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Time Spent Learning Your Culture is of the Essence Several years ago, Dr. Erich Longie and I participated in an analysis of the National Indian Education Study database where we found that the more native youth learned their culture and language in school, the worse their math scores. This finding […]

Include Native American Culture in Your Math Class

November 12, 2020 in AnnMaria / Cultural content / Education: Innovation and STEM / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Game Progress tagged Native American heritage month by AnnMaria De Mars

Words of Appreciation Thank you to our nation’s veterans, to those who lost their lives, to those who are in service, and to those who have served in times of war or peace. Thank you for your many sacrifices. On this special day in untimely circumstances, we hope you stay […]

Veterans Day

November 11, 2020 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Newsletter tagged Native American / newsletter by Christy Hanson

Typical Natives — A few days ago, a teacher contacted us asking “How accurate is it to Native American culture/Were tribes contacted to insure accuracy and avoid stereotypes?” This is a really important question, especially during National Native American Heritage Month, so we’d like to share the answer with all of you. All […]

How accurate are our games to Native American culture?

November 5, 2020 in Educational Games tagged Native American / Native American heritage month by Daniel Mondaca

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Explore Our Free Math Games

November 3, 2020 in 7GenGames / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Newsletter tagged augmented reality / Aztech / Dakota / Educational Resources / educational video games / Free / Free Download / Free Resources / Free Video Games / lakota / learning at home / Math Games / Ojibwe / Spirit Lake by Christy Hanson

Native American man sitting — I was super-excited to have had the chance to speak at Minot State University on how we use Native American culture to teach math. In analyzing our data, one key issue we found was PERSEVERANCE. That is, students simply give up when it gets the least bit hard. It wasn’t […]

Using Native American Culture to Teach Math

November 3, 2020 in AnnMaria / Educational Games / Math tagged Native American heritage month by AnnMaria De Mars

GUEST POST FROM DR. ERICH LONGIE, 7 GENERATION GAMES LEAD CULTURAL CONSULTANT From the fourth grade on — when my older sister started reading books to us (her younger siblings) in the loft of the log cabin where we lived — I have been a voracious reader. My curiosity knew […]

Teaching Native American Indian Students Math the Easy Way

November 2, 2020 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Games tagged Native American heritage month by Maria Burns Ortiz

We’ve all heard about Halloween, even if you don’t celebrate it. Every October 31st, millions of people all over the word celebrate this day with activities like trick-or-treating, attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories, and watching plenty of […]

No boredom this Halloween!

October 28, 2020 in Educational Games tagged halloween by Daniel Mondaca

Spark up your child's reading list for National American Indian Heritage Month with "We are Water Protectors."

Books We Love: We Are Water Protectors

October 27, 2020 in 7GenGames / Book Club / Cultural content / Educational Games / Newsletter tagged newsletter by Christy Hanson

Ojibwa woman — Halloween is the time of year when people dress as something other than what they are. It’s only a few days away and you probably want to keep all eyes on you and impress everyone at the Halloween Virtual Party you’re planning to attend. But wait a second, is your […]

Native American Studies, not Native American Costumes!

October 27, 2020 in Cultural content / Educational Games / Newsletter tagged halloween / Native American heritage month / newsletter by Daniel Mondaca

Making Camp Premium — There are 24 activities or videos in Making Camp Premium which address third- and fourth-grade mathematics standards or standards of mathematical practice which apply across grades. Because all of our games are based on the assumption that students in mathematics benefit from overlearning, multiple activities address the same objectives. Numbers […]

Standards: Making Camp Premium

October 15, 2020 in Educational Games tagged Math Resources / standards by Christy Hanson

October 12, Columbus Day, is now considered Indigenous Peoples’ Day in more than 130 US cities. Virginia is the most recent state to join the growing list of states that decided to observe Indigenous People’s Day to acknowledge the narrative of the indigenous people. Youth in Action: Conversations About Our […]

Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 12, 2020 in Cultural content / Educational Games / Holiday / Newsletter tagged newsletter by Christy Hanson