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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore what they thought they knew about "Indians." They examine the Hopi, Abeneki and Kwatiutl tribes in a game-like activity using archival documents. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students examine the gifts a community of long ago can give the community of today in terms of artistic, economic and sprititual areas. Using the internet, they conduct searches to find information about kachina masks and pottery. They write on their reflections to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students identify the parts of the corn stalk in English and Hopi. They discuss the significance of corn to the Hopi culture, and examine a diagram of the corn stalk. They discuss the purposes of the parts of the corn stalk, then label a diagram of the corn stalk in English and Hopi. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine different methods of farming and the significance of planting to the Hopi people. They discuss the preparation and methods of farming, and read and discuss a chart of the tasks and ceremonies that correspond with the Hopi ceremonial cycle. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students examine the emergence of the Hopi people into the fourth world. Next, they investigate when and where the Hopis got their first ear of corn, and why it is significant to the Hopi culture. After the readings, students answer and discuss comprehension questions. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students discuss the various stages in the growth of corn, including the time of year when corn is best planted and utilized. They identify various types of corn by color. Students explain the different ways corn was used by the Hopi Indians. This lesson is fourth in a series of five. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students view enlarged map of Hopi reservation, identify four main colors of corn, discuss four directions and colors of corn each direction represents, orally identify four directions in Hopi, and write four colors and directions in Hopi. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore the culture and traditions of Native Americans. After reading "Children of the Earth and Sky," students discuss the lives of Native American children in relation to their own. They create replicas of Hopi pottery and Navajo blankets. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students study the historical context of the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute of 1848-1986 to determine whether or not it was settled fairly. They develop a concept of distributive and corrective justice through class discussions and then role play a Senate hearing on the case settlement. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students study the art of the Hopi Indians. They make a Hopi style planter and plant a seed for a flower inside their planter. They draw pictures with triangles, circles, stars, and different kinds of lines to make a picture and use Hopi reds, browns, yellows, black and orange in their drawings and sculptures. Full Review »