Columbus Lost?

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Columbus Lost? NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling” Compelling Question Was Christopher Columbus actually lost?  Standards and Practices H.K_2.5 Explain how individuals and groups have made significant historical changes.H.3_5.4 Analyze national holidays or days of observance in the United State and explain how they impact culture. Staging the Question Christopher Columbus…

Celebration Songs

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Celebration Songs NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling” Compelling Question What is the purpose of songs in celebrations?  Standards and Practices H.K_2.1 Compare perspectives of people in the past to those of people in the present.H.3_5.3 Describe the North Dakota Native American Essential Understandings.H.3_5.9 Explain how individuals and groups contributed to…

Brother Eagle, Sister Sky

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Brother Eagle, Sister Sky NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question How are we all connected?  Standards and Practices K-ESS3-1. Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live.G.3_5.7…

My Family and My Identity

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “My Family and My Identity” NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question What is your identity? Standards and Practices G.6_12.3.1 Describe the differences and similarities among cultures around the world.G.6_12.3.3 Interpret how culture and experience influence people’s perception of places & regionsG.6_12.3.4 Identify factors that contribute…

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…