Ed 417 Dr. Helms

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Ed 417Dr. Helms
Native Americans

• Created by Maureen Burke, Allison Hildebrandt
  Sarah Herkins

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Native Americans
Second Grade
Social Studies Strands
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Table of Contents

• American Heritage
• People in Societies
• World Interactions
• Decision Making and Resources
• Democratic Processes
• Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
• Science, Technology, and Society

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American Heritage Activities

• The students will create a time line of the
  different Native American tribes in Ohio.
• After reading the story Buffalo Jump, the
  students will retell the story in groups using
  beginning, middle, and end.
• The students will visit Sunwatch Village to
  examine historical artifacts, documents, and
  photos.
• After the field trip to Sunwatch Village, the
  class will do a venn diagram to compare and
  contrast the Native American lifestyle to modern
  day life.
• The students will put on a play for the school
  showing different Native American activities and
  traditions.

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Timeline Of Native American Pottery
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American Heritage Websites

• Sun Watch Indian Village Archeological Park
• www.sunwatch.org
• Native American Home Pages
• www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/indians.html
• Native American Maps www.sos.state.md.us/sos/kids/
  html/natamer.html

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American Heritage Websites continued4. Native
American Historyhttp//www.cybersleuth-kids.com/s
leuth/history/native_americans/5. Time lines of
Native Americanshttp//www.rom.on.ca/digs/longhou
se/longvillage.html
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People in Societies Activities

• The students will split up into groups. Each
  group will represent a tribe and discuss the
  characteristics of their tribe.
• The students will take a field trip to the Blue
  Jacket Drama.
• Students will wear traditional Native American
  clothing and eat foods from this culture.
• After researching Native American names, the
  students will create their own Native American
  names.
• The students will use maps to locate where Native
  American tribes lived in past.

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People in Societies Websites

• Native American Recipes www.mce.k12tn.net/indians
  /index.htm
• Tecumseh
• www.members..aol.com/circofire/tecumseh.html
• Blue Jacket
• www.ohiokids.org/ohc/history/h_indian/people/bluej
  ack.html

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4. Indian Moundswww.greatdreams.com/mound.htm5.
Native American Clothingwww.pelotes.jea.com/kidc
loth.htm
People in Societies Continued
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World Interaction Activities

• Students will discuss Native Americans common
  problems among different tribes
• Students will create a map of a Native American
  tribal grounds.
• The students will write a short story describing
  how Native American children would adapt to city
  life in our society.
• The students will use cardinal directions to help
  pin point specific areas on the map to where
  Native Americans lived.
• Using stations students will travel the route of
  the daily Native American chores.

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World Interactions Websites

• Trail of Tears
• http//www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gaininfo/trailte
  a.htm
• Fort Ancient Culture
• http//www.hiokids.org/ohc/archaeol/p_indian/tradi
  t/ftancien.html
• 3. The National Atlas of the U.S.A
• www.nationalatlas.gov/natlasnatlasstart.asp
• Hopewell Culture
• www.campus.northpark.edu/history/Webchron/northame
  rica/hopewell.html
• 5. Cultural Resources
• www.ohiojunction.net/hopewell/resources.html

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Decision Making and Resource Activities

• The students will create a wampum using
  construction paper, markers, tape, and glue.
• Students will prepare a Native American dish
  called Blueberry Wojapi.
• The students will create a Native American
  village.
• Have the students design costume or jewelry
  worn by Native Americans. They will use natural
  resources.
• The class will make ceremonial rattles using
  milk cartons and beans.

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Decision Making and Resources Websites
1.) Ohio Native American Rambles http//www.gorp.
com/gorp/publishers/countryman/hik5fswohiol.htm 2
.) Native American Cultures www.nmai.si.edu 3.)
Historical Wampum www.web.syr.edu/cfsmith/talks/c
w97html/historicalwampum.html 4.)
Beadwork www.mcs.net/simone/beadnet/bnam_ht.html
5.) Native American Museum www.nativeamericanmuse
um.org
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Democratic Processes Activities

• The students will role play a tribal council
  meeting. Each student will play the role of a
  specific tribal position in the Native American
  community.
• The students will discuss what duties each tribal
  position must fulfill.
• The class will create a diagram that displays the
  hierarchical structure of the roles within our
  class tribe.
• The students will referee a Native American game.
• The students will use higher order thinking skill
  to discover why the Native American community
  united towards a common goal.

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Democratic Processes Websites

• Northeast Wigwam
• www.newigwam.com/TRIBES.html
• North American Indians
• www.home.ptd.net/nikke/indiam.htm
• Miami History
• www.clickshovel.com/mia.html
• 4. Tribal Government Websites
  http//nav.webring.yahoo.com/hub?ringnatg
• 5. Coquille Indian Tribal Court
  http//www.coquilletribe.org/Tribalcourt.htm

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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Activities

• The class will create a set of rules for the
  tribe to follow
• They will devise penalties for breaking their
  tribal rules
• The class will write a letter to the president
  about the relocation of their tribe
• The students will participate a tribal vote
  presenting arguments both for and against
  relocation
• The class will discuss how a tribe assigns
  responsibilities to the members.

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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Websites

• Myths and Legends for American Indian Youth
• www.kstrom.net/isk/stories/myths.html
• 2. Great Chiefs and Leaders www.indians.org/welke
  r/leaders.htm
• 3. Indian Chiefs www.geocities.com/RainForest/769
  4/chiefs.html
• 4. Native American Index www.thehawksnest.com/ht
  ml/nativein.html
• 5. Constitution of the Coctaw Nation
  http//www.uwm.edu/mwilson/constitutions/1838.htm
  

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Science, Technology, and Society Activities
1. Video record a television program that is
related to the Native American theme. 2. Write a
description of two websites that are related to
the Native American theme. 3. Find an electronic
article about Native Americans and orally
describe it to the class. 4. Create a word
search or crossword puzzle on the computer that
is related to Native Americans. 5. Find and
print two clip art pictures that are related to
the Native American theme
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Science, Technology, and Society Websites

• 1. Public Broadcasting Station
  http//www.pbs.org
• 2. Native American Magazine www.redinkmagazine.
  org
• 3. National Museum of the American Indian
  www.nmai.si.edu
• 4. Smithsonian Institution of Native American
  Artifacts www.si.edu
• 5. Free Clipart http//www.freeclipart.com