Feb 5 2026 Double Block Dirt Relations Piece - Post Viewing Questions - Teams & Teacher One-On-On Meetings.

Silent Read 20

Review of - Friday Jan 30th Class & Viewing Questions

Re-View of - 

Dirt Relations // Connecting Indigenous Youth to the Land Through Mountain Biking


Post Viewing Questions – Dirt Relations - Complete On Teams. 

5 Questions - Full Sentences - all aspects of each question.

Discussion.



Teacher One-On-One Meetings Teams & Journal Assignments 1-3 to date. 

TBD - Friday/Monday 

Next Task: Group Work - Max 3 -  Due In Class. 

What was the main overarching theme(s) of the Dirt Relations piece do you think? Lessons? Links to First People's Principles of Learning? 

Group Task: ID links to each of the 9 First Peoples Principles of Learning - provide an example for each of the 9 depicted in the film piece. 

Be ready to present and discuss.

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