 | 13 Moons - Language
This lesson plan teaches the Oneida Name for each of the 13 Moons commonly known at the Oneida community in Wisconsin The children will create a mnemonic tool by which they will be able to learn each Oneida name |
 | 2nd Grade Fish Project
Hyperstudio stack |
 | 4D Cultural Thematic Curriculum
Participants from nineteen Native American schools developed the curriculum hosted on this site during a three-day workshop The participating schools are part of the Four Directions Challenge in Technology Project Please visit the main site for more |
 | Ahfachkee Language Tree
The lesson using art to introduce and reinforce the Native language Students create a large tree whose leaves have words from the Miccosukee language written on them |
 | Ahfachkee Lesson Plan Archive
Lesson Plan archive full of various lesson plans submitted by Ahfachkee |
 | Alien Culture Caper
This lesson provides an illustrated reading passage that contains the reflections of William Tyson a native Eskimo Tyson compares the Eskimo culture of yesterday and today The lesson objectives focus on the investigation of various components of cu |
 | Amazon Trail
Effective as group simulation and motivational tool |
 | An Overview
This unit is designed to introduce the concept of Seasons to young children of Penobscot |
 | Anatomy of a Pacific Salmon
Students will expereince several activities that will help them learn about the anatomy of salmon They will visit the Tribal Fish Hatchery to learn more about our traditions and how to care for salmon |
 | Animals Can You Picture This in Lakota
This lesson represents a collaboration between young students kindergarten and older students eight graders to create Hyperstudio stacks using English and Lakota Students will also use digital cameras to make claymation and / or use drawing programs |
 | Around the World in 80 Days
Supplemental movie-type CD for a geography lesson Learn country names cities and landmarks Good for readers or non-readers because has a voice option Need to know point and click skills More or less an interactive story
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 | Assessments
This file contains a set of assessment suggestions to use the with the authors' thematic unit on the Moon |
 | Aubrey and Lizzy
This is a Hyperstudio stack created by student pairs K and 8th grade using digital photography and animation |
 | Background Information
This file contains background information from online resources suggested for use the with the authors' thematic unit on the Moon |
 | Beyond Computer Integration
This is a HTML based presentation on the use of different levels of technology in the classroom |
 | Brandon and Tate
This is a Hyperstudio stack created by student pairs K and 8th grade using digital photography and animation |
 | Buffalo Lessons
Resource and Lesson Plans for study of the cultural and historical significance of the Buffalo |
 | Building a Web Page
Collaboration among grades 7-11 and teachers on research interviewing learning Front Page etc |
 | Careers
Students investigate career opportunities related to elk |
 | Claudia Douma
ARROW TO THE SUN -By Gerald McDermott - Winter storytelling and other lesson plans for Kindergarten |
 | Clay Detectives
This lesson provides an illustrated reading passage about the life of pottery maker Virgil James titled One Artist's Journey Following the Footsteps of Virgil James Virgil James a full-blood Choctaw was born and raised in southeastern Oklahoma This |
 | Claymation
This unit is designed to teach children of Indian Island the importance of trees/the environment to their culture |
 | Comparing/Contrasting Clothes Among Trib
To foster appreciation students' own identity and to compare differences with other tribes
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 | Cooking with your Three Sisters
In this activity students in grades 4-7 will prepare a cookbook based on their understanding of the Three Sisters and the special needs of diabetics |
 | Crazy Colors
This lesson provides an illustrated reading passage about the life of a Native American artist Virgil James a Choctaw Indian who grew up in Oklahoma It discusses the importance of art among early Native American people who consider themselves part |
 | Creatures Myths and Legends
This set of lessons addresses the importance of water to the Pueblo people |
 | Cycles of Life
Impress upon students the Cycles of Life on earth and their contents |
 | Elk Classifieds
This resource is a science/art activity in which students prepare an ad in which they try to get elk to move to their area |
 | Elk Culmanating Activity
In this activity older students instruct younger students in the nature ecology uses and tribal significance of Elk |
 | Elk Unit Overview
This resource give an overview of a unit of Elk that blends culture science and other disciplinesIt contains a resource list and background materials |
 | Elsie Casados
Lesson Plans |
 | Environment
This set of lessons addresses the importance of relations to the Pueblo people including relationships among people and between people and the land |
 | Environment Habitat
This set of lessons addresses the importance of relations to the Pueblo people including relationships among people and between people and the land |
 | Ethnobotany
This link will take you to a web that was created by the ethnobotany group during the 1998 Summer Institute |
 | Exploring Seeds
This is an early elementary unit designed to help students understand a seed's purpose and to help them appreciate seeds and plants that are planted in the school garden Students explore what a seed is and keep a journal about sprouting seeds Evalu |
 | Exploring the concept of Hero
This lesson plan springboards off of Joseph Bruchac's book Pushing up the Sky Seven plays for Native American children The lesson generates the opportunity for students to compare the concept of the larger than life hero in different cultures Gluskab |
 | First Grade Clans
This is a HyperStudio stack that has a picture of each student that
when selected allows the user to see and hear a student's clans
This is used to help the teacher show which students can and can't say
their clans correctly in Navajo |
 | First Peoples
This unit is designed to teach the Oneida language and the beauty of the land and culture integrated with music theory and practice |
 | Food
This link will take you to a web that was created by the food group during the 1998 Summer Institute |
 | Food For Thought
This lesson provides an illustrated reading passage titled Harvester of the Earth's Treasurers It is about cooking with Geraldine R Aguilla who is the head cook at San Simon School on the Tohono O'odham Reservation in the Sonoran Desert of southern |
 | Formation of Volcano in Dilcon Area
The Dilcon area has a number of volcanic formations. This lesson helps students understand how volcanos are formed. |
 | Francis Cara
Lesson Plans Pictures and Web Pages that can be used for lessons in vocabulary recognition
Students will read and choose correct definitions for selected vocabulary words by holding up cards correlating to the correct response letter Students will d |
 | Gabrielle and Nancy
This is a Hyperstudio stack created by student pairs K and 8th grade using digital photography and animation |
 | Gail Danforth
Students learn about the Maple syrup making process as well as other lesson plans |
 | Garden Journal
This worksheet provides a structure that students may use to collect data concerning the garden project |
 | Garden Project Review
This activity helps students bring together what they have learned in this unit and plan for a future garden |
 | Garden Unit Overview
This document presents an overview of a community garden project It contains a planning matrix with key points and interdisciplinary connects for K-6 It has sample letters for parents and community members and lists the National and American Indian standards |
 | Global View
This unit is designed to help students learn more about the world and their place in it It uses technology as a way to demonstrate student learning |
 | Going Camping
This unit is designed to teach the Oneida language and the beauty of the land and culture integrated with music theory and practice |
 | Gone Fishin'
Students will learn how to look up different Internet sites while learning about different types of Salmon Student's will also be doing an art activity and eventually the student's work will be posted on the 3rd grade Website |
 | Gone Fishing
This lesson requires students to do research on specific topics read stories and create a web site |
 | Grade 4- General Music Skills Assessment
This unit is designed to teach the Oneida language and the beauty of the land and culture integrated with music theory and practice |
 | History of Tribal Fishing
Use of digital cameras creation of Hyperstudio stack interaction with elders hands-on experience |
 | How Can Clay Sing
This lesson provides an illustrated reading passage about the life of pottery maker Virgil James titled One Artist's Journey Following the Footsteps of Virgil James Virgil James a full-blood Choctaw was born and raised in southeastern Oklahoma This |
 | How Mining Affects the Land
This lesson will help students recognize the negative effects on the land due to mining
The students will
1observe the natural undisturbed landforms and vegetation
2travel to Paguate Jackpile Mine
3observe reclaimed areas
4compare/contrast observatio |
 | Importance of sheep
To recognize the importance of sheep in the Navajo Culture |
 | Influence of the Buffalo
To learn how the buffalo influenced the Yankton Sioux |
 | Jessica Cohen
Lesson Plans for Jessica Cohen |
 | Job Opportunities
Students investigate job opportunities related to elk |
 | Joe and Alex's Hyperstudio stack
This is a Hyperstudio stack created by student pairs K and 8th grade using digital photography and animation |
 | Keeno King
Implement the miccosoukee language into our every day class so our children teachers will at least know how to greet one another also the months in our language days numbers etc |
 | Kennen and David's Hyperstudio stack
This is a Hyperstudio stack created by student pairs K and 8th grade using digital photography and animation |
 | Laguna Archive
An archive of lesson plans specifically reserved for Laguna |
 | Lakota language - Student example
This project combines English Lakota Social Studies and technology EAch student project was made by a team of two--a kindergarten student and an eighth grader |
 | Lakota language - Student example 2
This project combines English Lakota Social Studies and technology EAch student project was made by a team of two--a kindergarten student and an eighth grader |
 | Lakota language - Student example 3
This project combines English Lakota Social Studies and technology EAch student project was made by a team of two--a kindergarten student and an eighth grader |
 | Lakota language - Student example 4
This project combines English Lakota Social Studies and technology EAch student project was made by a team of two--a kindergarten student and an eighth grader |
 | Lakota language - Student example 5
This project combines English Lakota Social Studies and technology EAch student project was made by a team of two--a kindergarten student and an eighth grader |
 | Lakota language - Student example 6
This project combines English Lakota Social Studies and technology EAch student project was made by a team of two--a kindergarten student and an eighth grader |
 | Lakota language - Student example 7
This project combines English Lakota Social Studies and technology EAch student project was made by a team of two--a kindergarten student and an eighth grader |
 | Language Arts
This lesson provides an illustrated reading passage that contains the reflections of William Tyson a native Eskimo Tyson compares the Eskimo culture of yesterday and today There is a worksheet that provides a series of questions The students will r |
 | Language Concepts Eighth
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 | Language Concepts Fifth Grade
Dilcon School has been working to create grade level outcomes based
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 | Language Concepts First
Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based performance
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 | Language Concepts Fourth
Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based performance
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 | Language Concepts Kindergarten
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 | Language Concepts Second
Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based performance
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 | Language Concepts Seventh
Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based performance
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 | Language Concepts Sixth
Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based performance
standards for their comprehensive reform plan |
 | Language Concepts Third
Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based performance
standards for their comprehensive reform plan |
 | Leon and Walter
This is a Hyperstudio stack created by student pairs K and 8th grade using digital photography and animation |
 | Lesson Plan Archive
The students will compare and contrast corn native to the Laguna Pueblo
The students will compare and contrast traditional springtime activities related to new life within the seasons of the Laguna Pueblo
Students will learn to recognize the differ |
 | Lesson Plan Archive - Various Songs
To learn the melody to Allouette and discuss the meaning in both the English and Oneida languages
To appreciate melody and lyrics and the feelings they represent in two languages
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 | Lesson Plans
Lesson Plan for History and significance of chickee building
Lesson Plan on significance of 8 clans
Students will learn about the various types of Seminole patchwork and clothing
To have the students learn how to make Seminole baskets
The stude |
 | Lesson Plans
Lesson plans teaching the student how to interview people to get information Lesson plan teaching about Pueblo artists |
 | Life Cycle of a Salmon/ Slide Show
The Kindergarten Salmon Unit consists of an overview and several individual lesson plans It is designed for use as a thematic unit but individual lessons could stand alone If anyone has further questions please contact Mary Love or Valerie Macklin at |
 | Local Rocks
Students will learn the names and the history of the local rock formations |
 | Local Rocks
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Students will learn the names and the history of the local rocks formations |
 | Making a Planetarium
Recognition of planets and constellations Involves cooperation construction field day career day and many other educational uses |
 | Meagan and Shawna's Hyperstudio stack
This is a Hyperstudio stack created by student pairs K and 8th grade using digital photography and animation |
 | Medicine Wheel
This resource is a science/art/culture activity in which students investigate the relationship between the life cycle of elk and the medicine wheel |
 | Meeting our Elders
To promote cultural understanding by interacting with elders |
 | Miccosukee/English Colors
A series of lessons for grades K 1 and 2-4 The lessons outline lessons on Miccosukee and English color words to be taught by Miccosukee-speaking teachers or teachers aides helping the classroom teacher Each level is for lessons taught over a two to |
 | Moccasin Making
This lesson demonstrates the making of moccasins from the hide of a whitetailed deer This is a traditional way of making clothing |
 | Moon Game
Students use a story to help them understand the characteristics of the moon and to make predictions |
 | Moon Pics
In this activity students create trick moon pictures This lesson is most effective used with Moon Game another lesson in this series |
 | Moon Poem
In this activity student write poems about the Moon that demonstrates their scientific and literary understandings |
 | Mother Earth
This unit is designed to teach the Oneida language and the beauty of the land and culture integrated with music theory and practice |
 | Native American Calendars and Time
This unit provides an overview of activities that could be used to relate the concept of time and astronomy across grade levels |
 | Native American Shelters Part 1 HP
This lesson is one small part of a larger unit called Native American Shelters
This unit is designed to help students learn about different shelter types used by
the Native people of North America This lesson involves researching using both
tradit |
 | Native American Shelters Report 1
This lesson is one small part of a larger unit called Native American Shelters This unit is designed to help students learn about different shelter types used by the Native people of North America This lesson involves researching using both traditi |
 | Native American Shelters Report 2
This lesson is one small part of a larger unit called Native American Shelters This unit is designed to help students learn about different shelter types used by the Native people of North America This lesson involves researching using both traditi |
 | Native American Shelters SS Addendum
This lesson is one small part of a larger unit called Native American Shelters
This unit is designed to help students learn about different shelter types used by
the Native people of North America This lesson involves researching using both
tradit |
 | Navajo Rug Weaving
Lesson plans and activities on Navajo rug weaving One lessonplan for each grade grades K-8
Based on thematic units in language arts math science and culture |
 | Oneida Archive
Oneida Archive of lesson plans web pages pictures and other resources |
 | Oneida Thanksgiving
This unit is designed to teach the Oneida language and the beauty of the land and culture integrated with music theory and practice |
 | Our Culture in Song
This unit is designed to teach the Oneida language and the beauty of the land and culture integrated with music theory and practice |
 | Phyllis Jenkins
Students will learn the procedure of what it takes to make black pottery |
 | Pinion - The Grandest Nut
The students are excited about their pinon picking Where they picked how much they picked and how they picked make the students sound like contestants With this enthusiasm lessons integrating Social Studies Science Math and Language Arts can begin |
 | Planetary Lesson Plan Archive
The lessons and activities involved will enable the students to gain a perception of the planets location in our solar system in relation to the Sun A cultural and community-based component is also included in the activity to give the students a per |
 | Plant Research
In this activity students in grades 4-6 research the needs and uses of plants in preparation for designing the garden |
 | PowerPoint Presentation Animals Part 1
This is a lesson plan to help you teach a powerpoint lesson It includes a form to help facilitate research and and evaluation checklist for the students |
 | PowerPoint Presentation Animals Part 2
This is a PowerPoint slideshow on American Bison It is an example of what the students could do or include in their slideshow |
 | Prek and K Comparing/Contrasting Tribes
Comparing the Penobscot Nation to regionally different tribe |
 | Preparation of Salmon
Students explore the variety of methods for preparing salmon in relation to geographic reqions Specifically the traditional tribal methods |
 | Reading Eighth Grade
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 | Reading Fifth Grade
Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based on
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 | Reading First Grade
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 | Reading Fourth Grade
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 | Reading Kindergarten
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 | Reading Second Grade
Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based on
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 | Reading Seventh Grade
Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based on
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 | Reading Sixth Grade
Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based on
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 | Reading Third Grade
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 | Relationships overview
an overview of the Relationship unit |
 | Resources
This file contains a set of online resources suggested for use the with the authors' thematic unit on the Moon |
 | Roaming Grazing and Ranging
In this activity students interact with resource persons from the community to learn about tribal management of elk herds |
 | Rock Point archive
Archive of lesson plans and resources for Rock Point |
 | Salmon Lesson Cycles and Changes
The lesson plan involves creativity art materials science and anatomy of fish collaboration with older students and fish hatchery employees The end product will be a HyperStudio Stack |
 | Salmon Lesson Cycles and Changes
The lesson plan involves creativity art materials science and anatomy of fish collaboration with older students and fish hatchery employees The end product will be a HyperStudio Stack |
 | Salmon Masks Lesson Plan
The Kindergarten Salmon Unit consists of an overview and several individual lesson plans It is designed for use as a thematic unit but individual lessons could stand alone If anyone has further questions please contact Mary Love or Valerie Macklin at |
 | Salmon River Habitat Overview
Salmon River Habitat overview will be used to introduce students to the environment The whole class will work together the first week and then will break up into groups for the second and third week Each group will then concentrate on individual part |
 | Salmon Unit
Students will learn how to use digital cameras create a presentation on Microsoft PowerPoint to teach the aspects of Salmon habitats etc |
 | Sandy's Hyperstudio stack
This is a Hyperstudio stack created by student pairs K and 8th grade using digital photography and animation |
 | Santa Clara Archive
Archive of Lesson Plans Resources for Santa Clara |
 | Santa Clara Schoolyard Habitat
This is a collection of activities and lessons centered around the creation of a schoolyard habitat dedicated to the study of native plants and animals |
 | Santa Clara Village Panorama
This panorama shows the Santa Clara village |
 | Seasons
This unit is designed to introduce the season of Summer to Pre-K and Kindergarten children of Penobscot |
 | Seasons of the year for Laguna Pueblo
This lesson on Village Officials will enable you to know the roles and responsibilities of the officials on the Pueblo of Laguna reservation
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 | Seasons of the year in Laguna Pueblo
This lesson compares and contrasts two types of chili plants that are native to New Mexico The students will learn the cultural significance of native plants |
 | Singing Oneida
This unit is designed to teach the Oneida language and the beauty of the land and culture integrated with music theory and practice |
 | Spirit Journey
This multimedia presentation works only with the Real Audio G2 player |
 | Student example 1 - Lakota Language
This lesson represents a collaboration between young students kindergarten and older students eight graders to create Hyperstudio stacks using English and Lakota Students will also use digital cameras to make claymation and / or use drawing programs |
 | Summer
This unit is designed to introduce the season of Summer to Pre-K and Kindergarten children of Penobscot |
 | Summer
This unit is designed to introduce the season of Summer to Primary School children of Penobscot |
 | Summer 2
This unit is designed to introduce the season of Summer to Primary School children of Penobscot |
 | Summer Institute 99 Intranet
The Four Directions Summer Institute 1999 Intranet site |
 | Sunflower garden
How to set up a sunflower house Santa Clara fifth grade students of school year 1998-99 set up and planted sunflower to make a sunflower house near the 3 sisters garden |
 | Takini Archive
Takini Archive of lesson plans and resources |
 | The Chemistry of Black Pottery
This lesson will learn the physical and chemical properties and changes of materials during the process of making black pottery Students will learn the cultural significance of black pottery |
 | The Garden
Students will conduct indepth research on a single plant and present the information in an APA style research document |
 | The Influence of the Buffalo on the Yankton Sioux
To learn how the buffalo influenced Yankton Sioux life |
 | The Tipi
This lesson is designed to promote collaboration between different age groups K 8th grade They will create stories of their culture and illustrtate and record them using Hyperstudio software |
 | The United States
This unit is designed to develop an awareness of our country and how it relates to the rest of the world It also acquaints the Seba Dalkai students with life in the United States and encourages students to form opinions about events |
 | Thematic Unit on the Moon Unit Plan
The overview gives a key points a diagram of how this units fits into a school-wide planlists of online and text resources and descriptions of activities for a 15-day unit |
 | Theme Earth and Sky
There are several lesson plans for 2nd grade regarding the moon and solar system Subjects such as language arts science math culture etc are covered |
 | Turtle Tracks
Turtle Tracks is an online newsletter for youth from a Native American view We offer current news factual history original graphics and much more Our contributors come from many Nations in the US and Canada We also have an extensive links section |
 | Unit Overview
This unit is designed to teach children of Indian Island the importance of trees/the environment to their culture |
 | VRPresentation on NMAI
The presentation described the Santa Clara students involvement in creating the virtual museum at NMAI |
 | Villages
This set of lessons addresses the importance of relations to the Pueblo people including relationships among people and between people and the land |
 | Water Conservation
This set of lessons addresses the importance of water to the Pueblo people |
 | Water Pollution
This set of lessons addresses the importance of water to the Pueblo people |
 | Winter Wonderland
This is a Winter Program put on by 3rd 4th and 5th grades The children play instruments and learn songs in english and their native language |
 | Writing Eighth Grade
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 | Writing Fifth Grade
Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based on
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 | Writing First Grade
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 | Writing Fourth Grade
Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based on
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 | Writing Kindergarten
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 | Writing Second Grade
Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based on
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 | Writing Seventh Grade
Dilcon School has been working to create outcomes based on
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 | Writing Sixth Grade
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 | Writing Third Grade
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 | winter-food-animals
To learn about and appreciate traditional winter activities related to foods of animals within the seasons of the Laguna Pueblo |