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…

Boarding Schools

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Boarding Schools” NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question How did boarding schools affect the children and the tribes? Standards and Practices ND ELA StandardsRL.3 11-12 Analyze how and why multiple characters and textual elements develop and interact over thecourse of a text:a. Analyze how multiple…

Medicine Wheel and Health

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Medicine Wheel and Health NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions” Compelling Question Every human is made up of 4 parts: physical, emotional, spiritual and mental. Is one part more important than the other?  Standards and Practices ND Health Standards:1.8.2 Describe the interrelationships of…

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ It Takes a Village to Raise a Child NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 5 “Tribal Policies, Treaties and Sovereignty”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Why do the Anishinaabe call a baby a bundle?  Standards and Practices 8.8.3 Work cooperatively to…

Traditional Games

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Traditional Games NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions” Compelling Question What traditional games, dance and sports are being taught at the school?  Standards and Practices ND PE Standard:S2.H1.L2 Identifies and discusses the historical and cultural roles of games, sports, and dance in a…