"How Wood Tick Became Flat" is a tale from the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation. This tale helps students become familiar with cultural storytelling and its importance in Native cultures. Students will have a brief introduction to the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation and thier location in Utah. This lesson include an experience eliciting discussion and literacy activities. Students will create a diamante poem using a Native American tale. 

This is an example of Genius Hour for elementary students (5-6th grade). It goes over how to start a Genius Hour in your classroom.  Preview Image: Original Photo created by Kayla Towner

A fun way to get students to do research on one of the 50 states and make an Adobe Express Presentation to share with their peers.

This is a brief lesson plan for the writing process using an end of year presentation project about making summer plans. Students will need access to a device. 

This year, your job has been to be the students, and my job has been to be the teacher. It’s about time things changed around here! It is time for you to teach me! What you teach is up to you. Your lesson will be an iMovie that will last 2-5 minutes. Choose something that is interesting and important to you that you would like to share with others. I can’t wait to learn from you!Here are some ideas:How to make an origami paper crane How to draw a unicornAll about pigsHow to kick a soccer ball