Native Americans Presented by: Traci Withrow SS strands Grade 3

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Native AmericansPresented byTraci WithrowSS
strands Grade 3
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American Heritage and People in Societies

• Students will discuss when the first Native
  Americans came to the new land.
• Students will create a time line to show the
  different tribes of the Native Americans
• Students will learn how the Native Americans were
  forced to move west.

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• Students will discuss what tribes still exist
  today.
• Students will write about where their family came
  from.

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Websites

• http//arcticcircle.uconn.edu/HistoryCulture/
• http//arcticcircle.uconn.edu/HistoryCulture/journ
  ey.html
• http//wwwmnh.si.edu/vikings/start.html
• http//www.mnh.si.edu/
• www.nativetech.org

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People In Societies

• Students will be introduced to the Native
  American Culture in general.
• Students will learn why the Native Americans
  place so much emphasis on clothing, beads, and
  jewelry.
• Students will create their own beaded necklaces
  and explain why it is symbolic to them.

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• Students will discuss the ways that Native
  Americans are similar to themselves and write a
  paragraph about the similarities.
• Students will discuss the differences about the
  Native Americans and themselves and create a Venn
  diagram to show both the similarities and
  differences.

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Websites

• www.nativetech.org/glasbead/glasvalu.html
• www.nativetech.org/poetry/indes.php
• www.nativetech.org/clothing/clothing.html
• www.abcteach.com/holidays/Thanksgiving/poem.htm
• falcon.jmu.edu/ramseyil/native.htm

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World Interactions

• Students will write letters to their Native
  American pen pals.
• Students will write a report on the Native
  Americans first Thanksgiving.
• Students will compare their Thanksgiving with the
  Native Americans first Thanksgiving.

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• Students will work in small groups and research
  the ways the Native Americans hunted for food,
  respected one another, and what their houses were
  like when they first came to America.
• Students will make theme signs for the different
  native tribes.

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Websites

• www.abcteach.com/Thanksgiving/nativeamer.htm
• www.abcteach.com/Extras/themesighns/nativeamer.htm
  
• www.indians.org/library/
• www.nativeweb.org
• www.hanksville.org/Naresources/

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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• Students will learn about the Native American
  ceremonies and dances and discuss why they are
  important to the natives.
• Students will talk about the meaning of the
  dominant five colors that the Native Americans
  use red, white, black, green, and yellow.
  Students will be able to paint their faces using
  these colors.

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• Students will make dreamcatchers like the Ojibwas
  made.
• Students will read the poem Whispers in the Wind.

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Websites

• www.nativetech.org/seminole/facepainting/index.php
  
• www.hanksville.org/Naresources/
• http//www.ayn.ca/
• www.abcteach.comdykcards/natamer.htm
• www.nativetech.org/finger/belts/html

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Democratic Processes

• Students will use a story starter to tell about
  Thanksgiving
• Students will research ways that the Natives
  become ceremonial and tribal leaders.
• Students will compare and contrast the
  differences of decision making between the
  Natives and Americans.

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• Students will use a recipe to make the Calming
  Winds Creek fry bread.
• Students will use construction paper to make
  their own mini quilt.

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Websites

• www.nativetech.org/food/CalmingWindsCreekFryBread.
  html
• www.abcteach.com/Thanksgiving/storytarters.htm
• www.cnie.org/nae/
• www.sacnas.org/
• www.americanwest.com/pages/indians.htm

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Decision Making and Resources

• Students will discuss the ways the Native
  Americans still have their own unique culture.
• Students will pick one tribe and write and
  illustrate a story about the particular tribe.
• Students will use a map and locate the different
  states that the Natives reside.

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Websites

• www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ana/
• www.npg.si.edu/col/native/
• www.alphacdc.com/necona/
• www.nativeamericans.com
• www.kstrom.net/isk/mainmenu.html

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Other Websites

• www.abcteach.com/Thanksgiving/math.htm
• www.abcteach.com/Thanksgiving/venn.htm

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• Students will research in groups to see what
  tribes are most prevalent in our country today.
  Students will share their findings with the rest
  of the class.
• Students will pick one piece of artwork from a
  particular tribe to tell what is means to the
  Native Americans.