Paul Goeble has got to be one of my favorite illustrators. My daughter LOVES horses, so I first discovered his book, A Girl Who Loved Horses. While researching for this project, I found so many more of his titles, and they are all incredible. He tells Native Legends alongside the most beautiful illustrations. I think they are authentic, and excellent sources for students.
I started this lesson by sharing how my mom erected a real tipi in our backyard after one of our summer excursions to a local pow wow. It was awesome. My mother's love of building tipis and other structures didn't stop there. We also helped her build a round house out of saplings one year. Needless to say, I was excited to see what these artists would create!
After learning about some Native American Art and design, students studied Goeble's illustration for inspiration. They each sketched out ideas first, and then added color with marker. To finish, artists cut out the tipi, glued it together, and added a stick and a feather to complete their design. During this project, I came across Goeble's, Storm Tipi. I also shared this book with the class, and we learned that tipis were arranged in a circle to greet the rising sun. We decided to follow suit, and here are our tipi circles:
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