The Sharing Circle

By: Theresa “Corky” Larsen-Jonasson

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Summary
✢ Elementary level: Ages 6-8
✢ A fight breaks out between two friends
✢ Animals learn to take turns sharing
and listening to each other
✢ Re-establish harmony

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Theresa "Corky" Larsen-
Jonasson
About the author

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 “Medicine Wheel Education publishes culturally authentic
Indigenous books, resources and tools specialized for moral and
cultural education. Each book teaches a positive moral message
designed to invite all children, youth and adults to engage and
participate in culture with authenticity and respect. Not only does
Medicine Wheel Education protect cultural stories and authors, it
offers our community of Indigenous authors a way to publish their
oral stories without compromising themselves.” (Medicine Wheel Education, 2021)
Practical Classroom
Applications
How can this resource be used effectively in the
classroom?
Classroom Application
✢ Can be used in a K-6
classroom setting
✢ Introduction to including
sharing circles in the
classroom to decolonize
✢ Collaboration on the talking
stick promotes place-based
learning
(Litke et al., 8
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 References
Litke, M., Camp, S., and Swift, L. (n.d.). Talking Circle Lessons. Indigenous Education.

https://indigenouseducation.comoxvalleyschools.ca/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1064875

&type=

d&pREC_ID=1358798

Larsen-Jonasson, Theresa “Corky”. (2016). The Sharing Circle. Medicine Wheel Education.

Medicine Wheel Education. (n.d.). Retrieved September 21, 2021, from

https://medicinewheel.education/pages/medicine-wheel-education.

Mendosa , K. (2016, October 19). Local elder pens children's book to spread important teachings. Red

Deer
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Express. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from
Thanks Everyone!
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