Reading a book that contains a variety of descriptive verbs and identifying them. They will also learn the meaning of onomatopoeia and identify examples of onomatopoeia.

 

Read the book: Totem Tales: A Tall Story of Alaska by Deb Vanasse in small groups. As a group they will then fill out the chart on Vivid Verbs and Onomatopoeia. 

 

Learning about the significance of Totem Poles to Alaska Natives.

 

Watch two videos about Totem Poles. Answer Totem Pole Trivia in teams. Discuss totem poles in group discussion.

https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Humanities/Terrific-Totem-Poles-402246.html

 

Creating individual totem poles that represent their families. 

 

Use their explanation of totem animals and their families to create a paper towel Totem Pole representing their family. They will be provided various artistic mediums to complete their project.

 

 

Students will research the meaning of different totem animals in various Native American traditions. Students will choose a totem animal to represent family members. Students will write an explanation of why they chose specific totem animals to represent members of their family.

 

Read about the significance of various totem animals. 

Choose a totem animal to represent up to five family members.

Write an explanation of why they chose each animal and how it represents their family member.

 

Writing an imaginary story as a group, focusing on organized sequence and descriptive words.

 

After reading Totem Tales, students will create a Totem story of their own using different animals. They will work as a group to create a logical sequence. They will edit their work to focus on choosing more descriptive words.

 

Learning about the concept of subsistence food.

 

Learn Key vocabulary: “Subsistence” “Scarcity Choice” as well as subsistence food of Alaska.

Using the website the class will learn and discuss concepts of subsistence foods.

 

 

Students will then complete the Alaska Subsistence Foods worksheet.

 

Constructing a map of the locations of Alaska Natives.

 

Define and label the major regions where different groups of Alaska Natives live.

Students will use an existing map to identify the regions.

 

Filling in an Alaska Sea Ice Chart every day for a week.

 

Access the Alaska Sea Ice Report. Learn how to read and place longitude and latitude on a map. Mark the coordinates and fill in the area of sea ice on the provided map of Alaska.

Description

This blank Sea Ice Map provided by NOAA can be used in conjunction with the Alaska Sea Ice Report to chart the weekly expanse of Sea Ice. With practice, students can complete in 10 minutes or less!
 
 To access the Alaska Sea Ice Report:

1. Go to this URL: https://www.weather.gov/afc/ice

2. Click Sea Ice Forecast

3. Click the latest update.

4. Click Forecast Maps to see key for what maps should look like.

Learning about the 5 major types of biomes. Specifically learning about the Tundra Biome of Alaska.

 

Learn about the major biomes 

 

Learn about the Alaska Tundra Biome

 

Fill out the Biome Chart for Alaska Tundra