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Much of my interests and family history with sheep is what guided our video game development for Making Camp Navajo. This new game is set to be bilingual in English and Diné bizaad. Spinning wool is not easy to learn. It takes some time and some investment to learn. First, […]

Working with Wool Pt. 2: From Sheep to a Traditional ...

April 25, 2022 in 7GenGames / Cultural content / Educational Games / Growing Math / Newsletter / rural education tagged agriculture / making camp navajo / Navajo Nation / newsletter / sheep by Christy Hanson

Woman in front of an RV — Every organization has knowledge they want to share with the world and games are a great way to do it. Not everyone has the capacity to make educational games - that's where we come in.

What knowledge do YOU want to share with the world?

April 20, 2022 in 7GenGames / Customized Games / Educational Games / Founders Corner by AnnMaria De Mars

These days, it isn’t every day Navajos work with raw sheep’s wool or even think about crafting with yarn to make something wearable. Though sheep and goats are the traditional and cultural animals most raised by my Navajo people and other tribes of the Southwest, fewer people farm animals than […]

Working with Wool Pt. 1: Shearing, Skirting and Scouring

April 19, 2022 in 7GenGames / blogposts / Cultural content / Educational Games / Newsletter tagged agriculture / making camp navajo / Native American culture / Navajo Nation / newsletter / sheep by Christy Hanson

Growing Math was off to a strong start at the 2022 NMABE conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

NMABE 2022

April 7, 2022 in 7GenGames / Conferences / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Newsletter tagged 7 Generation Games / Bilingual / Bilingual Education / Bilingual Games / conference / Conferences / Educational Resources / Growing Math / NMABE / NMABE 2022 / Teacher Resources / teachers by Christy Hanson

7 Generation Games is headed to the New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education conference from April 7-9, 2022. This annual state conference will be in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Embassy Suites hotel. Get ready for three days of career-empowering knowledge, practices, networking, and practical teaching solutions! Visit our 7 […]

We’re Boosting Bilingual Education at NMABE

April 2, 2022 in 7GenGames / Conferences / Cultural content / Educational Games / Educational Resources / Growing Math / Math / Newsletter tagged Bilingual / Bilingual Education / Dual Language Education / Educational Games for ELL State of the Art / ESL / Languages / Native American Language Games / New Mexico / New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education / NMABE / Spanish Games by Christy Hanson

We have added a Resource Library webpage on our teacher platform, Growing Math. We have also organized the virtual manipulatives page. What’s in the Resource Library? Are you looking for something to make your lesson just a little more engaging or to reach that student who didn’t understand the first […]

The Growing Math Resources Library

March 25, 2022 in 10 Minute Lesson / 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / blogposts / Educational Games / Educational Resources / ESL / Fifth Grade / Fourth Grade / Growing Math / Math / Mathematics / Newsletter / Remote Education / Seventh Grade / Sixth Grade / Statistics Education / Teachers / Third Grade tagged 7 Generation Games / Educational Resources / Freebie Friday / Growing Math / mathematics / MTUL / newsletter / statistics / Teacher Resources / Video Library / Virtual Manipulatives by Christy Hanson

Women’s history month is a time to reflect on the successes of women’s achievements in history. Indigenous leaders I would like to highlight this month include Wilma Mankiller, Elizabeth Peratrovich, and Annie Wauneka. Wilma Mankiller “One of the things my parents taught me, and I’ll always be grateful . . […]

Women’s History Month: Indigenous Leaders Pt. 1

March 22, 2022 in Educational Games by Christy Hanson

Most of the time, words like “studying” and “vacations”, can sound like complete antonyms. In general, studying at a school can be exhausting, to the point that can become stressful for kids. However, studying by itself may not be as stressful as studying while at school, where kids must past […]

Why is it good to learn during vacations?

March 15, 2022 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / blogposts / Cultural content / division / Educational Games / ESL / fractions / History / Math / Mathematics / multiplication / Newsletter / Remote Education / rural education / Special Education / Uncategorized tagged Bilingual Games / Holiday / Holidays / learning at home / learning loss / Spring Break / summer learning / summer slide / summer vacation by Maria Paz Jorquera

Making Camp Lakota — We updated Making Camp Lakota. Prepare your kids to beat summer learning loss with this free game!

Prevent Summer Learning Loss with Making Camp Lakota!

March 10, 2022 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / blogposts / Cultural content / Division / Educational Games / Game Progress / History / Math / multiplication / Newsletter / rural education tagged Bilingual / Bilingual Education / Bilingual Game / division / division game / elementary education / game update / lakota / Lakota language / Making Camp Lakota / multiplication game by Christy Hanson

Spirit Lake tribal students joined Making Camp Dakota as voice actors!

Warwick Public School Students Join Making Camp Dakota as Voice ...

March 8, 2022 in Customized Games / Educational Games by Christy Hanson

Growing Math: iPad showing math game — We unveiled our new, asynchronous teacher training. Registration and training are free. GrowingMath.org also has a free library of standards-aligned lessons for you to draw from so your students can learn math with Indigenous social studies.

What’s new at Growing Math: Asynchronous, self-paced teacher training

February 21, 2022 in Educational Games by Christy Hanson

Asynchronous, self-paced teacher training just arrived at Growing Math. Now you can train with us on on your own time, for free.

Growing Math Asynchronous Training: Train on your own!

February 18, 2022 in 7GenGames / Bilingual Education / blogposts / Cultural content / Division / Educational Games / Educational Resources / ESL / FAQ / Fifth Grade / Growing Math / Long Division / Math / Mathematics / multiplication / Newsletter / problem-solving / Seventh Grade / Sixth Grade / Statistics Education / subtraction / Teachers / Third Grade / Two-digit multiplication / video tagged 7 Generation Games / agriculture / Asynchronous training / Christy Hanson / Diana Sanchez / Dr. AnnMaria De Mars / Growing Math / Growing Math Training / Math Resources / mathematics / Professional Development / self-paced training / social studies / Teacher Resource / Teacher Resources / Teacher Training / Training by Christy Hanson