Place and Land

Instructors Notes

This week, we will take some more time to watch, learn, and reflect on the place, land, cultural, and traditional lifeways of Tribal communities in Oregon. What do you take away from watching these videos? As you watch, think about how you could incorporate some of the ideas and concepts from the videos into your work with children. Journal your thoughts from the videos this week and the connections you make to your work with children. 

Activities and Assignments

• Watch the videos below!

• Your assignment is due next week! (see below)

Zoom Meetings and Flip Discussions

We will see you on Zoom Thursday from 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Zoom link for class on Thursday:  https://pdx.zoom.us/j/84520780762

Readings & Resources

Assignment Due Next Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Children’s Book Review and Activity

Using the information and concepts from the IFS coursework (Wellbeing, Attending to Relationships, Ways of Knowing, and Place-Based Knowledge) and the learning strands, create a lesson plan for a lesson that you would like to teach in a preschool environment. Your lesson plan should include the following components: 

• Topic

• Lesson Focus

• Materials Needed

• Learning Objectives

• Activities

• and Notes/Resources (optional)

A sample lesson plan template will be provided, or you can create your own.  

We will share our lesson plans in our Thursday (June 26) class meeting. Please come to class (June 26) prepared to share all about your lesson with your cohort mates. This way, we can all learn from and with each other in our amazing learning community!!

*For students taking the course for graduate credit, Type a 2 - 3 page, double-spaced reflection response. Your reflection should describe the reasoning behind your chosen lesson plan and connect it to the IFS coursework and learning strands. Submit the written reflection along with your lesson plan by Wednesday, June 26, 2024.