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Lessons from Turtle Island : Native curriculum in early childhood classrooms / Guy W. Jones and Sally Moomaw.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: St. Paul, Minn. : Redleaf Press, ©2002.Description: xv, 175 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1929610254
  • 9781929610259
Subject(s):
Contents:
Native American issues in early childhood education -- Children, the most special gift -- Home is where the heart is -- Families, the importance of relatives -- Community, we are all related -- The environment, celebrating the circle of life -- Family heritage project -- Guidelines for teachers.
Summary: Lessons from Turtle Island explores Native American issues in preschool and early primary education. The authors--one Native, one white--offer guidelines for learning experiences that move children beyond embedded stereotypes.Summary: "How do you help young children learn more about Native peoples than the cultural stereotypes found in children's books and in the media? Lessons from Turtle Island is 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. Age Focus: 3-8."--Publisher's website.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 372.1908 J77 Available 33111008979763
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 372.1908 J77 Available 33111008860419
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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 Island is 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 of Heart 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 Moomaw teaches at the University of Cincinnati. She is the co-author of the More Than . . . curriculum series published by Redleaf Press.


Includes bibliographical references and index.

Native American issues in early childhood education -- Children, the most special gift -- Home is where the heart is -- Families, the importance of relatives -- Community, we are all related -- The environment, celebrating the circle of life -- Family heritage project -- Guidelines for teachers.

Lessons from Turtle Island explores Native American issues in preschool and early primary education. The authors--one Native, one white--offer guidelines for learning experiences that move children beyond embedded stereotypes.

"How do you help young children learn more about Native peoples than the cultural stereotypes found in children's books and in the media? Lessons from Turtle Island is 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. Age Focus: 3-8."--Publisher's website.

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