Todd County Middle School: My Journey health curriculum
Todd County Middle School · 2018
OSEU 2Health
Grade level: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Middle school collection; specific grade not stated.
Archived standards are preserved as originally published and may differ from current standards.
Compelling question
Where do you see the medicine Wheel represented?
Standards & practices
OSEU 2
Standard 2.1 –Demonstrate knowledge of the Oceti Sakowin people’s understanding of the
interrelationship of spiritual, physical, social and emotional health.
• Standard 2.2 –Describe the impact of Euro-American ideals, values, rights, philosophy, and
beliefs, upon Oceti Sakowin people as tribal, state, and US citizens.
• Standard 2.3 --Recognize that there is a continuum of tribal identity, ranging from assimilated
to traditional lifestyle, that includes each unique subculture or individual member within the
Oceti Sakowin.
Key Concepts:
Symbol – an object that represents, stands for, or suggests an idea, visual image, belief, action,
or material entity.
Medicine Wheel
Balanced Person
Staging the question
Are there any ideas what the symbol means?
Supporting inquiries
Supporting question 1
What does the circle mean to
you? What does it represent?
Formative performance task
Jigsaw Groups
Featured sources
My Journey curriculum pg 15-22
Supporting question 2
What does the cross
mean to you? What
does it represent?
Formative performance task
Jigsaw Groups
Featured sources
My Journey curriculum
pg 15-22
Supporting question 3
What are some examples of ways
you have seen the four quadrants
of the Medicine Wheel used?
Formative performance task
Understanding Balance (use red, black, white,
yellow balloons). See page 19 for class group
activity.
Featured sources
My Journey curriculum pg 15-22
Summative performance task · Argument
Was balancing one balloon as a team hard? What about two?
What about three? How difficult was balancing all four balloons?
Extension
Taking Informed
Action
Taking informed action
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Elder sources included in this lesson
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Todd County Middle School: My Journey health curriculum
Quarter 1 Week 1 Day
Medicine Wheel As a Guiding Symbol Module 1 Lesson 2| OSEU 2: Identity &
Resiliency
Compelling
Question
Where do you see the medicine Wheel represented?
Standards and
Practices
OSEU 2
Standard 2.1 –Demonstrate knowledge of the Oceti Sakowin people’s understanding of the
interrelationship of spiritual, physical, social and emotional health.
• Standard 2.2 –Describe the impact of Euro-American ideals, values, rights, philosophy, and
beliefs, upon Oceti Sakowin people as tribal, state, and US citizens.
• Standard 2.3 --Recognize that there is a continuum of tribal identity, ranging from assimilated
to traditional lifestyle, that includes each unique subculture or individual member within the
Oceti Sakowin.
Key Concepts:
Symbol – an object that represents, stands for, or suggests an idea, visual image, belief, action,
or material entity.
Medicine Wheel
Balanced Person
Staging the
Question
Are there any ideas what the symbol means?
Supporting Question 1
Supporting Question 2
Supporting Question 3
What does the circle mean to
you? What does it represent?
What does the cross
mean to you? What
does it represent?
What are some examples of ways
you have seen the four quadrants
of the Medicine Wheel used?
Formative Performance Task
Formative Performance
Task
Formative Performance Task
Jigsaw Groups
Jigsaw Groups
Understanding Balance (use red, black, white,
yellow balloons). See page 19 for class group
activity.
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
Featured Sources
My Journey curriculum pg 15-22
My Journey curriculum
pg 15-22
My Journey curriculum pg 15-22
Summative
Performance
Task
Argument
Was balancing one balloon as a team hard? What about two?
What about three? How difficult was balancing all four balloons?
Extension
Taking Informed
Action