Explain the seasonal round economy and how Indigenous food, work, and ceremony followed the 13 moons
Exercise Difficulty 2 ~2 min hist.g2.f.cul.seasonal_round.ex_01

Moon Match

MG-8 Chart
Mounted on classroom wall at child-eye-height. CRITICAL counter-trope tool: shows that Native peoples are HERE NOW in ev

Mounted on classroom wall at child-eye-height. CRITICAL counter-trope tool: shows that Native peoples are HERE NOW in every field - government, science, arts, sports, education. Used throughout the unit; final extension in lesson 18 capstone where children may add a Living Nations Today tile of their own research.

Prompt

Match each moon to its activity (from MG-8 13-Moon wheel): (1) Sugar Bush Moon - (2) Strawberry Moon - (3) Long Days Moon - (4) Hunter Moon. Choices: gathering wild berries, longest sunshine work, autumn hunt, tapping maple sap.

How it's presented
mode text
Answer criteria
type matching
rubric
4/4 = mastery
answer key
hunter
autumn hunt
long days
longest sunshine work
strawberry
gathering wild berries
sugar bush
tapping maple sap
Hints
  1. Sugar bush = maple = March.
  2. Strawberry = June.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Children may mix up summer/autumn moons - use the wheel quadrant.
Used in lessons