This lower elementary (Grades 1-3) game highlights the traditional Menominee practice of maple sugaring. The story of this game centers around missing maple sap and the animals in the woods that could have had something to do with it. This is a PHYSICAL game and can be played in person. Click the image to find the materials and instructions.
This game is designed for upper elementary (grades 4-5) students. Focused on the idea of needing directions and clues to find the right trees to tap, this game is a great addition to learning about traditional Menominee maple sap collection. This is a PHYSICAL game and can be played in person. Click the image to find the materials and instructions.
This middle school (grades 6-8) game is perfect to learn more about the traditional Menominee practice of maple sugaring. This game uses clues that celebrate the different uses of maple sap and the nutritional value of the syrup. This is a PHYSICAL game and can be played in person. Click the image to find the materials and instructions.
The Breakout EDU game designed for grades 1-3, shows kids the amazing animals that have survived since the times of the dinosaurs. These living dinosaurs have great meaning for the Menominee people and this game helps to demonstrate this importance and the ability of these animals to survive for so long. This is a DIGITAL game and can be played on this website. Click the image to play.
The kids are ready to join the sturgeon on their journey home and help them to take the last steps on their way home. Welcome Home is designed for upper elementary, grades 4-5 and its story surrounds a common Menominee practice of helping sturgeon to the water ways of their home. This practice is done in part due to dams that have altered or stopped the sturgeon's regular route. This is a DIGITAL game and can be played on this website. Click the image to play.
Ancient Animals is our Breakout EDU game for Middle School, grades 6-8. This game explores the sturgeon's ancient origins and different ways the sturgeon have been influenced over the years. This is a DIGITAL game and can be played on this website. Click the image to play.
Getting ready for the annual wild rice feast can be so exciting, but what happens when you need to get all the ingredients and the kitchen ready and you're running out of time! This game for lower elementary (grades 1-3) brings a fun way to look at wild rice and cooking. This is a DIGITAL game and can be played on this website. Click the image to play.
The Wild Rice Harvest Time game is an escape room designed for upper elementary (grades 4-5). This game features information and clues about the harvest and processing of wild rice. This is a DIGITAL game and can be played on this website. Click the image to play.
Wild rice beds used to be plentiful, but now they're harder to find. Find out more about the missing wild rice mystery in this game designed for middle school (grades 6-8). This is a DIGITAL game and can be played on this website. Click the image to play.