Akilineq Canoe Expedition: Lesson Plans - P/K - Grade 6

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Lesson Plans

Please follow the links below to the lesson plans that go with each video. In the link you will find further folders for each grade level each containing pdf./ printable version of each lesson.

#1 - Introduction - Lesson Plans

#2 - What is in a name - Lesson Plan

#3 - The Thelon River

#4 - Wind/ Weather - Lesson Lesson Plans

#5 - Why do we use a Tump Strap?

#7 - Canoe Paddles

#8 - What food did we eat?

#9 - What Clothing did we bring?

#10 - What is the Thelon Game Sanctuary?

- YouTube Videos
#1 - Intro: Canoe Expedition Yellowknife to Baker Lake

An Introduction to our Canoe Expedition along with our videos and educational lesson plans.
#2 - Akilineq Canoe Expedition: What is in a name?

This video talks about the name of our expedition and what its translation from Inuktitut mean and explains why the Akilineq hills are an important place along the Thelon River.
#3 - Why is the Thelon River significant?
#4 - Why is Wind/Weather so important on Expedition?
#5 - What is a Tump Strap?
#6 - What is portaging and why do we do it?
#7 - What paddles did we take with us?
#8 - FOOD - What did we eat out there?
#9 - What clothing do we wear on a Arctic Canoe Expedition?
#10 - What is the Thelon Game Sanctuary?