Orange Shirt Day
Word Bank Readers
High Beg
All ages
K–12
Why do people in Canada wear orange shirts on September 30? In this lesson, students read and/or listen to the true story behind Orange Shirt Day, now observed as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Learners review vocabulary from the story and answer comprehension questions.
Focus
reading
indigenous
culture
Vocabulary
new
orange
sad
residential school
children
family
scared
lonely
shirt