Language Lesson 1 of 3

Cherokee Nation has introduced a language curriculum for use in schools. For the next few weeks, we will be presenting some of the lessons from this program. The material does not cover reading and writing in the Cherokee syllabary, but the pronunciation of the words using the Roman alphabet.

If you are a teacher or home school your child and are interested in acquiring the curriculum, please contact Anna Huckaby at the Cherokee Nation Cultural Resource Center in Tahlequah, Ok (918/458-6170) - cultural@cherokee.org

UNIT ONE
GREETINGS AND COURTESIES

1. Hello
2. How are you?

OBJECTIVES:

1. To introduce the Cherokee greeting and courtesy words
2. To show the students how to show respect and concern for others by using these lesson words.

LESSON 1

1. Hello. (O-si-yo)
2. How are you? (To-hi-tsu?)

MATERIALS: None

PROCEDURE:

1. Instructor will say the word orally.
2. Student will repeat the word to say it correctly.

ENRICHMENT:

1. Activity Have the students repeat the greeting, "To-hi-tsu?"
2. Activity Role playing. Have two students pretend they have just met and use the greeting, giving every student a turn.
3. Activity Daily Review. Replace Hello/Hi with O-SI-YO everyday as part of the class activity.
4. Activity Retention exercise. Create flash cards with the words from the lesson. Say each word with the students repeating the word, then explain what the word means.
5. Activity Penmanship exercise. Instructor should write the name and/or words from the blackboard to write and visually recognize the word.

Info provided by the Cherokee Nation Cultural Resource Center please contact cultural@cherokee.org