Each book in the series, From the Mountains to the Sea, supports the new BC Aboriginal Learning Standards in both Science and Social Studies.

From the Mountains to the Sea: We Live Here is a Kindergarten resource, which covers all of your Aboriginal Learning Standards in both science and social studies within the new BC curriculum.

Click link to download a five-week Kindergarten planning guide: Kindergarten FREE Download for We Live Here

Back of book introduction:
This book is about a river. Can you find a river on the front cover of this book? What do you know about rivers?

Most rivers start high up in the mountains. As the water comes down the hill, it makes little pathways in the rocks and gravel. As the pathways get bigger, they join to make streams. Sometimes the streams join together to make a river. Where a river leaves the mountains the ground flattens out, and the river slows down. The river ends when it flows into the sea.

The area in and around a river is a good place for plants, animals and people to live because we can all find food and water there. The salmon is an important food for many of us.

Some of the plants and animals that you will find in this book are:

• Cedar trees live and grow all the way along a river, from the mountains to the sea.
• Salmon spend their adult lives out in the open sea. When it is time to lay their eggs, they swim back to their home streams. Their home streams are sometimes very close to the mountains.
• Bears walk long distances to find their food. They live from the mountains to the sea. In the fall they go to the rivers to fish for salmon.
• Eagles fly over large areas looking for food. They live from the mountains to the sea. In the fall, they go to the rivers to feast on salmon.
• Orcas live in the open sea. They swim long distances to hunt for food. Some orcas eat salmon. 

This book is also part of a bundled package: From the Mountains to the Sea: We Live Here Bundle

This resource is available in French: Collection Des montagnes à la mer: Nous habitons ici 

Additional Information
Book dimensions: 10" x 14" | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771741019

Beautiful crest designs by Tsimshian artist Bill Helin.

15 pieces cover nearly 44 feet around your bulletin board.

Each piece is 35" x 2.75".

Additional Information
ISBN: 459312859002

This finger puppet is designed by Tsimshian/Tlingit artist Bill Helin. 

In the preview image, Brown Bear appears alongside other finger puppets and a plush longhouse from Bill Helin that work well together.

Valdy Eagle Finger Puppet designed by Indigenous artist Bill Helin.

Height: Approx. 5"
Width: Approx. 2" (wings closed) / 4" (wings spread)

Gispy Orca is a finger puppet designed by Tsimshian/Tlingit artist Bill Helin. 

"Hi, my name is Gispy the orca whale. I love swimming with my family and friends. I love salmon too and I also like to help the canoe crew find their way in a storm or in the fog" I love jumping over their canoe too, it's fun. I am a protective mother and friend."  

This finger puppet works perfectly with other puppets and plush toys designed by Bill Helin, including the Canoe Set, which includes a canoe and bear, raven and frog finger puppets.

Salmon Finger Puppet with First Nations Designs by Bill Helin

Length: Approx 5"

This tree of life stamp is designed by Tsimshian artist Bill Helin.

Educator Information

Download a free English stamp book here: Stamp Book English

Download a free French stamp book here: Stamp Book French

Additional Information
1.75" x 2.75" | ISBN: 45931285793 | Made in Canada

Deerskin wrapped Turkey feather.

We hope that you find this feather to be a great starting point in your integration of a talking circle into your classroom. Our hope is that one day you find, or are gifted, a sacred eagle feather along your journey.

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ISBN: 4593128620008