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Going Deeper with the Hmong Leeg Dialect

By: Dao Her

LEVEL: K-6

TAGS: tonal, linguistics, reading, writing, dialects, hmong green, hmong white

Two main Hmong dialects used in the United States are Hmong Der and Moob Leng. There are limited resources are available in Hmong Leng; therefore, this unit provides you a variety of different activities, passages, and assessments to engage students to experience and strengthen their Moob Leng usage in your classroom. 

Illustrating Emotions
(Txoj Kev Xav)

By: Gwen Kong

LEVEL: K-6

TAGS: Illustration, draw, drawing

In this unit, students learn a variety of Hmong vocabulary words for various emotions, then practice these vocabulary words by playing charades. Students then take what they learned in the first lesson and expand their knowledge of emotions vocabulary by listening to different Hmong songs and finding both new and familiar emotional vocabulary words. Students discuss the meanings and how these terms are used in Hmong music. Next, students practice illustrating the emotions vocabulary words by playing pictionary, paying close attention to what details help convey the meaning of these emotions. Students also look at Hmong artists such as Duachaka Her and Yeng Moua before creating “Hmong Emojis” of their own. Students make flashcards and/or a book from their illustrations.

Make Your Own Dab Neeg (Hmong Folklore)

By: Bao Xiong

LEVEL: K-2

TAGS: folklore, folktales, reading, writing, dab neeg, storytelling

Hmong folktales have traditionally been told orally and passed down from generation to generation. Now folktales are represented in forms such as story cloths, books and visual media. Students will combine traditional elements of Hmong folktales with elements of fantasy, realistic or historical fiction to creatively write and tell a tale with a modern twist.