Sample layout from the Abenaki Lifeways card deck game, displaying three individual playing cards titled Flint, Maple Tree, and Ash Tree, each featuring realistic illustrations and instructional points.

Abenaki Cultural Practices, Lifeways, and Natural Resources Card Game

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ADAPTABLE FOR ALL AGES

Looking for a fun way to teach your children or students about natural resources and Abenaki cultural practices? With this beautifully illustrated deck of cards students will learn about the relationship between the environments and Abenaki culture, while also supporting literacy, observation, and discussion skills. Categories include Natural Resources, Lifeways, Tool Making, Landforms, and Challenge Questions. The cards can be used as individual flash cards to study or do research for a project, as a matching game, or as a challenge among friends.This informative card deck includes 48 cards.

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Standards Alignment

NGSS: 

K-ESS2-2, 4-ESS2-1, 4-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS3-1

C3 / Geography & Human-Environment: 

D2.Geo.5.K-2, D2.Geo.4.3-5, D2.Geo.8.3-5, D2.Geo.3.6-8, D2.Geo.4.6-8, D2.Geo.6.6-8

CC ELA: 

RI.4.7, W.4.7, SL.4.1, RH.6-8.7, WHST.6-8.7, SL.8.1 ,RH.9-10.2, RH.9-10.7

How it aligns?

  •   Engage in inquiry and discussion with class.
  •  Interpret informational text and visuals.
  • Explore how human practices relate to landforms and natural resources.
  • Analyze relationships between the environment and culture

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