Resources

Over the course of the project, we will update this page to show the resources we have used, so you can create the project in your own classroom.

Short Story Literature Circles
     - We Learn Together: Short stories taken from Lesson 1

Worldview Mind Map:
     - Elements of Coast Salish Art: Video describing the elements
     - Coast Salish Design Templates: Used for students to create their own inspired art
     - Perpetual Salish - artwork for discussion
     - mindmup website for Mind Map creation

Memoirs:
     - iMovie Trailer Organizers: Plan your movies


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