Mazina’igan Reading – Reserve Style
In this lesson, teachers will become familiar with a close reading strategy that they will be able to model with their students. They will do this through marking the text and discussing various perspectives that they find in their reading. This lesson was written for Summer 2023 in the article titled “Invasive Species: Casualties of colonization” by Michael Waasegiizhig Price. The curriculum file is the lesson plan including the annotation guide and an example of an annotated article. The Supporting File is the Summer 2023 issue of the Mazina'igan newspaper, published quarterly by the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.
St. Louis River Map Quest
This lesson is a map quest that incorporates maps, land, government, and bodies of water. Using maps and a legend students will discover the different governing entities that are responsible for certain parts of the river and determine if the land is federal, state, city, or tribal. The curriculum file is a PDF lesson plan. The supporting file is a road atlas style map of the St. Louis River Watershed and is a PDF.
What Makes Our Snow So Special?
Although other places in the country and in the world have lots of snow, they aren’t as special as ours. Our Great Lakes give us extra lake effect snow! So, the next time you are around the Great Lakes and it’s snowing, try to remember how special our area really is! The curriculum download is a PDF containing everything you need to run this lesson with your class, including a link to a video lesson to share with your students.
