{"product_id":"lessons-from-turtle-island-native-curriculum-in-early-childhood-classrooms-9781929610259","title":"Lessons from Turtle Island: Native Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Guy W. Jones\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Redleaf Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Redleaf Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Teaching - Subjects - Social Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do you help young children learn more about Native Americans than the cultural stereotypes found in children's books and in the media? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLessons from Turtle Island\u003c\/i\u003e is the first complete guide to exploring Native American issues with children. The authors--one Native, one white, both educators--show ways to incorporate authentic learning experiences about Native Americans into your curriculum. This book is organized around five cross-cultural themes--Children, Home, Families, Community, and the Environment. The authors present activities, from children's books they recommend, to develop skills in reading and writing, science, math, make-believe, art, and more. The book provides helpful guidelines and resource lists for selecting appropriate toys, children's books, music, and art, and also includes a family heritage project. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e[A] marvelous tool that should be in every American school.--Joseph Bruchac, author of \u003ci\u003eHeart of a Chief and The Winter People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuy W. Jones, \u003c\/b\u003eHunkpapa Lakota, is a full-blood member of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation. He is a co-founder of the Miami Valley Council for Native Americans in Dayton, Ohio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally Moomaw \u003c\/b\u003eteaches at the University of Cincinnati. She is the co-author of the More Than . . . curriculum series published by Redleaf Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Redleaf Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45865924690071,"sku":"9781929610259","price":2397.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781929610259.webp?v=1767466385","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/lessons-from-turtle-island-native-curriculum-in-early-childhood-classrooms-9781929610259","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}