Language Lesson 3 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

I. Thank you (wa-do)

II. MATERIALS: Colorsheets, crayons, scissors, glue

III. PROCEDURE:

1. Instructor will say the words "thank you" orally to the student.
2. Explain to students they will be learning the word, "thank you" (wa-do)
3. Teacher prompts the students to respond orally.

IV. ACTIVITIES:

Flash cards, flip chart, colorsheets, matching English to Cherokee words.

V. ENRICHMENT:

1. Role Playing: Have students use the words with one another by exchanging items and sayhing (wa-do) in place of "thank you".
2. Daily Review: Replace "thank you" with "wa-do" in everyday class activities.
3. Rentention Exercise: Use words to learn lesson to observe how many words a student can remember from day to day.

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