空悟空悟 · Kong & Wu LearningLearning without losing who we are · 2026–2027

Lucas Uqqila 空 · Lucy Aumaqpaq 悟 · 2026–2027

Lessons

Pick a unit, then pick a lesson. Each lesson tells you exactly what to read, write, watch for, and make — you can work through them on your own.

📖 ELA · 語文 · Weeks 1–6

Unit 1 · Leaving Fruitless Mountain

Chapters 1–10: the question of fortune, and the road out of the village.

Lucy 悟 · 4th Grade
  1. Week 1Pre-reading; Ch. 1-3Start lesson →
  2. Week 2Ch. 4-5; Fruitless MountainStart lesson →
  3. Week 3Ch. 6-7; Old Man of the MoonStart lesson →
  4. Week 4Ch. 8-10; The DragonStart lesson →
  5. Week 5Ch. 11-12; The Goldfish ManStart lesson →
  6. Week 6Ch. 13-15; Secret of HappinessStart lesson →

📖 ELA · 語文 · Weeks 7–12

Unit 2 · The Dragon and the Journey

Chapters 11–20: friendship, courage, and giving something precious away.

Lucy 悟 · 4th Grade
  1. Week 7Ch. 16-17; Dragon Gate WaterfallStart lesson →
  2. Week 8Ch. 18-19; Buffalo Boy's FriendStart lesson →
  3. Week 9Ch. 20-22; Unknown Part of the StoryStart lesson →
  4. Week 10Ch. 23-25; String of DestinyStart lesson →
  5. Week 11Ch. 26-27; The Girl and the Green TigerStart lesson →
  6. Week 12Ch. 28-29Start lesson →

📖 ELA · 語文 · Weeks 13–18

Unit 3 · What True Fortune Means

Chapters 21–48: the Green Tiger, the ancestors, and Minli's answer.

Lucy 悟 · 4th Grade
  1. Week 13Ch. 30; Village of Moon RainStart lesson →
  2. Week 14Ch. 31-32Start lesson →
  3. Week 15Ch. 33-35; Green Tiger & Healing TeaStart lesson →
  4. Week 16Ch. 36-37; Da-A-Fu's AncestorsStart lesson →
  5. Week 17Ch. 38-40; The Dragon's PearlStart lesson →
  6. Week 18Ch. 41-48; The Story of Wu KangStart lesson →

📖 ELA · 語文 · Weeks 19–24

Unit 4 · Character Journeys

Looking back at how Minli, the dragon, and the family change.

Lucy 悟 · 4th Grade
  1. Week 19Introduction to Character JourneysStart lesson →
  2. Week 20Minli's JourneyStart lesson →
  3. Week 21Dragon's JourneyStart lesson →
  4. Week 22Supporting CharactersStart lesson →
  5. Week 23Theme: FortuneStart lesson →
  6. Week 24Theme: GratitudeStart lesson →

📖 ELA · 語文 · Weeks 25–30

Unit 5 · Themes & Folktales

Fortune, gratitude, identity — and writing folktales of our own.

Lucy 悟 · 4th Grade
  1. Week 25Theme: Family IdentityStart lesson →
  2. Week 26Thematic EssayStart lesson →
  3. Week 27Introduction to FolktalesStart lesson →
  4. Week 28Folktale AnalysisStart lesson →
  5. Week 29Creative Folktale WritingStart lesson →
  6. Week 30Personal NarrativeStart lesson →

📖 ELA · 語文 · Weeks 31–36

Unit 6 · Research & Celebration

Research, the multi-genre project, and sharing our work with family.

Lucy 悟 · 4th Grade
  1. Week 31Research: ChinaStart lesson →
  2. Week 32Research: Grace LinStart lesson →
  3. Week 33Research: FolkloreStart lesson →
  4. Week 34Multi-Genre ProjectStart lesson →
  5. Week 35Portfolio CompletionStart lesson →
  6. Week 36CelebrationStart lesson →

🦅 ELA 7 · Eagle Drums · Weeks 1–4

Unit 1 · Sila & the Sod House

Weeks 1–4: Chapters 1–6. Piña's family, the Arctic land, and the loss of Atau and Maliğu.

Lucas 空 · 7th Grade
  1. Week 11: BrotherStart lesson →
  2. Week 22: LeavingStart lesson →
  3. Week 33: SavikStart lesson →
  4. Week 44: NoiseStart lesson →

🦅 ELA 7 · Eagle Drums · Weeks 5–8

Unit 2 · Savik & the Long Waiting

Weeks 5–8: Chapters 7–10. The eagle god, the journey, and 46 knots of 候.

Lucas 空 · 7th Grade
  1. Week 55: MotherStart lesson →
  2. Week 66: SongStart lesson →
  3. Week 77: BeginningsStart lesson →
  4. Week 88: MemoriesStart lesson →

🦅 ELA 7 · Eagle Drums · Weeks 9–12

Unit 3 · Eagle Mother's Training

Weeks 9–12: Chapters 11–15. Song, drum, grief, and the lemming's lesson.

Lucas 空 · 7th Grade
  1. Week 99: QiḷaunStart lesson →
  2. Week 1010: PtarmiganStart lesson →
  3. Week 1111: HollowStart lesson →
  4. Week 1212: LemmingStart lesson →

🦅 ELA 7 · Eagle Drums · Weeks 13–18

Unit 4 · Building the Qalgi

Weeks 13–18: Chapters 16–21. Leading, teaching, and raising the feast hall.

Lucas 空 · 7th Grade
  1. Week 1313: StrangersStart lesson →
  2. Week 1414: PathsStart lesson →
  3. Week 1515: ConnectionsStart lesson →
  4. Week 1616: LessonsStart lesson →
  5. Week 1717: Lemming HallStart lesson →
  6. Week 1818: First QalgiStart lesson →

🦅 ELA 7 · Eagle Drums · Weeks 19–25

Unit 5 · Return & the Messenger Feast

Weeks 19–25: Chapters 22–25 and the origins of the Messenger Feast.

Lucas 空 · 7th Grade
  1. Week 1919: Eagle DrumStart lesson →
  2. Week 2020: HomeStart lesson →
  3. Week 2121: ReunionStart lesson →
  4. Week 2222: Finding StrangersStart lesson →
  5. Week 2323: Last StopStart lesson →
  6. Week 2424: QalgiStart lesson →
  7. Week 2525: The End of the FeastStart lesson →

🦅 ELA 7 · Eagle Drums · Weeks 26–32

Unit 6 · Character, Theme & Research

Weeks 26–32: essays, Iñupiaq culture research, and folktale analysis.

Lucas 空 · 7th Grade
  1. Week 26ReviewStart lesson →
  2. Week 27ReviewStart lesson →
  3. Week 28ResearchStart lesson →
  4. Week 29ResearchStart lesson →
  5. Week 30ResearchStart lesson →
  6. Week 31CreativeStart lesson →
  7. Week 32CreativeStart lesson →

🦅 ELA 7 · Eagle Drums · Weeks 33–36

Unit 7 · Project, Portfolio & Celebration

Weeks 33–36: multi-genre project, portfolio, and sharing with family.

Lucas 空 · 7th Grade
  1. Week 33ProjectStart lesson →
  2. Week 34ProjectStart lesson →
  3. Week 35PortfolioStart lesson →
  4. Week 36CelebrationStart lesson →

🌱 Science · 節氣 · 7 solar terms

Summer 2026

Continuation of the action research project

Lucas 空 (7th) & Lucy 悟 (4th)
  1. Jul 22大暑 Great HeatStart lesson →
  2. Aug 7立秋 Beginning of AutumnStart lesson →
  3. Aug 23處暑 End of HeatStart lesson →
  4. Sept 7白露 White DewStart lesson →
  5. Sept 22秋分 Autumnal EquinoxStart lesson →
  6. Oct 8寒露 Cold DewStart lesson →
  7. Oct 23霜降 First FrostStart lesson →

🌱 Science · 節氣 · 6 solar terms

Winter 2026

Deep cold, snow, and the returning light

Lucas 空 (7th) & Lucy 悟 (4th)
  1. Nov 7立冬 Beginning of WinterStart lesson →
  2. Nov 22小雪 Light SnowStart lesson →
  3. Dec 7大雪 Heavy SnowStart lesson →
  4. Dec 21冬至 Winter SolsticeStart lesson →
  5. Jan 6小寒 Slight ColdStart lesson →
  6. Jan 20大寒 Great ColdStart lesson →

🌱 Science · 節氣 · 6 solar terms

Spring 2027

Waking, melting, and growing

Lucas 空 (7th) & Lucy 悟 (4th)
  1. Feb 4立春 Beginning of SpringStart lesson →
  2. Feb 19雨水 Rain WaterStart lesson →
  3. Mar 5驚蟄 Awakening of InsectsStart lesson →
  4. Mar 20春分 Spring EquinoxStart lesson →
  5. Apr 4清明 Fresh GreenStart lesson →
  6. Apr 20穀雨 Grain RainStart lesson →

🌱 Science · 節氣 · 6 solar terms

Summer 2027

Completing the full-year cycle

Lucas 空 (7th) & Lucy 悟 (4th)
  1. May 5立夏 Beginning of SummerStart lesson →
  2. May 21小滿 Lesser FullnessStart lesson →
  3. Jun 5芒種 Grain in EarStart lesson →
  4. Jun 21夏至 Summer SolsticeStart lesson →
  5. Jul 7小暑 Slight HeatStart lesson →
  6. Jul 22大暑 Great HeatStart lesson →

🎨 Art · 藝術 · Weeks 1-2

Unit 1 · Introduction to Three-Eyed Seeing in Art

Ken Lisbourne · 黃永玉 · Three-Eyed Seeing in art.

Lucas 空 & Lucy 悟
  1. Introduce Framework"We see art through three eyes — Inupiaq, Chinese, and Western"Start lesson →
  2. Artist IntroductionMap Point Hope and Hunan; find on the globeStart lesson →
  3. Guiding QuestionsWhat is an artist? What do artists do?Start lesson →

🎨 Art · 藝術 · Weeks 3-6

Unit 2 · Ken Lisbourne — Inupiaq Art from Point Hope

Ken Lisbourne · 黃永玉 · Three-Eyed Seeing in art.

Lucas 空 & Lucy 悟
  1. Week 3Ken's life in Point Hope; his name "Ooyahtoona"Start lesson →
  2. Week 4Blanket Toss — community gathering, colorful sceneStart lesson →
  3. Week 5Picking Driftwood — what driftwood is used forStart lesson →
  4. Week 6Iva Lisbourne Dolls — collaborative artStart lesson →

🎨 Art · 藝術 · Weeks 7-10

Unit 3 · 黃永玉 — Chinese Art from Hunan

Ken Lisbourne · 黃永玉 · Three-Eyed Seeing in art.

Lucas 空 & Lucy 悟
  1. Week 7Huang's life in Hunan; a "genius" artistStart lesson →
  2. Week 8Ashima — woodblock prints and their storyStart lesson →
  3. Week 9Monkey Stamp — favorite animalsStart lesson →
  4. Week 10Owl — how does it make you feel?Start lesson →

🎨 Art · 藝術 · Weeks 11-14

Unit 4 · Comparative Art Analysis

Ken Lisbourne · 黃永玉 · Three-Eyed Seeing in art.

Lucas 空 & Lucy 悟
  1. Week 11Compare Arctic scenes with Huang's nature paintingsStart lesson →
  2. Week 12"Each painting has a story" — what story would you tell?Start lesson →
  3. Week 13Materials: paint, pastel, soapstone / woodblock, inkStart lesson →
  4. Week 14What does it mean to be Inupiaq? Chinese?Start lesson →

🎨 Art · 藝術 · Weeks 15-16

Unit 5 · Final Project & Exhibition

Ken Lisbourne · 黃永玉 · Three-Eyed Seeing in art.

Lucas 空 & Lucy 悟
  1. Week 15Artwork inspired by both artists and your heritageStart lesson →
  2. Week 16Share artwork with family; talk about your favorite partStart lesson →

🥁 Music & Dance · 樂舞 · Weeks 1–2

Unit 1 · Beginnings & Ancestral Ground

Weeks 1–2: what music and dance are, and where our two homelands sit on the map.

Lucas 空 (7th) & Lucy 悟 (4th)
  1. Week 1Introduction to Music & DanceStart lesson →
  2. Week 2Mapping Our Ancestral LandsStart lesson →

🥁 Music & Dance · 樂舞 · Weeks 3–9

Unit 2 · The Qiḷaun & the Whale

Weeks 3–9: the drum, the Eagle Mother, Nalukataq, and iluaq.

Lucas 空 (7th) & Lucy 悟 (4th)
  1. Week 3Inupiaq Drum: The QiḷaunStart lesson →
  2. Week 4Invention: The Eagle MotherStart lesson →
  3. Week 5Drum Construction & MaterialsStart lesson →
  4. Week 6Drumming & the Whale HuntStart lesson →
  5. Week 7Celebration: NalukataqStart lesson →
  6. Week 8Dance & EmotionStart lesson →
  7. Week 9Iluaq: Wholeness & Well-beingStart lesson →

🥁 Music & Dance · 樂舞 · Weeks 10–15

Unit 3 · Hunan Huaguxi 湖南花鼓戏

Weeks 10–15: 放風箏, 討學錢, 七仙女, 比古調, and 劉海砍樵.

Lucas 空 (7th) & Lucy 悟 (4th)
  1. Week 10Introduction to Hunan HuaguxiStart lesson →
  2. Week 11Huaguxi: 放風箏 Flying a KiteStart lesson →
  3. Week 12Huaguxi: 討學錢 Asking for TuitionStart lesson →
  4. Week 13Huaguxi: 七仙女 The Seven FairiesStart lesson →
  5. Week 14Huaguxi: 比古調 Bugu TuneStart lesson →
  6. Week 15Huaguxi: 劉海砍樵 Liu Hai Cuts FirewoodStart lesson →

🥁 Music & Dance · 樂舞 · Weeks 16–18

Unit 4 · Semester 1 Project & Performance

Weeks 16–18: create, rehearse, and share with family.

Lucas 空 (7th) & Lucy 悟 (4th)
  1. Week 16Create Your Own Song or DanceStart lesson →
  2. Week 17Project WorkStart lesson →
  3. Week 18Semester 1 Performance & CelebrationStart lesson →

🥁 Music & Dance · 樂舞 · Weeks 19–25

Unit 5 · Songs, Dance & Ceremony

Weeks 19–25: calling the whale, the Messenger Feast, and dance as identity.

Lucas 空 (7th) & Lucy 悟 (4th)
  1. Week 19Review: Inupiaq Drum & DanceStart lesson →
  2. Week 20Songs & TraditionsStart lesson →
  3. Week 21Calling the Whale: Song as CommunicationStart lesson →
  4. Week 22Dance & the EnvironmentStart lesson →
  5. Week 23Messenger Feast & Eagle MotherStart lesson →
  6. Week 24Dance & CeremonyStart lesson →
  7. Week 25Iluaq: Well-being & IdentityStart lesson →

🥁 Music & Dance · 樂舞 · Weeks 26–30

Unit 6 · Huaguxi Revisited

Weeks 26–30: stories, values, spring joy, humor, and celebration.

Lucas 空 (7th) & Lucy 悟 (4th)
  1. Week 26Review: Hunan HuaguxiStart lesson →
  2. Week 27Storytelling Through HuaguxiStart lesson →
  3. Week 28Flying a Kite: Spring & JoyStart lesson →
  4. Week 29Asking for Tuition: Humor & Daily LifeStart lesson →
  5. Week 30The Seven Fairies RevisitedStart lesson →

🥁 Music & Dance · 樂舞 · Weeks 31–36

Unit 7 · Comparison, Research & Celebration

Weeks 31–36: comparing traditions, research, portfolio, and the year-end performance.

Lucas 空 (7th) & Lucy 悟 (4th)
  1. Week 31Comparing TraditionsStart lesson →
  2. Week 32Comparing TraditionsStart lesson →
  3. Week 33Research ProjectStart lesson →
  4. Week 34Project WorkStart lesson →
  5. Week 35Project & Portfolio PreparationStart lesson →
  6. Week 36Year-End Celebration & PerformanceStart lesson →