Salem-Keizer Public Schools
NEP Winter Literacy On-Demand for PreK-5th Grade Students
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The Christmas Coat: Memories of my Sioux Childhood
By Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
Illustrated by Ellen Beier
Featured Book
The Christmas Coat: Memories of my Sioux Childhood by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, illustrated by Ellen Beier
We invite families of pre-k to 5th grade students to take part in the following activities!
Activity 1
Watch the video if you do not have a hard copy of the featured book, The Christmas Coat: Memories of my Sioux Childhood by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, illustrated by Ellen Beier.
As a family, make "Flora Driving Hawk’s Wojape (Berry Soup)," recipe located in your student’s literacy-on-demand kit. This recipe is demonstrated in the accompanying video.
Take a picture of your family making and tasting the Berry Soup. Write a quote about your experience reading the featured book and making and tasting the Berry Soup. Include what you thought about the Berry Soup recipe.
Activity 2
Go to the website featuring Ellen Beier, illustrator of the featured book, and look at the sequential art page . Use the examples pictured and the art kits provided to support you in creating your own sequence art. The subject of your sequential art should portray a time when you were grateful. Take a picture of your sequential art page.
Activity 3
If you have received a literacy-on-demand kit from the Native Education Program, enjoy coloring the included accompanying coloring sheets to the featured book. Take a picture of your colored papers.
Coloring Sheets
Submission and Participation
We encourage families to interact with this content together and afterward take some time to email your name, grade, pictures, and activities to us.
By doing so, you agree that the Native Education Program has permission to post those memories along with your student’s name and grade on our website and other social media platforms. Click the button below or email student work to: maerz_shelby(at)salkeiz.k12.or.us.
Survey
Inform the Native Education Program of what the American Indian/Alaskan Native student’s needs and programming activities that they already enjoy by completing the Native Education Program survey . By completing the survey, you are helping the Native Education Program to develop future programming that will benefit American Indian/Alaskan Native students in Salem-Keizer Public Schools.