Forest Creatures
Drink from the Vessel of Traditional Knowledge.” Goldbelt Heritage Foundation/ 2012 ANA Language Award #90NL0460/02 from Administration for Native Americans “Tlingit Flowing Through Generations: A Region-Wide Approach to Language Revitalization”1 Aas Gutu Átx’i Forest Creatures Grade Levels: 3-5 Objectives: The model for these lessons is a game called WAYK Language Hunters. The students will experience 15 to 45 minutes of language immersion each day. The students will learn 12 animal nouns, relevant sign language, 8 location nouns and 9 action verbs. Students will learn to answer yes and no to these simple questions: What is the sign for___? Is this the hand sign for ___. What is this? Is this a …? Where is it? Is it here? What does it eat? Does it eat ___? Where does it live? Does it live (here)? What does it sound like? Does it sound like this? What is it doing? Is it…
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