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Grade Level K
| Colville Lessons | Summary |
| Can You Name the Four Seasons? | Students learn about names, characteristics and traditions of the seasons and observe weather changes throughout the year. |
| How Do People Use Senses to Understand the Weather? | Students use their senses to investigate weather. |
| How do Plants and Animals Depend on Each Other? | Students discover the interdependence of plants and animals in the forests of the Colville Reservation. |
| What Are the Cardinal Directions? | Students will be introduced to the concept of the cardinal directions. |
| Flathead Lessons | Summary |
| Music from a Tree | Students explore a variety of musical instruments, their sounds and materials. |
| Tree Anatomy | Students learn the basic anatomy of a tree through exploration of tree centers. |
Students explore contemporary and traditional uses of trees. |
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| What's in the Forest? | Students learn about forest food chains and create a forest habitat in the classroom. |
| Nez Perce Lessons | Summary |
| Clean Water vs. Dirty Water | Students investigate the importance of clean water to living things. |
| Cleansing, Sparkling Koos | Students explore the importance of water conservation and investigate how plants clean water. |
| Mother Earth | Students compare natural and human made items and gain an awareness of the importance of Mother Earth to the Nez Perce people. |
| Nimiipum Inmiwit - The Nez Perce Year of Seasons | Students learn about the seasonal organization of the Nez Perce traditional lifestyle. |