Weekly Ojibwe Activities
Check each week for new lessons!
Omawanjitoon gimiwanaaboo : Collecting Rainwater
Some useful vocab around collecting and observing rainfall
Omawanjitoon Gimiwanaabo - Collecting Rainwater.pdfAazhawaatemazinabii'an: Make a Leaf Transfer Picture
Make a fun leaf transfer rubbing after collecting some leaves from outside
Leaf Rubbing Lesson Plan - Aazhawaatemazinabii’an Aniibiishan.pdfToy Bubble Bath
Have your child give their toys or dolls a bath while they work on motor skills and learn to take care of their items!
Activity Toy Bubblebath PDF.pdfSand Excavation
Enjoy some of the last few weeks of warm weather at the park or beach doing this sand activity with your little one.
Activity Sand Excavation PDF.pdfNigitigaanaan: Our Garden
Learn about some of the plants that we grow in our garden and how to incorporate some Ojibwe while gardening
Nigitigaanaan - Our Garden(1).pdfBigishkada' Mikwamiins! : Ice Cube Smash
Children can do this sensory activity on a hot summer day while learning valuable skills
Ice Cube Smash.pdfPouring Station
Do this sensory experiment to learn valuable life skills and practice language
Pouring Station.pdfIkwanaamon/Bagidanaamon
Try this simple breathing exercise in ojibwe
Ikwanaamon_Bagidanaamon.pdfLearning Backyard Plants
Learn about the anishinaabe names of plants in your backyard or neighborhood
Learning Backyard and Neighboorhod Plants.pdfHand Washing and Making Cornstarch Slime
Use this fun sensory activity to teach about germ transfer and proper hand washing
Handwashing and Making Cornstarch Slime_ Activity Planner.pdfFine Motor Skills Activity: Making Faces
Make little figures out of toilet paper rolls to practice motor skills and
emotion terms
Fine Motor Skills_ Toilet Paper Roll Faces.pdfReusing Can for Flower Pot Activity
Reuse and old can to make into a pot for growing plants
Reusing Old Can for Plant Pot Parent Version.pdfUseful Phrases: Gigizhebaamagak
Useful phrases to use when it is morning (gigizhebaamagak).
Morning_ Useful Phrases for Home.pdfMotorskills Activity: Agwaabi'!
Do this fun activity with your children that feels like playing but helps develop motor skills.
Activity Agwaabii'! Scooping Activity.pdfEarth Day Activities
Here are some activities for you to do at home for Earth Day or to learn about reusing and recycling.
Earth Day Activities .pdfCoffee Filter Earth Craft
Here is a craft you can do with your kids to celebrate earth day.
Coffee Filter Earth Craft Activity.pdfAginjibagwesi
Make a prayer tie to one of the spirit keepers of the Ojibwe language.
Aginjibagwesi.pdfPlant ID Lesson: Wadoop
Learn how to identify wadoop (speckled alder).
How to Identify Wadoop.pdfBean Sprout Experiment
Try this experiment to learn about how seeds sprout.
Bean Sprout Experiment for Parents.pdfO-Wewebinaabiin! (Go Fish!)
How to play Go Fish in Ojibwe!
Go Fish.pdfHousehold Scavenger Hunt
Try this activity to practice and learn words for house hold items.
Scavenger Hunt_ House.pdfNeighborhood Scavenger Hunt
Try this activity to practice and learn words for things around the neighboorhood.
Scavenger Hunt_ Neighborhood.pdfPlant Identification Lesson:
Birch vs. Poplar
Birch vs. Poplar
Click the arrow in the top right to expand the lesson!
Wiigwaas (Birch) vs. Azaadi (Poplar) Plant ID Lesson.pdfPractice Numbers
and Colors!
and Colors!
Try these ways to practice numbers and colors at home!
Numbers Lessons.pdf