Students explore the connections between tradition and language. They examine the environment, history and culture of the Tlingit, Lakota and Cherokee tribes and identify the importance of maintaining languages for oral traditions.

Learners use their higher-order thinking skills to understand how visual images have been used to tell stories. They analyze a Lakota tipi that tells a story through paint and artistry. They then make miniature tipis using butcher paper...

Students understand the meaning of a tradition and know how it is maintained. They have a general knowledge of the environment, history and culture of the Tlingit, Lakota, and Cherokee

In this Lakota tepee drawing worksheet, 3rd graders draw and decorate a Lakota tepee with buffalo designs after reading the "Lakota Tepee" from the Magic Tree House Series.

Young scholars discover the artistic and story-telling aspects of the Lakota tepee. In this Native American history lesson, students create a tepee using blankets, a table, and chairs, then paint parts of their story on sections of...

Young scholars discuss and identify the signs, symbol, and sacred animals associated with traditional Lakota objects of the past. They then design and create a two-dimensional piece of art that incorporates one of these signs or symbols.

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read chapter 9 of Buffalo Before Breakfast by Mary Pope Osborne and respond to 7 multiple choice and short answer questions regarding the chapter.

Students count in Lakota Sioux numbers and solve math problems. In this algebra lesson, students count in a different language and use it to solve math problems. They work on their pronunciation and spelling as well as math skills in...

Students examine and review Lakota beadwork designs. They watch an instructional video on how to bead and then design and graph a design on paper. Finally they bead the design onto a leather bag.

Students research the Native Americans living in the regions explored by Lewis and Clark. They identify the modern-day names of sites claimed by the Lakota Indians, and create a poster of the original Native American names.

Sitting Bull was not expected to be a great warrior. Yet, he led the Lakota people and other tribes to several pivotal victories against the United States government when federal troops threatened their land. Using primary sources, such...

Students create learning log journals and creative projects about helping others. In this circle justice lesson, students read Touching Spirit Bear and watch Pay it Forward. Students discuss the themes of both works and analyze the...

Third graders study dance and art of the Plains Indians. They explore 1/2 and 1/4 beats while performing a Medicine Dance and construct a Medicine Dance Tent. They peform the Lakota-Sioux Religious Sun Dance and create Navajo Indian...

Students explore the migratory movements of animals as they monitor their own movements throughout the school day. Climatic and feeding conditions are examined as cues for the movement.

Learners research the Lakota tribes, culture, art, and family life. They analyze an installation piece created by a Lakota Indian, and connect what they see to the concept of home. They engage in a discussion, creative writing activity,...

Young scholars research how religions are created and how they influence the way people live. They identify the religious beliefs and practices of the Inuit, Lakota, Apache, Navajo and Iroquois Native Americans. Students find the...

Students view the "Sitting Bull" video, complete vocabulary work, and discuss the video as a class.

Young scholars discover the Lakota Sioux words for numbers. They practice writing number sentences. They share them with the class and complete a worksheet.

Students study the buffalo. They watch a video and read a story about the buffalo and what it meant to Native American Indian tribes. They practice naming the parts of buffalo in Lakota.

Students research the traditional Lakota tipi (teepee) and compare types of homes used in the past with those used today. They design and construct an accurate model of a tipi.

Students will identify the structure of the Dakota Nation including the Seven Council Fires, explore the relationship between the Corps of Discovery and the Lakota and examine the conflict between the two parties from varied points of view.

Students listen to chapter from novel When Legends Die by Hal Borland, listen to traditional Lakota song, discuss feeling song induces and in what circumstance it may be used, and examine connection between cultural music and family...

Young scholars investigate Leonard Peltier. In this contemporary issues lesson student research contemporary issues through a variety of methods. Students engage in debate over the controversial issues that they research.

Learners describe the impact that white encroachment had on Native Americans by showing former Indian lands compared to Indian wars, cessions, and current Reservation lands. They narrate the process of treaty-making & breaking by...