Title: Home to Medicine Mountain (.pdf lesson plan) Author: Chiori Santiago Grade Level: 3-5 Standards* Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1, 3.2, & 3.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1, 4.2, & 4.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1, 5.2, & 5.3 Virginia Standards of Learning: 3.5; 4.5; 5.5 Overarching Theme(s): Assimilation, Fairness, Point of View, Empathy, Inferencing Timeframe: (45-60 minutes) Summary This story is based on the […]
Native Americans
I Am Not a Number
Title: I Am Not a Number (.pdf lesson plan) Author: Jenny Kay Dupuis Grade Level: 3-5 Standards* Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1, 3.2, & 3.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1, 4.2, & 4.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1, 5.2, & 5.3 Virginia Standards of Learning: 3.5; 4.5; 5.5 Overarching Theme(s): Assimilation, Fairness, Point of View, Empathy, Inferencing Timeframe: (60-90 minutes) Summary This story retells the […]
Shin-Chi’s Canoe
Title: Shin-chi’s Canoe Author: Nicola Campbell Grade Level: 3-5 Standards* Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1, 3.2, & 3.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1, 4.2, & 4.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.1, 5.2, & 5.3 Virginia Standards of Learning: 3.5; 4.5; 5.5 Overarching Theme(s): Assimilation, Fairness, Point of View, Empathy, Inferencing Timeframe: (45-60 minutes) Summary This story retells the experience of two siblings forced to go […]
When We Were Alone
Title: When We Were Alone (.pdf lesson plan) Author: David Robertson Grade Level: K-2 Standards* Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1, K.2, & K.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.1, 1.2, & 1.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1, 2.2, & 2.3 Virginia Standards of Learning: K.9; 1.9; 2.8 Overarching Theme(s): Assimilation, Fairness, Point of View, Empathy, Inferencing Timeframe: (30-45 minutes) Summary A young girl listens to her […]
Young Water Protectors
Title: Young Water Protectors (.pdf lesson plan) Author: Aslan Tudor Grade Level: K-2 Standards* Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1 & K.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.1, 1.2, & 1.3; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.2.1, 2.2, & 2.3 Virginia Standards of Learning: K.10; 1.10; 2.9 Overarching Theme(s): Native Americans, Protesting, Fairness, Point of View, Empathy, Inferencing Timeframe: (45-60 minutes) Summary This story is about Native Americans […]