Dinè Bingo History and Tradition

November 11, 2014 by

Dinè Bingo is an excellent way to have fun while building Navajo Language vocabulary and expanding cultural knowledge.

Dine Bingo History Card

Dine Bingo History Card

Each game set includes 15, 8.5″ x 11″ playing cards, enough for 15 students to play at one time. Printed on heavy cardstock and laminated.

Each game introduces 50 vocabulary words. Also included are sturdy hardboard tokens, master word chart, tray, and instructions, all stored in a durable box.

Dine Bingo History Vocabulary list

Dine Bingo History Vocabulary list

Dinè Bingo History and Tradition includes the following Navajo vocabulary words: abalone, bear, “Bitter Water” Clan, black, black ant, blue, Changing Woman, cornpollen, coyote, eagle feather, east, First Man, First Woman, First World, First World insects, Fourth World, “He Walks Around You” Clan, hogan, jet, lizard, locust, medicine bundle, mountain lion, “Mud People” Clan, Navajo Twins (names), north, porcupine, puberty ceremony, rabbit, red ant, rug, sand painting, sash belt, Second World, Second World birds, shoe game, skunk, south, stars, sweathouse, Third World, “Towering House” Clan, turkey, turquoise, wedding basket, west, white, white shell, yellow, yellow ant.

Bingo Place Card

Bingo Place Card

Ordering Information

Price $12.00 USD

San Juan School District
Heritage Language Resource Center
28 West 200 North
Phone: 435-678-1230
FAX: 435-678-1283
Store Hours: 9:00 – 4:30
Monday through Thursday
Email: rstoneman@sjsd.org

Online order at this Website: media.sjsd.org

We accept purchase orders, credit cards, and checks.
We bill only for items shipped and actual cost of shipping.
Personal orders ship after payment is received.
Please estimate 10% of purchase total for shipping cost.

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My Father – Navajo Language Lesson

November 7, 2014 by
My Father - Shizhéé

My Father – Shizhéé

My Father
My father is tall.
He is strong.He is brave.
He hunts and he rides and he sings.
He coaxes the corn and the squash plants to grow out of the sand-dry earth.

Shizhéé
Shizhéé nineez. ‘Ayóigo bidziil.
Dóó doo náldzid da.
Naalzheeh, dóó liinabigké dóó ni’t’a
Bizaadk’ehgo naada´a´ dóó na’na’aghízíbit’aa t’áá hóóltsaiigi hadahiniséh

My father has magic in his fingertips.
He can turn flat pieces of silver into things of beauty.
Sometimes I hide in the wide folds of my mother’s skirts and look out at my father.

Shizhé’é bila’ biláatahdóó ‘álíí hólo´.
‘Eí beesh ligaii táadoo le’é danizhóníyígíí ‘ádeile’.
Lahda shimá bitl’aakal bighi’ nínádísht’iihgo shizhé’e nesh’ii leh.

From:
Little Herder In Autumn
by Ann Clark
United States Department Of The Interior
Illustrated By Hoke Denetsosie

Little Herder – Navajo Language Lessons

Story Telling – Navajo Language Lesson
Build a Fire – Navajo Language Lesson
Little Lambs – Navajo Language Lesson
Field – Navajo Language Lesson
The Waterhole – Navajo Language Lesson
The Puppy – Navajo Language Lesson
Sheep Corral – Navajo Language Lesson
Possessions – Navajo Language Lesson
Breakfast – Little Herder Story
The Sing – Navajo Language Lesson
Going To The Sing – Navajo Language Lesson
Sleep – Navajo Language Lesson
Supper – Navajo Language Lesson
Father Comes Back – Navajo Language Lesson
Shoveling Snow – Navajo Language Lesson
The Dogs are Hungry – Navajo Language Lesson
There Is No Food – Navajo Story

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My Mother – Navajo Language Lesson

October 31, 2014 by
My Mother - Navajo Language Lesson

My Mother – Navajo Language Lesson

MY MOTHER
My mother is sun-browned color. Her eyes are dark. Her hair shines black.
My mother is good to look at, but I like her hands the best.

They are beautiful.
They are strong and quick at working, but when they touch my hands they are slow moving and gentle.

SHIMÁ
Shimá t’óó dinlzhííni yee’.
Banázhiin dilhil.
Bitsii dilhilgo dik’inizdidlaad.

Shimá níliigo nizhóni, ndi bíla ‘íghisíí shil yá’át’ééh.
Bíla’ nizhóni.
Bíla’ bitse’ dóó doondilna’da naalnishgo, ndi shíla’ yiyiltso’go hazhóó’ógo naha’náá dóó shaayisti’.

From:
Little Herder In Autumn
by Ann Clark
United States Department Of The Interior
Illustrated By Hoke Denetsosie

Little Herder – Navajo Language Lessons

Story Telling – Navajo Language Lesson
Build a Fire – Navajo Language Lesson
Little Lambs – Navajo Language Lesson
Field – Navajo Language Lesson
The Waterhole – Navajo Language Lesson
The Puppy – Navajo Language Lesson
Sheep Corral – Navajo Language Lesson
Possessions – Navajo Language Lesson
Breakfast – Little Herder Story
The Sing – Navajo Language Lesson
Going To The Sing – Navajo Language Lesson
Sleep – Navajo Language Lesson
Supper – Navajo Language Lesson
Father Comes Back – Navajo Language Lesson
Shoveling Snow – Navajo Language Lesson
The Dogs are Hungry – Navajo Language Lesson
There Is No Food – Navajo Story

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The Cornfield – Navajo Language Lesson

October 29, 2014 by

Lesson in English and Diné Bizaad:

THE CORNFIELD

The cornfield is fenced with poles. My mother works in the cornfield. My father works in the cornfield. While they are working I walk among the corn plants.
I sing to the tall tasseled corn.
In the middle of all these known things stands my mother’s hogan with its open door.

NAADAA BADAAK’EH

Naaadaa bá dá’ak’eh tsin bee biná ázt’i’.
Shimá dá’ák’ehgi naalnish.
Ndaalnishgo naadaa’ bitaasháa leh.
Díí t’áá ‘alníigi shimá bighan t’áá ch’íjool’áajgo si’a´

The Cornfield - Navajo Language Lesson

From:
Little Herder In Autumn
by Ann Clark
United States Department Of The Interior
Illustrated By Hoke Denetsosie

Little Herder – Navajo Language Lessons

Story Telling – Navajo Language Lesson
Build a Fire – Navajo Language Lesson
Little Lambs – Navajo Language Lesson
Field – Navajo Language Lesson
The Waterhole – Navajo Language Lesson
The Puppy – Navajo Language Lesson
Sheep Corral – Navajo Language Lesson
Possessions – Navajo Language Lesson
Breakfast – Little Herder Story
The Sing – Navajo Language Lesson
Going To The Sing – Navajo Language Lesson
Sleep – Navajo Language Lesson
Supper – Navajo Language Lesson
Father Comes Back – Navajo Language Lesson
Shoveling Snow – Navajo Language Lesson
The Dogs are Hungry – Navajo Language Lesson
There Is No Food – Navajo Story

More Navajo language links:

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Night Corral – Navajo Language Lesson

October 20, 2014 by

Night Corral - Navajo Language Lesson

NIGHT CORRAL

The night corral is fenced with poles.
It is the home for the sheep and the goats when darkness comes to my mother’s land.

DIBÉ BIGHAN
Dibé bighan tsin bináneeskáál.
Éí dibé dóó tlizí yigji’ nijah shimá bighan binaagóó hiliijiihgo.

From:
Little Herder In Autumn
by Ann Clark
United States Department Of The Interior
Illustrated By Hoke Denetsosie

Little Herder – Navajo Language Lessons

Story Telling – Navajo Language Lesson
Build a Fire – Navajo Language Lesson
Little Lambs – Navajo Language Lesson
Field – Navajo Language Lesson
The Waterhole – Navajo Language Lesson
The Puppy – Navajo Language Lesson
Sheep Corral – Navajo Language Lesson
Possessions – Navajo Language Lesson
Breakfast – Little Herder Story
The Sing – Navajo Language Lesson
Going To The Sing – Navajo Language Lesson
Sleep – Navajo Language Lesson
Supper – Navajo Language Lesson
Father Comes Back – Navajo Language Lesson
Shoveling Snow – Navajo Language Lesson
The Dogs are Hungry – Navajo Language Lesson
There Is No Food – Navajo Story

More Navajo language links:

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The Hogan – Navajo Language Lesson

October 15, 2014 by

The Hogan - Navajo Language Lesson

The Hogan
My mother’s hogan is round and earth-color.
Its floor is smooth and hard.
It has a friendly fire and an open door.
It is my home.
I live happily in my mother’s hogan.

Hooghan
Shimá bighan nímaz dóó ni’ t’áá beelt’è.
Ghóne’ dóó hodilkooh dóó hótliz, dóó ‘alahji ko’, dóó ‘alahji’ diné nihaa ndaaka.
‘Éí shighan.
Shimá bighan góne’ shil hózho´ogo keéé hasht’i´

Little Herder – Navajo Language Lessons

Story Telling – Navajo Language Lesson
Build a Fire – Navajo Language Lesson
Little Lambs – Navajo Language Lesson
Field – Navajo Language Lesson
The Waterhole – Navajo Language Lesson
The Puppy – Navajo Language Lesson
Sheep Corral – Navajo Language Lesson
Possessions – Navajo Language Lesson
Breakfast – Little Herder Story
The Sing – Navajo Language Lesson
Going To The Sing – Navajo Language Lesson
Sleep – Navajo Language Lesson
Supper – Navajo Language Lesson
Father Comes Back – Navajo Language Lesson
Shoveling Snow – Navajo Language Lesson
The Dogs are Hungry – Navajo Language Lesson
There Is No Food – Navajo Story

More Navajo language links:

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Homeland – Navajo Language Lesson

October 14, 2014 by

Homeland - Navajo Language Lesson

HOMELAND

The land around my mother’s hogan is big.
It is still.
It has walls of red rocks.
And way, far off the sky comes down to touch the sands.
Blue sky is above me.
Yellow sand is beneath me.
The sheep are around me.
My mother’s hogan is near.

KÉÉHASHTÍNÍGI

Kéyah shimá bighan binaagóó ‘ayóí ániltso.
Tóó doo ‘ííts’a’í da.
Tsé daalchíí go bináz’á.
Doo deighánídi yá séí didii’á nahalin.
Yá dilhi? doot?’izh shkáa’gi.
Séí t’éiyá shiyaagi.
Dibé t’éiyá shinaagóó.
Shinaá bighan t’áá ‘aháni

 Source:
Little Herder In Autumn
By Ann Clark
Illustrated by Hoke Denetsosie

 

Little Herder – Navajo Language Lessons

Story Telling – Navajo Language Lesson
Build a Fire – Navajo Language Lesson
Little Lambs – Navajo Language Lesson
Field – Navajo Language Lesson
The Waterhole – Navajo Language Lesson
The Puppy – Navajo Language Lesson
Sheep Corral – Navajo Language Lesson
Possessions – Navajo Language Lesson
Breakfast – Little Herder Story
The Sing – Navajo Language Lesson
Going To The Sing – Navajo Language Lesson
Sleep – Navajo Language Lesson
Supper – Navajo Language Lesson
Father Comes Back – Navajo Language Lesson
Shoveling Snow – Navajo Language Lesson
The Dogs are Hungry – Navajo Language Lesson
There Is No Food – Navajo Story

More Navajo language links:

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Chxóshii and Her Horse, Bucky

May 13, 2014 by

New Navajo Language Story Book

By Leatrice Klah

Chxóshii and Her Horse, Bucky

Illustrations by Molly Trainor.

We are so excited to introduce a new bilingual storybook for intermediate (grades 3-6) Navajo Language learners.

This 32-page book is written by SJSD Bluff Elementary language teacher, Leatrice Klah. Her first book
relates one of her childhood memories. Delightful illustrations by Molly Trainor.

Leatrice Klah

 

My name is Leatrice Klah. I am originally from a place called Antelope Lookout Point, Rock Point, Arizona. I am a single parent of two beautiful girls, Sheridan and Laci Attakai. I am a strong believer of revitalizing and keeping our Dinè language and culture. It is who we are as Dinè people.

Ordering Information

Soft cover – $10.00

San Juan School District
Heritage Language Resource Center
28 West 200 North
Phone: 435-678-1230
FAX: 435-678-1283
Store Hours: 9:00 – 4:30
Monday through Thursday
Email: rstoneman@sjsd.org

Online order at this Website: media.sjsd.org

Click here for New Spring 2014  Catalog

We accept purchase orders, credit cards, and checks.
We bill only for items shipped and actual cost of shipping.
Personal orders ship after payment is received.
Please estimate 10% of purchase total for shipping cost.

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20th Annual Heritage Language Conference

April 3, 2014 by

Heritage Language Conference

Theme: “Father Sky, Mother Earth”

San Juan School District
Friday, April 11, 2014

20th Annual Heritage Language Conference

Conference Agenda

7:30 AM REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 AM GENERAL ASSEMBLY
8:30 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER #1 Rex Lee Jim, Vice President, NN
9:45 AM KEYNOTE SPEAKER #2 Steve Darden
11:00 AM BREAK-OUT SESSION #1
12:00 PM LUNCH (provided)
1:00 PM BREAK-OUT SESSION #3
2:00 PM BREAK-OUT SESSION #4
3:15 PM EVALUATIONS / CERTIFICATES

Teachers are encouraged to attend any hands-on workshops that will be going on throughout the day with the STEAM Maker Expo that the USU Blanding Campus is hosting in conjunction with our conference.

PDF File of Conference Agenda

Registration Form 2014

In addition to the programs and activities listed in the attachments, please join us for a Thursday evening, pre-conference taco dinner, traditional dancing, and star gazing party! Thursday evening activities will take place at USU Blanding Campus Arts and Events Center outdoor plaza.
Navajo tacos and dancing from 5:00 pm until 7 pm (Taco Dinner hosted by IEC; dancers from San Juan School District and Desert Mountain Navajo Dancers)
Star gazing and program with Moab’s Red Rock Astronomer, Alex Ludwig, from 7:30 – 9:30 pm

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Navajo Vocabulary Flashcards

March 31, 2014 by

Use these flashcards to learn the Navajo Language.

Navajo Vocabulary Flashcards

The basic set consists of 150 colorful, index-sized cards; Navajo text on one side and English reference on the opposite side. Basic vocabulary set includes the following categories: animals, food, plants, seasons, family, household items, shapes, numbers and more!

Cards are printed on heavy cardstock.

Illustrations by Theresa Breznau.

Basic Vocabulary set

Set of 150 cards
$10.00 on heavy cardstock
$20.00 Laminated

Ordering Information

San Juan School District
Heritage Language Resource Center
28 West 200 North
Phone: 435-678-1230
FAX: 435-678-1283
Store Hours: 9:00 – 4:30
Monday through Thursday
Email: rstoneman@sjsd.org

Online order at this Website: media.sjsd.org

We accept purchase orders, credit cards, and checks.
We bill only for items shipped and actual cost of shipping.
Personal orders ship after payment is received.
Please estimate 10% of purchase total for shipping cost.

 

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