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Tlingit-Haida-Tsimshian As A Second Language
Theme: The Land
Kindergarten - Grade 3
Motivation
Lay a tray of soil on the floor and group the students
around it. Use the soil to create a hill, as
the students watch. Then, flatten the hill and
have the students take turns making hills with
the soil. Use this to introduce local landforms to
the students.
Introduction
• Use the soil in the tray (from above) to create
the remaining landforms to be introduced in
this unit.
• Show the students photographs of the landforms
introduced above.
Review the Tlingit/Haida/Tsimshian
vocabulary words for the items introduced
above. Show the vocabulary pictures from
this unit
• Turn and Face
Basic Listening
Mount the vocabulary illustrations on the walls
and chalkboard. Group the stu dents together in
the center of the classroom. Say one of the vo -
cabulary words and the students should turn to
face the illustration for the word you said.
Depending upon the size of your class, this ac -
tivity may be done in small groups. This activity
may also be done in team form. In this case,
have a player from each team stand in the center
of the classroom. When a player faces the
wrong di rection (i.e., the wrong il lustration),
he/she is "out" until a later round of the ac tivity.
Repeat until all players have had an opportunity
to participate.
Grade 4 - Grade 6
Motivation
Lay a tray of soil on the floor and group the students
around it. Use the soil to create a hill, as
the students watch. Then, flatten the hill and
have the students take turns making hills with
the soil. Use this to introduce local landforms to
the students.
Introduction
• Use the soil in the tray (from above) to create
the remaining landforms to be introduced in
this unit.
• Show the students photographs of the landforms
introduced above.
Review the Tlingit/Haida/Tsimshian
vocabulary words for the items introduced
above. Show the vocabulary pictures from
this unit
• Turn and Face
Basic Listening
Lesson 1
Mount the vocabulary illustrations on the walls
and chalkboard. Group the stu dents together in
the center of the classroom. Say one of the vo -
cabulary words and the students should turn to
face the illustration for the word you said.
Depending upon the size of your class, this ac -
tivity may be done in small groups. This activity
may also be done in team form. In this case,
have a player from each team stand in the center
of the classroom. When a player faces the
wrong di rection (i.e., the wrong il lustration),
he/she is "out" until a later round of the ac tivity.
Repeat until all players have had an opportunity
to participate.
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