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Sample Lesson Plans and Activities

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Grades 2-5 Giving Thanks:
Exploring the Haudensosaunee Thanksgiving Address

Lesson One:
Introduction to Gratitude and Sequence
Lesson Two:
Close Reading and Stewardship
Lesson Three:
Application
and Creation

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Grades 6-9 Words Come Before All Else:
Haudenosaunee Philosophy, Governance, and Influence

Lesson One:
The Address as a
Civic Practice
Lesson Two:
Stewardship
vs. Property
Lesson Three:
From Gratitude
to Governance

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Grades 9-12

Lesson:
Seneca
Thanksgiving Ritual