Work Hard and Do Your Best

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Work Hard and Do Your Best NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Why is important to work hard and always do your best?  Standards and Practices ND ELA – Kindergarten standards:RL.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key/supporting…

The Rainbow Fish – Gifts I Bring to the World

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “The Rainbow Fish – Gifts I Bring to the World” NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question What are the unique gifts I bring to the world? Standards and Practices RL. 1-7 Grades K-3 https://www.nd.gov/dpi/sites/www/files/documents/Academic%20Support/ELA-Literacy%20Standards-2017%20Final-Revised%2011-08-17.pdf Writing  standards K-3W.2Kindergarten: Write informative/explanatory texts using…

What’s So Funny?

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ What’s So Funny? NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 4 “Sense of Humor” Compelling Question Does our heritage and upbringing make a difference in things we find funny? Is humor the same world-wide? Can things we find funny be offensive elsewhere? Standards and Practices Comprehension and Collaboration  (K-5) (6-8) SL.1…

Spiders as Tricksters

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Spiders as Tricksters NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling” Compelling Question How do different cultures use spiders as tricksters? Standards and Practices RL.1With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key/supporting details in a text before, during, and after reading.Ask and answer questions about key/supporting details…

Buffalo and the Boat

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Buffalo and the Boat NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 3 “Sharing & Generosity”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question How did “observation of animals” contribute to the way tribal people learn about and related to each other with kindness and sharing?  Standards and Practices 1-LS1-1 Construct…

Be Prepared

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Be Prepared NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling” Compelling Question Why is it important to be prepared? Standards and Practices RL.2Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures to determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.RL.3Compare and…

What’s In a Name?

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “What’s In a Name?” NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Where did get your name? Standards and Practices H.3_5.1 Compare and contrast multiple perspectives during the same time, event, or historical period.H.3_5.2 Describe how people’s perspectives shape history.H.3_5.3 Describe the North Dakota Native American Essential…

Ojibway Legend of the Rainbow

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Ojibway Legend of the Rainbow” NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question What do rainbows mean?  Standards and Practices RL.1 Ask and answer questions about key/supporting details in a text before, during, and after reading.RL3.1 Describe characters, settings, and major events in…

Iktomi’s Animal Warrior Society

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Iktomi’s Animal Warrior Society” NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Thinking of a favorite story you heard or had read to you, what did you learn or remember to do? Standards and Practices RL.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama,…