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Indian Education for All: Traditional Games Units

Institution: 
International Traditional Games Society
Institution: 
Montana Office of Public Instruction
Publication Date: 
2009
Pages: 
41
Abstract: 

This curricular guide contains model lesson plans on traditional games that are a part of Montana's Indian Education for All initiative. Lesson plans for kindergarten through tenth grade are included:

  • Kindergarten: Ring Games
  • Grade 1: Rock in the Fist
  • Grade 2: "Kickballs" - Racing Games and Footbag Games
  • Grade 3: Ring Games
  • Grade 4: Line Tag and Make the Stick Jump (Blackfeet), String Game (Universal), Tie-up (Chippewa and Inuit)
  • Grade 5: Shinny - Lead-up Games for Gros Ventre (White Clay) and Northern Cheyenne
  • Grade 6: Shinny - Lead-up Games for Chippewa and Crow
  • Grade 7: Doubleball - Lead-up Games for Chippewa and Cree
  • Grade 8: Hoop and Arrow Games (Salish and Pend d'Oreille)
  • Grade 9: Lacrosse or Racquet Games of Gros Ventre (White Clay) and Chippewa
  • Grade 10: Hoop and Arrow Games of Blackfeet, Cree, Gros Ventre (White Clay), and Sioux

Each of the lesson plans is available at the full-text link below.

Call Number: 
110/GC/INT/2009
Electronic Availability: 
Available online
Library Item Type: 
Electronic resource - book/monograph
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