Strategies, activities, and assessments for teaching The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich; includes discussion questions, tests, & Native American lessons

Biography. Students could fill out what they know about Anne Frank while they read the book.

Character anchor chart for The Birchbark House

My bulletin board creation of Dear Omakayas letters. Based on the book The Birchbark House.

The Birchbark House is book one of a four series set of books about a young, Ojibwe girl called Omakayas: This first book is separated into four sections – the four seasons of the year. Each chapter we read we find much to talk about and learn about. In addition there are many parts of the… Continue reading Native American Unit Week 3- The Birchbark House: Biboon (Winter)

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The Birchbark House is book one of a four series set of books about a young, Ojibwe girl called Omakayas: This first book is separated into four sections – the four seasons of the year. Each chapter we read we find much to talk about and learn about. In addition there are many parts of the… Continue reading Native American Unit Week 2- The Birchbark House: Dagwaging (Fall)

The Birchbark House - Text Evidence: In this activity, students will be provided a question or prompt to answer using textual evidence. The prompt here is, “What lessons about life did Omakayas learn?”

The Birchbark House is book one of a four series set of books about a young, Ojibwe girl called Omakayas: This first book is separated into four sections – the four seasons of the year. Each chapter we read we find much to talk about and learn about. In addition there are many parts of the… Continue reading Native American Unit Week 4- The Birchbark House: Zeegwun (Spring)

The Birchbark House - Compare and Contrast: In this activity, students will compare and contrast "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich with another text they have read. In this example, "The Birchbark House" is being compared with "Island of the Blue Dolphins".