TCSD Lakota Language K-12
Wounspe Opahte Tokeyechi
First Teaching
Pages 1-6
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-12
Wounspe Opahte
Tokeyechi
First Teaching
Outcomes (i)
Identify and
pronounce the
letters of the
Lakota Alphabet
Grades K-2
Resources
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, pp 1-13
-winter counts
-pictographs
-garage band
-tape recorder
Length of Unit
30 min. 5 times
Cultural Aspect
History of the
Written Lakota
Language pp.
3-6
Activities
-Practice saying
the alphabet
-Listening for
correct
pronunciation
Evaluation
Identify and
pronounce the
letters of the
Lakota Alphabet
-community
people
SGU DVD
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, pp1-13
-alphabet poster
-garage band
-tipi pattern and
winter count
SGU DVD
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, pp1-13
-alphabet poster
-garage band
-Smithsonian
website
-winter count book
-community people
SGU DVD
35 min. 4 times
History of written
language
Pages 3-6
Pronunciation drills
-syllables
-pattern of tipi
and/or winter count
using symbols of
history of written
language
Identify and
pronounce the
letters of the
Lakota Alphabet
25 min. 5 times
History of written
language.
-Pronunciation
drill
-syllables
-review
orthographies
Appendix A
-read pages 3-6
-winter count
activity
Identify and
pronounce the
letters of the
Lakota Alphabet
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, pp1-13
-alphabet poster
-Smithsonian Book
-winter counts
-pictographs
-community people
SGU DVD
90 min. 2 times
History of written
language.
-Review pages 111
-cultural
explanations on
posters
-cultural
explanations on
posters
-pronunciation drills
-Syllables
-review pages 3-6
-winter count
activity
Identify and
pronounce the
letters of the
Lakota Alphabet
Outcomes (ii)
Identify and
pronounce the
vowels and
nasalized vowels
of the Lakota
alphabet
Grades K-2
Resources
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, pp1-14
-alphabet poster
-winter counts
-pictographs
-garage band or
tape recorder
SGU DVD
Length of Unit
30 min. 5 times
Cultural Aspect
History of the
Written Lakota
Language
-pages 1-11
Activities
-practice saying
the vowels and
nasalized vowels
-listening to
correct
pronunciation of
vowels
Evaluation
Identify and
pronounce the
vowels and
nasalized vowels
of the Lakota
alphabet
Grade 3-5
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, pp1-14
-alphabet poster
SGU dvd
Garage band
35 min. 4 times
History of the
written Lakota
Language
Page 6
-Pronunciation
Drill
-words divided by
syllables
- definitions/terms
(Appendix C)
Identify and
pronounce the
vowels and
nasalized vowels
of the Lakota
alphabet
Grades 9-12
Grades 6-8
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, pp1-14
-alphabet poster
-winter counts
-Garage Band
SGU dvd
25 min. 5 times
-History of the
written language
Pronunciation
-Drill words divided
by syllables
-definitions/terms-
Identify and
pronounce the
vowels and
nasalized vowels
of the Lakota
alphabet
Grades 9-12
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, pp1-14
-winter count
-pictographs
-alphabet poster
SGU dvd
90 min. 2 times
-History of the
written language
(winter counts,
pictographs)
-Review pages 111
-cultural
explanations on
posters
Pronunciation
-Drill words
divided by
syllables
-definitions/terms
Identify and
pronounce the
vowels and
nasalized vowels
of the Lakota
alphabet
Outcomes (iii)
Resources
Length of Unit
Cultural Aspect
Activities
Evaluation
Identify and
practice protocol
for Lakota
Greetings and
dialogue.
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, pp14-20
CD
-relationship terms
poster
SGU dvd
30 min. 5 times
Lakota Greetings
and relative terms
Pages 14-19, 21
Practice orally
using correct
protocol and
appropriate Lakota
greetings
-oral drills
-one to one
dialoging
-role playing
Identify and
practice protocol
for Lakota
greetings and
dialogue.
Grades 3-5
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, pp14-19
CD
-garage band
-relationship terms
poster
SGU dvd
35 min. 4 times
Lakota Greetings
pages 14-19, 21
Practice Lakota
greetings and
dialogue protocol
Pages 16-19
-oral drills
-one to one
dialoging
-role playing
Identify and
practice protocol
for Lakota
greetings and
dialogue.
Grades 6-8
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language. pp14-19
CD
-Relationship poster
-Garage band
SGU dvd
25 min. 2 times
Lakota Greetings
pages 14 & 19, 21
dialogue
-students will greet
each other using
relative terms.
-Role playing
Identify and
practice protocol
for Lakota
greetings and
dialogue
Grades K-2
Grades 9-12
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, pp14-19
CD
-relationship terms
poster
-garage band
SGU dvd
90 min. 2 times
Lakota Greetings
pp 14-19, 21
-Role playing
-oral drill
-dialoging
Identify and
practice protocol
for Lakota
greetings and
dialogue
Outcomes (iv)
Identify and use
appropriate
gender endings.
Grades K-2
Resources
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, pp18-20
-visual organizer
-paper dolls or
other props
Length of Unit
30 min. 5 times
Cultural Aspect
Appropriate usage
of proper gender
endings pages 18-20
Activities
Role play using
props, practicing
using proper gender
endings
Evaluation
Identify and use
appropriate gender
endings
Grades 3-5
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, pp18-20,
27-29
-paper doll
-graphic organizer
35 min. 4 times
-Creation Story
-Cekiyapi, Tiospaye
Pages 20, 27- 29
Pronunciation drill
pages 22-25
Identify and use
appropriate
gender endings
Grades 6-8
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, pp18-20
Sacred Spirit (song
10) CD
-graphic organizer
SGU Creation story
25 min. 2 times
-Introduction to
gender endings page
20
-stories of protocol
of men and women
in society
-Matching
worksheets on
gender endings
-reading comprehension game
identifying the
speaker by gender
endings
Identify and use
appropriate
gender endings
Grades 9-12
Reading and
Writing the Lakota
Language, pp18-20
-graphic organizer
90 min. 2 times
Gender endings
-sentence
development
-oral drills
Identify and use
appropriate
gender endings