Gifts

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Gifts NDNAEU 3 “Sharing & Generosity”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions” Compelling Question What unique gifts do I bring to the world?  Standards and Practices E.K_2.4 Identify how community helpers impact others.  (How do community helpers like firefighters,soldiers, police officers, business professionals, etc., help our community) E.K_2.2 Compare and contrast producers…

Animals and Weather

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Animals and Weather NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 4 “Sense of Humor”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Are animals better than humans and technology at predicting the weather?  Standards and Practices K-ESS2-1 Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over…

Counting in Lakota

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Counting in Lakota” NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions” Compelling Question Is counting important in all cultures? Standards and Practices K.CC.4 Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities up to 20; connect counting to cardinality.a. Use one to one correspondence when counting objects.b. Understand that the last…

One Bull: A Man of Good Understanding

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “One Bull: A Man of Good Understanding” NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Why are the Native American Virtues and qualities important in the development of their young? Standards and Practices PracticesCULTURE8.6.1 Explain ways technology contributes to the spread of ideas, values, and behavioral patterns between…