Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprintâ„¢ |
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 society S1.H1.L1* Demonstrates competency and/or refines activity-specific movement skills in two or more lifetime activities. |
Staging the Question | How can the school and community benefit by combining traditional and western games in a community event? |
Supporting Question 1 | Supporting Question 2 | Supporting Question 3 |
How can linking Native Culture and Health help students relate to their community in healthy ways? | How can traditional games help students connect to promote wellness in mind, body, and spirit? Promoting life-long wellness. | How can the Eagle books series help connect traditional storytelling to children and elders. |
Formative Performance Task | Formative Performance Task | Formative Performance Task |
Host a health fair for the community. Relate to diet, traditional foods, traditional games, diabetes, language, and heart disease. Blow up Eagle for public pictures and discussion by participants at health fair. | Students will learn how to play hand games. Students will learn how to hoop dance for wellness. | Hold an Eagle Books event with community – or- partner with an elementary classroom to present a story and teach a game or dance. |
Featured Sources | Featured Sources | Featured Sources |
https://teachingsofourelders.org/getting-ready-winter-angeline-fourth-iron-road/ | Knees Lifted High- Eagle book series – Found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W24u-itAwOU | Eagle Series books by Georgia Perez – Found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W24u-itAwOU |
SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: Supported Claim (written/spoken) or Demonstration of Process (project-based) | Students will hold hand games tournaments within the school. |
SUMMATIVE PERFORMANCE TASK: Extension | Generate a community garden to supplement the school hot lunch program. |
Taking Informed Action / Real World Application | Students develop a brochure with the IHS Indian health service for community distribution on traditional foods, recipes, diet, traditional games and other healthful information. |