Corn, ELA and Math
This cross-curricular lesson for grades 5-7 includes science on how corn evolved, corn in history, a selection of games and a word journal for ELA.
Growing Math
Classroom-ready learning resources for Grades 3-8
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Chokecherries and Fractions
In this hands-on, cross-curricular unit students learn about chokecherries using all of their senses. Teachers will probably want to space these lessons over a few days and select whichever activities are a best fit for their class
Lewis & Clark Journals: Observations in the Past
Students hear a presentation about the journals of Lewis and Clark, watch a short video clip and then work in group to match animals to their tracks and to their habitats on a map. Students wrap up with a discussion, followed by game play. NOTE: This class was designed for students learning English but it can also be used for vocabulary for students in K-2.
Tipis on a Coordinate Plane
This cross-curricular lesson combines social studies, mathematics and art. Students are given a presentation about Lakota tradition in setting up camp, then plot on a coordinate plane points for the first three tipi poles. Student graphs are posted on the wall and discussed in terms of spacing for a camp. Students create a tipi design that represents their family name.
People You’d Meet on the Lewis & Clark Trail
This Unit plan on Lewis & Clark will cover how individuals and groups contributed to North Dakota. Students will be able to describe the effects of the Lewis and Clark expedition in North Dakota history and be able to explain the contributions of Native Americans in North Dakota. Students will follow along by creating a Lewis & Clark journal, which will be based off of the readings completed in…
What was life like in Lewis & Clark’s America?
Students observe and discuss changes in the geography and society of the U.S. through 1806. They read passages on the U.S. in the late 18th and early 19th century, discuss with a partner and brief knowledge checks. The lesson culminates with a game that teaches about scientific knowledge along the trail.
Join our latest game design cohort at MSU powwow
Want to design games on rural and Indigenous history using primary sources but missed the sign-up last time? You're in luck! We're starting our third (and last) cohort on April 25th and it ends just in time for the Grand Entry for the MSU powwow.
Primary sources from Lewis & Clark with crop-it
Students watch a video to learn about the importance of the Lewis & Clark Trail, then use the crop-it tool to examine a primary source.
Session 3 Videos – Final project lessons and game design
Did you miss the final session of the Co-designing games to teach Indigenous and rural history course? Just curious to know what the course is like? Here for your viewing/ listening pleasure are all the videos from the last session with our very first cohort.
New game for fourth-graders from Global Game Jam
We made a game for fourth-graders over the weekend as part of Global Game Jam, but that's not what makes it special.