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Exploring and Understanding Montana's Indigenous Peoples

By madeline.wenberg@sussexschool.org
Grade Level
3-5
private
LEARNING PLAN
Essential Question
  • What is indigenous?
  • Where are indigenous people?
  • From where are we each indigenous?
  • What do I have in common with indigenous people?
  • How has my ancestry influenced indigenous people of the US?
  • What is culture?
  • What is my culture?
  • What is American?
  • What is Native American?
  • How can I ask people about their lives and experiences in a respectful, kind and understanding way?
  • How can I describe and compare my group identities with those of other people?
  • How can I describe ways people are different from me?
  • Can words about identity hurt people?
  • How can I describe ways people are different from me?
  • How can I live, work and play with others when we have differences?
  • Why is history important? Does it affect how people live today?
  • What privileges are available for certain groups of people but not for others?
Texts
Informational

Brothers In Hope: The Story of The Lost Boys of Sudan

In this excerpt, Garang tells his story of how he became a lost boy when war destroyed his village. Walking with thousands of other orphaned boys, Garang travels thousands of dangerous miles from southern Sudan to a refugee camp in Ethiopia.
by
Mary Williams and R. Gregory Christie (illustrator)
Grade Level
K-2 3-5
Subject
History
Topic
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice Domain
Identity Diversity Justice
September 30, 2016
Teaching Strategies
Student Tasks
Do Something

Identity Portraits

Students interview one another, then draw or paint portraits containing symbols that represent the subject’s identity, beliefs, values or areas of interest.
Grade Level
3-5
July 13, 2014
Do Something

Persuasive Letters

Students write to a business, school or community leader to call for action in response to a social justice issue from the central text. Alternatively, students can write open, persuasive letters to their peers or family members.
Grade Level
3-5
July 13, 2014
Do Something

Picture Books

Students work in small groups to write and illustrate an original children's picture book to teach others about a social justice or diversity topic present in the central text.
Grade Level
3-5
July 13, 2014
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madeline.wenberg@sussexschool.org

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