7th Graders Design Board Games, 6th Graders Test Them

As part of their English and history curriculum, 7th graders worked in groups to redesign the Oregon Trail game, which, according to game designers, portrayed Native Americans in an unnecessarily simple and stereotypical way. Shell River Road (the Lakota name that preceded the Oregon Trail) games include student-created land acknowledgements and additional elements designed to inform and educate game players (the 6th grade) - as well as to honor Native American heritage. 6th graders got to try out the creative Shell River Road gameboards this week.