Students will be introduced to many traditional components of the Ho-Chunk culture, including music, clothing, celebrations, food, and more! Click on the lesson to learn more.
Native American Curriculum - Stations - Elementary
PK-2
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Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Juana Martinez-Neal.
Fry bread is food.
It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate.
Fry bread is time.
It brings families together for meals and new memories.
Fry bread is nation.
It is shared by many, from coast to coast and beyond.
Fry bread is us.
It is a celebration of old and new, traditional and modern, similarity and difference.
This picture book autobiography tells the triumphant story of Sharice Davids, one of the first two Native American women ever elected to Congress -- and the first openly LGBTQ+ congressperson to represent Kansas in Washington.
WI Biographies Lesson - Native American Curriculum.pdf
3-5
Check out this Wisconsin Biographies Carousel Activity! Learn about important figures from the Ho-Chunk Nation through an engaging activity that encourages movement and discussion.
3-5
Explore tribal lands globally, then narrow in on our lands. This lesson puts the learning in the hands of students as they navigate the earth seeking to understand native lands then and now.
Native Land Map Lesson - Native American Curriculum.pdf