Seven Sacred Teachings Presentation and Worksheet

This 22 slide PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation includes a retelling of the Legend of the Seven Grandfathers and explains each of the seven sacred teachings. For many generations, the legend and teachings have been shared and spread from coast to coast across North America. Today, they are being used in schools across Canada and the United States to help promote and develop student character.

The carefully prepared, engaging presentation serves well as an introduction to the character education theme, a stand alone lesson or a source of reference and review throughout the year. The accompanying worksheet reinforces and reviews the teachings.

Here is a slide by slide outline of the presentation’s contents:

Slide 1: Title page
Slides 2 - 8: A retelling of the legend with dialogue and illustrations or photos.
Slides 9 & 10: Wisdom - The Beaver
Slides 11 & 12: Respect - The Bison
Slides 13 & 14: Humility - The Wolf
Slides 15 & 16: Courage - The Bear
Slides 17 & 18: Honesty - The Raven
Slides 19 & 20: Love - The Eagle
Slides 21 & 22: Truth - The Turtle

Worksheet: First the students are asked to match each spirit animal to its teaching, then they complete sentences about each lesson by filling blanks with provided words.