Water Song

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Water Song NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 5 “Tribal Policies, Treaties and Sovereignty” Compelling Question Is water a living or non-living system?  Standards and Practices Performance Standard MS-LS2-1LS2.A: Organisms, and populations of organisms, are dependent on their environmental interactions both with other living things and…

Animal Lesson

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Animal Lesson NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question What animals are found where I live? Standards and Practices 5-ESS3-1Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities usescience ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment. 5-LS2-1Develop a model to describe the…

Manhood & Womanhood

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Manhood & Womanhood NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question How can including traditional manhood and womanhood wisdom help children/youth understand their sacred identity?  Standards and Practices H.E.. Standard 6  Demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health and avoid…

Traditional Plants and Diet

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Traditional Plants and Diet” NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 3 “Sharing & Generosity”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions” Compelling Question In what ways has knowledge of native plants helped sustain people’s health? Standards and Practices 8.5.7 Prepare various fruits, vegetables, starches, legumes, dairy products, fats, and oils using safe handling…

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…

Traditional Plants and Diet

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Traditional Plants and Diet” NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions” Compelling Question In what way has the art of traditional plants help sustain the diet of indigenous people? Standards and Practices FACS Standards Found in the ND CTE standards8.5.5 Prepare various meats, seafood, and poultry using safe…

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.1 Count to 100 by ones and by tens.K.CC.4 Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities up to 20; connect counting to cardinality.a. Use one to one…

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…

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…