KIT DESCRIPTION: Grades 3-5. Includes detailed lesson plans. Students observe a model Tlingit canoe, learn about Tlingit navigation of waterways and use of local materials, Tlingit paddling phrases, and the steps of canoe construction.Students describe what a boat is (specifically a canoe), what its purpose is, and what makes it effective. Students design a boat using everyday materials and present their findings. The following items are included in the kit:

• Lesson Guide
• 3 Copies Little Whale, by Roy A. Peratrovich, Jr.
• 1 Model Tlingit Canoe
• 5 Model Paddles
• 3 Historical Canoe Photographs
• 1 Thumb Drive (Wood & Waterways PowerPoint Presentation)
• 30 Student Sets of How to Make a Canoe pieces (12 pcs per set)
• 1 Teacher Set of How to Make a Canoe pieces (12 pc Magnetic)
• 1 Tlingit Aani Map
• Aluminum Foil