STAGE 3: LEARNING PLAN

Learning Experiences:

* During this time of remote learning, please visit the Remote Hub 2020 tab to learn how this learning plan has been adapted to meet the challenges and opportunities for online instruction.
  1. Activate Prior Knowledge: Sing the Lingít Values Chorus as a reminder of the tribal core values
  2. Hook: Oral Storytelling: If possible have an elder visit the classroom and/or the schoolʼs cultural specialist to tell a story. If that is not possible, rehearse the Lingít story to a level in which you can tell the story without reading it to model traditional ways of knowing and learning. Oral storytelling is the way in which Lingít stories and life lessons are passed down from generation to generation.
  3. Active Listening: Ask students to think about what value or lesson this story is teaching and why. Which of the core Lingít values addresses this lesson?
    1. Haa Aaní (Our Land: Honoring & Utilizing our Land)
    2. Haa Latseení (Our Strength: Strength of Body, Mind, and Spirit)
    3. Haa Shuká (Our Past, Present, and Future Generations)
    4. Wooch Yáx̱ (Balance: Social and Spiritual Balance)
  4. Think Pair Share: have students think, pair share their thoughts about which core Lingít values the story addresses before teacher unveils the Lingít value.
  5. Retelling of the Story: Before moving to the Tableaux activity, the teacher retells the story to give students another opportunity to remember the important messages of the story.
  6. Think Pair Share: Can you think of other stories or experiences from school, family, culture or community that speak to the importance of this value. 
  7. Tableaux: form groups to create a tableaux (frozen image) of how this value is practiced in our daily lives. Share out and ask the audience if they can interpret what the tableaux is depicting and why.
  8. Speak or listen to the recording of a Native speaker pronounce the new Lingít value phrase at least seven times before asking students to pronounce it to support student confidence and accuracy in pronunciation. To keep students actively engaged, ask students to create and play with gestures each time they hear the verse to help communicate the meaning of the words. These gestures will be integrated into the sung verse for the next class.

Extensions:

Teachers can ...
  • Invite an elder into the classroom. If thatʼs not possible, show a video/audio of an elder sharing their knowledge.
  • Collaborate with classroom teachers and the Cultural Specialist at school to deepen Lingít language exposure and cultural connections with other academic content throughout the week. 
  • Explore the Additional Resources section posted under each grade level for related curriculum units from Goldbelt Heritage Foundation and Sealaska Heritage Institute that integrate other disciplines, including Readerʼs Theater. 
  • Show one of the videos of an elder sharing their knowledge. 
  • Write a letter to an elder thanking them for sharing their knowledge.
  • Teach a Lingít song or drumming listed under the Music Resources.
  • Explore the Juneau School District Elementary Art Kits for culturally-relevant topics. 
  • Brainstorm with students ways in which they can practice these tribal values through a school or community project.
  • Search the Teaching Tolerance website for additional lessons addressing identity, culture and inclusion.
Students can ...
  • Retell the Lingít story in their own words to a partner.
  • Collaborate to create a soundscape using percussion instruments to help tell the story.
  • Create their own story to teach the Lingít value drawing upon their own life experiences or interest.
  • Explore and examine their own culture through poetry templates like I Am and I Am From. Use these phrases or words as a starting point to compose a chorus or melody about values that are important to them.
  • Summarize Lingít stories a beginning, middle and end group tableaux.
  • Design their own instruments using materials found in our natural environment.
  • Contribute to a Tribal Values Class Quilt that includes a drawing from each child representing one of the tribal values.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: