Storyteller: Osinikwe
Languages: Anishnaabemowin and English
About the story: Osinikwe tells the story of love for her bird children and her grandson.
Learn more: Osinikwe’ story tells about three generations of her family, and how she continues to learn and grow from each of them. It is through her relationship with her grandson that she finds motivation to learn language. In these activities, learn family terms in our vocabulary lessons and from the #1 top song in the under 5 category—Baby Shark! For an advanced lesson, practice phrases from Osinikwe’s story.
Culture and Language Activities
Binojii Shark
Creative Activity: A great language learning strategy is to insert single words into your favourite songs. Baby Shark is a favourite with 5 and unders. And it is a great way to learn family words as they go through baby shark, mommy shark and so on.
‘My’ Family Words in Ojibway
Learn vocabulary: Learn ‘my’ family words in Anishnaabemowin with this vocabulary lesson.
‘Your’ Family Words in Ojibway
Learn vocabulary: Learn ‘your’ family words in Anishnaabemowin with this vocabulary lesson.
‘His/her’ Family Words in Ojibway
Learn vocabulary: Learn ‘his/her’ family words in Anishnaabemowin with this vocabulary lesson.
Family Words in Cree
Learn vocabulary: Learn family words in Cree with this vocabulary lesson.
Phrases from Osinikwe’s Story
Practice phrases: In this activity, Lynda practices phrases from Osinikwe’s digital story. We encourage you to explore all the digital stories and practice phrases from them as a way to learn the language.