 Athabascan
Winter Studies
The Dene'
Indigenous People of Interior
Kindergarten Unit
FNSBSD Alaska Native Education
(DRAFT)
Unit: Athabascan (Dene')
Winter Family Activities Environment Strand
Lesson: A Winter Camp Setting
Day 6:
Students will create/interact with a visual depiction of
a winter camp with tools, animals, plants and Dena people
Materials:
Athabascan Language Map or other maps
Stories of Dene' winter camp settings from previous days
Set-up a pretend traditional tent, using line, sheets,
construction paper in a corner of the room, have fun making
surrounding habitat, if centers are used this can be one learning
center
Video cassette or guest speaker on winter camp activities
Language flash card placed near matching objects
Winter camp diorama/pictures/models if a tent is not used
Athabascan ABC Coloring Book
Objectives:
Students will draw/construct a Dene' traditional winter
camp and compare to an urban setting/food/family.
Students will experience through play a traditional Dene'
winter camp.
Preparation:
Select a video on winter camp activities for students to
review
Athabascan ABC Coloring Book
Review Athabascan resource materials for tent design and winter
camp tools and lay-out
Set-up or coordinate use of traditional, experiential play tent
with other grade level teachers if you plan to use a tent activity
Introduction: (set/purpose)
Ask your students to close their eyes and tell them we
are traveling back in time 200 years to visit our Athabascan
friends in their winter camp near the Yukon River. There will be
several families in the area when we arrive and we will be invited
into the home of the leader of the small band of families.
We already know what the camp looks like from our stories and
the people have recently found several beavers in our traps for
food and to make warm winter clothing.
Ask the students to tell you what the camp will look like.
After they have described information they have learned from the
stories have them tour the new tent, model or diorama.
Activity: (input)
Review Dene' winter camp story or show on VCR
Review of words/phrases/expressions related to winter camp
activities
Students will compare life in a winter camp to life in town
discussion may include town activities such as:
-sports, hockey, basketball, snow skiing,
roller-skating, etc
-ice fishing, going to the malls, attending church or
holiday bazaars or flea markets, school activities etc.,
Comparison discussion should include the fact that winter camp
activities are similar to lie in town because they are for
recreation, learning, daily life, and to reinforce family roles
and directing future interests
Activity: (guided practice)
After listening to the Dene' winter camp video/story,
students will make a model/picture or play in the tent model of a
traditional winter camp
Outline student behavior expectations for playing with a model
of a traditional Dene' winter camp or playing in the tent
Learning center rotations will be similar to previous days with
the inclusion of an actual tent for the student play. Tent may
include objects to enhance the play such as:
-Habitat drawings in background
-Stuffed animals for play cleaning, skinning and cooking
-Pretend cooking area for preparing food
-Real dolls for family role playing and dress-up
-Outfits that resemble traditional and modern clothing for
the dolls assign students to small groups for learning centers
Activity: (closure)
Students will demonstrate respect and understanding of
the uses of objects, family roles through positive and cooperative
play.
Activity: (independent practice)
Students will practice their Dene'
words/phrases/expressions
Students will color assigned pages and transfer nouns/phrase
onto corresponding coloring pages
Students will play selected Athabascan games
Introduction
ANE Curriculum
Overview
Unit Overview
Athabascan
Art Sampler
OCR SCANNED MATERIAL
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