WISELearn Grant Lesson Plan Template
(View Complete Item Description)Remix this template to upload your WISELearn Grant lesson and unit plans into WISELearn
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All resources in Menominee Indian School District
Menominee Ethnobotany 01 Introduction Published
(View Complete Item Description)An introduction to the Unit, including timeline, a game, and ground rules. This class is where the students begin a foundation for learning the entire unit. They will make a sketchbook to hold the knowledge gained throughout the entire two weeks of the unit. They will take ownership over their time spent through the development of a timeline for completion.
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Menominee Ethnobotany 02 What is Ethnobotany? Published
(View Complete Item Description)The students will develop an understanding of how ethnographers studied the Native American uses of plants in the Wisconsin region. They will learn specically about Menominee, Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Meskwaki tribal uses of plants.
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Menominee Ethnobotany 03 Collecting Plants for Dyes Published
(View Complete Item Description)Students will identify a specific plant used for dye. They will learn the proper method and prayers in the Menominee language for collecting plants for use in creating the dyes.
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Menominee Ethnobotany 04 Creating a Dye Bath Published
(View Complete Item Description)Students will learn about the process of Batik while using the natural dyes used by their ancestors to create a work of art that will also function as a teaching tool for other and future students.
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Menominee Ethnobotany 05-07 Batik and Studio Sessions Published
(View Complete Item Description)Students will learn the batik process using dyes from the plants they have collected. They will learn where Batik originated and the cultural ways of the Javanese people.
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Menominee Ethnobotany 08-09 Sewing and Studio Session Published
(View Complete Item Description)Students will continue to develop their community collaborative project by connecting their individual batiks to a larger “quilt”.
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Menominee Ethnobotany 10 Community Presentation Published
(View Complete Item Description)Students will present what they have learned about their plants, prayer, the Menominee language, and the traditional uses of plants by the Menominee people.
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How Do I Measure That?
(View Complete Item Description)Students will learn common standard and metric measurement tools to measure distance, weight, and volume. Then they will complete a series of hands-on labs where they apply the use of measurement skills.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Learning Task
Student Inspired Motivational Videos
(View Complete Item Description)Prince EA has created a series of YouTube videos including "I JUST SUED THE SCHOOL SYSTEM !!!" "Sorry Future Generations" "I am NOT black, you are NOT white" that addresses teaching methods, future environmental issues, personal opinions, and motivational opportunities for students to observe. Prince EA uses a lyrical presentation that captures the attention of viewers by the use of "Slam Poetry" choreographed with background music.
Material Type: Assessment, Formative Assessment
Technology Rich South America Geography Unit
(View Complete Item Description)This unit focuses on the geography of South America. The unit incorporates technology by using resources like Google Earth and the CIA World Factbook website. The unit includes links to 5 individual lessons. All lessons include links to necessary materials. Everything for the lesson is created on the Google Platform (docs, slides) and can be easily adapted to Regions other than South America.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Assessment, Learning Task, Lecture Notes, Lesson, Unit of Study
Everyone's a Poet Unit
(View Complete Item Description)This unit covers 4 types of poems and a culminating activity to wrap up the lesson. It covers haiku, cinquain, diamante, and acrostic poems. It is listed as being for 7th grade, however, it can be tweaked to fit grades 4 - 8.
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Art Show with our Elders
(View Complete Item Description)In this remixed lesson plan from “Art Show with the Masters” by Daniella Garran and Lisa Brizendine, students will research information on American Indian artists' lives and works. They will prepare works of art based on their understanding of the artists, their time and place in history (if applicable), and their works. Students then create an art show for to feature their artists and the artists' paintings/sculptures/artwork. Students, pretending to be artists, are interviewed on video alongside their artwork. This video will be shown as part of the exhibition.
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American Indian Reservation Controversies: Then and Now
(View Complete Item Description)Reservation Controversies covers historic issues dealing with American Indian Reservations in the 1870s. This experience uses problem based learning (PBL), in which the student is confronted or faced with a real world problem which has no preconceived right or wrong answers. Using various teaching/learning strategies, which include brainstorming, role playing, and oral presentations, the students access primary sources and other background sources to arrive at a recommendation, based on the information. The teacher, librarian, and other support staff act as guides or advisors through most of the process.
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Native American Biography Unit
(View Complete Item Description)Students read and listen to biographies. Students will conduct a research project on a biography of their choosing, make a timeline, write a report and use it to create a seven slide presentation in Google Slides about the Native American person of their choosing.
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Menominee Kahoot! Published
(View Complete Item Description)10 Kahoot Questions to be given to be administered to the students after Lessons 1-4 are previewed in the 2019 WISELearn Folder I created.
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Menominee Language Mini-Lessons and Stories Published
(View Complete Item Description)Students will have exposure to basic Menominee Language words, memorize and know the meaning of the words as well as collaborating with others through small-group activities to practice the Menominee Words.
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Menominee Teaching and Art Project Published
(View Complete Item Description)Students will develop a basic understanding of “Love and Respect” along with listening to and responding to a story.
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Menominee Origin Story and 5 Main-Clans of the Menominee Nation Published
(View Complete Item Description)Students will be introduced to the Menominee Origin Story (it can be heard in both English and Menominee) as well as the main Clan System of the Menominee People. (5 Main-Clans)
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Native American Tribes of Wisconsin Locations Published
(View Complete Item Description)Recognization of the 11 Federally-Recognized Native Nations located in Wisconsin and their placement on the Wisconsin Map.
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