Lessons from Turtle Island: Native Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms [Paperback]

How do you help young children learn more about Native Americans than the cultural stereotypes found in children's books and in the media?

Lessons from Turtle Islandis the first complete guide to exploring Native American issues with children. The authors—one Native, one white, both educators—show ways to incorporate authentic learning experiences about Native Americans into your curriculum. This book is organized around five cross-cultural themes—Children, Home, Families, Community, and the Environment. The authors present activities, from children's books they recommend, to develop skills in reading and writing, science, math, make-believe, art, and more. The book provides helpful guidelines and resource lists for selecting appropriate toys, children's books, music, and art, and also includes a family heritage project.

[A] marvelous tool that should be in every American school. —Joseph Bruchac, author ofHeart of a Chief and The Winter People

Guy W. Jones,Hunkpapa Lakota, is a full-blood member of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation. He is a co-founder of the Miami Valley Council for Native Americans in Dayton, Ohio.

Sally Moomawteaches at the University of Cincinnati. She is the co-author of the More Than . . . curriculum series published by Redleaf Press.

*Only book of its kind for the early child education market. *Uses curriculum approach, not an activity book. It is an applied anti-bias curriculum. *Each chapter begins with a story or reflection from each author - Native educator (Guy) and white educator (Sally). *Reflections are thougth provoking and put the rest of the book in context. *Authors' discussions of the reasons for the book personalize it. *Specific teaching suggestions. *Appropriate for preschool and K-3 teachers.

The first comprehensive guide to addressing Native American issues in teaching children.

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