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Hummingbird's Vaccine Story Listeners (Level 2)

This activity module aims for children to learn about a First Nations Indigenous story related to vaccination. The learning objectives are to have children learn from the messages conveyed by a FIrst Nations Indigenous storyteller and to have children respond to artistic and audial components of The Hummingbird Vaccine story.

 

Aim: Children experience and respond to Indigenous storytelling.

Ignite interest – engage kids in conversation about how Indigenous storytelling is an important part of cultural heritage.

Time: 5 minutes

 

Aim: Children experience and respond to Indigenous storytelling.

Ignite interest – engage kids in conversation about the Hummingbird Vaccine story around the main animal characters that create the problem in the story.

Time: 10 minutes

 

Aim: Children experience and respond to First Nations storytelling.

Ignite interest – engage kids in conversation about how we can calm ourselves when we are reading upsetting parts of stories, as is the case with the Hummingbird Vaccine story.

Time: 10-15 minutes

 

Aim: Children experience and respond to First Nations storytelling.

Ignite interest – engage kids in conversation about how the Hummingbird's Vaccine story has key characters and purpose to the story.

Time: 10-15 minutes

 


 

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LAST MODIFIED:
  May 5, 2025