TCSD Lakota Language K-12
Wounspe Opahte Tokeyehci
Third Teaching
Pages 13-19
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
Wounspe Opahte
Tokeyehci
Third Teaching
Outcome (i)
Identify and
pronounce
consonants and
consonant clusters
Grades K-2
Resources
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language,p41-43
-alphabet poster
SGU dvd
Length of time
30 min. 5 times
Cultural Aspect
Cultural
explanation
p41-43
"Living Beings"p44
Activities
-oral drills practice
correct
pronunciation of
Lakota words using
consonants and
consonant clusters
Evaluation
Identify and
pronounce
consonants and
consonant clusters
Grades 3-5
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language,p41-43
-alphabet poster
SGU dvd
35 min. 4 times
-oral drills
Cultural
Vocabulary p.42
explanation, p42.
"Living Beings"p44 Role play with
clusters
Identify and
pronounce
consonants and
consonant clusters
Grades 6-8
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, p41-43
-Garage Band
-alphabet poster
SGU dvd
25 min. 4 times
Cultural
explanation, p42
"Living Beings"
p44
Vocabulary p42
-oral drills
-accented syllable
-dividing consonant
verbs by syllables
Identify and
pronounce
consonants and
consonant clusters
Grades 9-12
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, p41-43
-alphabet poster
SGU dvd
90 min. 2 times
Cultural
explanation, p42
“Living Beings”
page 44
Vocabulary p42
-oral drills
-worksheets
Identify and
pronounce
consonants and
consonant clusters
Outcome (ii)
Resources
Activities
Evaluation
Length of time
Cultural Aspect
Identify and
correctly count
Lakota numbers
11-20
Grades K-2
Reading and Writing
the Lakota Language,
p44
Manipulative
-number poster
SGU dvd
30 min. 5 times
Ake p 73
-Practice oral
counting using
manipulative
-Identify a number
of objects with the
proper Lakota
numbers
Identify and
correctly count of
Lakota numbers
11-20.
Grades 3-5
Reading and Writing 35 min. 4 times
the Lakota Language,
p44
-number poster
SGU dvd
Handout
(LWhirlwindSoldier)
Reading and Writing 25 min. 2 times
the Lakota Language,
p44
-number poster
SGU dvd
Ake p73
Homework activity
on page 45 counting
objects
-base ten pattern
Identify and
correctly count
Lakota numbers
11-20
The use of “ake”
again, p73
Identify and
correctly count
Lakota numbers
11-20.
Reading and Writing
the Lakota
Language, p44
-number poster
Ake, p73
Make flash cards,
pronounce numbers
with teacher,
identify numbers
read aloud by
holding up
matching flash card
-base ten pattern
Incorporate
numbers into
sentence structure
Oral drills
-review base ten
number system
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
90 min.
Identify and
correctly count
Lakota numbers
11-20.
Outcome (iii)
Explain and give
examples of
Mitakuye Oyasin
and Wacekiyapi
Grades K-2
Resources
Length of time
Reading and Writing 30 min. 5 times
the Lakota Language,
p46-49
-Creation story
-Seventh Generation
Graphic Organizer
Cultural aspect
Appropriately using
Mitakuye Oyasin
and Wacekiyapi.
Pages 46 & 47
-Wicoicage
(generation)
Activities
-Practice the
Lakota Way of Life
and discuss Lakota
philosophy
-tell creation
stories
Evaluation
Explain and give
examples of
Mitakuye Oyasin
and wacekiyapi
Grades 3-5
Reading and Writing
the Lakota
Language,p46-49
-Medicine Wheel
power point
-Seventh Generation
Graphic Organizer
Relationship Poster
35 min. 4 times
Read & Practice on
pages 46-47
-Wicoicage
(generation)
-Medicine Wheel
Power point
-Relative terms
pages 54 & 55
Explain and give
examples of
Mitakuye Oyasin
and Wacekiyapi
Grades 6-8
Reading and Writing
the Lakota
Language,p46-49
-4 directions songs
-Francis White Bird's
Hocokan
-Seventh Generation
Graphic Organizer
25 min. 4 times
Pages 46 & 47
Mitakuye Oyasin
Wacekiyape
-Oral drill on page
47
- Worksheet
acknowledging
spouses, parents,
and children
Sing 4 directions
song.
Explain and give
examples of
mitakuye oyasin
and wacekiyapi.
-Wicoicage
(generation)
Grades 9-12
Reading and Writing 90 min. 2 times
the Lakota
Language,p46-49
Walker's Lakota
Myth
Outcome (iv)
Conjugate “wa”
verbs
Grades K-2
Resources
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, p50
SGU dvd
Grades 3-5
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language,p50
SGU dvd
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, p50
Grades 6-8
-“Mitakuye
Oyasin” page 46
-“Wacekiyapi”
page 47
-Wicoicage
(generation)
-Read Alouds
book
-class discussions
Explain and give
examples of
mitakuye oyasin
and wacekiyapi.
Length of time
30 min. 5 times a
week
Cultural Aspect
Individual
responsibility p.32
Activities
Practice saying the
“wa” in different
words
Evaluation
Conjugate "wa"
verbs
35 min. 4 times a
week
Individual
responsibility
pages 32, 33, 50 &
173
Individual
responsibility p.32
Review drill
-Oral drill page 51
Conjugate “wa”
verbs
-conjugate all
-review drill “wa”
verb terms
Conjugated form of
“wa” verbs
25 min. 5 times a
week
Grades 9-12
SGU dvd
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, p50
Albert White Hat,
Sr.
SGU dvd
90 min. 2 times a
week
Individual
responsibility p.32
-oral drills
Conjugate form of
"wa" verbs
Cultural Aspect to
emphasize
-Appropriately
using and
acknowledging
relationship term,
46, 48
Appropriately
using and
acknowledging
relationship terms,
46, 48
Appropriately
using and
acknowledging
relationship terms,
46, 48
Activities
Evaluation
Practice saying
relationships
terms
Establish proper
relationships for
spouses, parents,
and children
-Oral drill
dialogue 142-144
-Read pages 48 &
49
-Discussion after
each paragraph
dialogue
Establish proper
relationship terms
for Spouses,
Parents, and
Children
Establish proper
relationship terms
for spouses,
parents, and
children
Appropriately
using and
acknowledging
-create charts
depicting proper
relationships
Establish proper
relationship terms
for spouses,
Outcome (v)
Resources
Length of Unit
Establish proper
relationships for
Spouses, Parents,
and Children
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, p47-49
30 min. 5 times a
week
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, p47-49
35 min. 4 times a
week
Grades 6-8
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, p47-49
25 min. 3 times a
week
Grades 9-12
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, p47-49.
90 min 2 times a
week
relationship terms,
46, 48
Outcomes (vi)
Interpret the root
word of “Hca” in
meaningful
situations
Resources
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, p49-50
Social System dvd
Length of time
30 min. 5 times a
week
Grades 3-5
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, p49-50.
Social System dvd
35 min 4 times a
week
Grades 6-8
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, p49-50.
Social System dvd
Grades 9-12
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, p49-50.
parents and
children.
Cultural aspect
Appropriately
using hca in
meaningful
situations.
Correct
pronunciation of
words using hca
Root word of hca
pages 49 & 50
Stages of Life
Activities
Practice saying the
hca in different
words
Evaluation
Interpret the root
word of “Hca” in
meaningful
situations
Introduce drill on
page 48
Interpret the root
word of “Hca” in
meaningful
situations
25 min. 3 times
Page 50 root word
of hca
Stages of Life
Interpret the root
word of “Hca” in
meaningful
situations
90 min. 2 times a
week
Root word of "hca"
Pages 49-50
Read and have
class discussion
how “hca” applies
to students stages
of life.
-Oral drill
-Read Aloud
-Class discussion
Interpret the root
word of “Hca” in
meaningful
situations