The First Nations

Story Book Series

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The Giving Tree:
A Retelling of a Traditional Metis
Story
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By Leah Dorion
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By The Third Grade Zoo

 Directions:
1. The author of The Giving
Where Does Author: Tree: A Retelling of a
Traditional Metis Story is
Leah Dorian Come From? originally from Prince
Albert Saskatchewan .,
put a star on Prince
Albert Saskatchewan.
2. .Lean Dorion is of Metis
heritage. .Metis people
were the decedents of
the French and Scottish
fur traders and First
Nations women.. Many
Metis people settled along
the Red River. Use a red
pencil crayon to colour
the Red River in Manitoba.
.

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 The 12 Traditional
Metis Values

Directions:
The pie spinner provided is for
students to refer to in the next
activities. Student can colour and
decorate their pie spinners and
draw a small picture that
symbolizes each value. After the
wheel is complete students can
then cut out and attached
together the spinner, the spinner
cover, and a piece of
construction paper using a paper
fastener.

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The 12 Traditional
Metis Values

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 The 12 Traditional
Metis Values Pie Spinner

The 12 Traditional
Metis Values
By: ______________

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 Name: _________
My Values Goals
Choose three traditional Metis values that are important to
you. Describe why this value is important to you and create a
goal for a way that you are going to improve on that
value.
1. Value: ___________________
Why is this value important?
___________________________________________________________!
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My goal for improving at this value is to:
____________________________________________________________!
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2. Value: ___________________
Why is this value important?
___________________________________________________________!
____________________________________________________________!
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My goal for improving at this value is to:
____________________________________________________________!
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__________________
3. Value: ___________________
Why is this value important?
___________________________________________________________!
____________________________________________________________!
____________________________________________________________!
My goal for improving at this value is to:
____________________________________________________________!
____________________________________________________________
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 My Values Tree
Directions: Draw a picture of a tree and include images
that represent your values in your tree. You might include an image
of a lion to represent courage, a heart to represent love, pictures
of your family. You can choose to use drawings, magazine cut outs,
or pictures.

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 The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a
Traditional Metis Story
Task Cards
Desc ribe what the purp ose
of the givin g tree is?
The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a
Traditional Metis Story
Task Cards
Why is the tree calle d the
givin g tree?
The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a
Traditional Metis Story
Task Cards
List some of the item s that
might be foun d insid e the givin g
tree?
The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a
Traditional Metis Story
Task Cards
The infinity symbol is illustrated on
almo st every page of this story book.
draw a pictu re of the infinity symbol
and desc ribe What
the infinity symbol symbolizes for
Metis people?
 The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a
Traditional Metis Story Traditional Metis Story
Task Cards Task Cards

Look thro ugh the Illust ratio ns in The givin g tree was an old
the story book and list at least maple tree. Find 3 facts that
10 examples of Meti s sym bols. you did not know befo re
abou t Maple trees.

The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a

Traditional Metis Story Traditional Metis Story
Task Cards Task Cards
Create an illust ratio n in the
styl e of Leah Dori ans
Desc ribe how the family illust ratio ns. Make
showed resp ect for the tree. sure to use lots of brig ht
colo urs and lots of hearts and
dots.
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 Name: __________
List:

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1. ____________ 6. ____________
2. ____________ 7. ____________
3. ____________ 8. ____________
4. ____________ 9. ____________
5. ____________ 10. ____________

Name: __________
List:

____________________
1. ____________
6. ____________
2. ____________
7. ____________
3. ____________
8. ____________
4. ____________
9. ____________
5. ____________
10. ____________
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