to find our what questions people have about these objects and Aboriginal culture. Once I have found out what the students want to know, then I will be able to adapt my teaching to their interests. For example, if someone wants to know about dream catchers, I will be able to research the traditions behind dream catchers, find books and materials to help us build dream catchers.