Native American
Indians
Native
American Hoop Dance
Second graders study communities of the past by studying
the Native Americans Indians. Through this unit they find out how
climate, geography, and environment can affect how you live, what
you wear, and what you eat.
Universal Concept:
Interdependence - Man and Nature depend upon each other
for survival.
Objectives:
Content Objectives
- Students discover how geographic location in various regions
of North America influenced how tribes adapted to their
environment:
- kind of shelter
- clothing
- transportation
- food
- weapons
- cultural features
- Students compare and contrast similarities and differences
between North American Indian tribes.
- Students use library skills to retrieve information using the
6 step research process
- OPAC
- books, magazines, encyclopedias, videos
- Students create percussion instruments to accompany songs and
dances of the Native American tribes.
Technology Objectives
- Students locate Native American Indian websites on the
internet.
- Students create a HyperStudio slide show to share
information.
Activities:
- KWL Chart
- Research information using library resources
- Search the internet for Native American Indian web
sites
- Read Native American stories and folktales
- Record information in Native American Notebook
- Create class matrix
- Use Venn Diagrams to compare and contrast tribes
- Learn Native American songs and dances
- Create percussion instruments
- Make models of various Native American Indian artifacts
- bracelets
- vests
- headbands
- pouches
- shakers
- dream catchers
- totem poles
- teepee
- Create HyperStudio slideshow
- Participate in culmination activity: Pow-Wow
- Wear traditional costumes - vests, bracelets, head bands,
ankle bracelets, etc.
- Sing and dance using student-made percussion instruments
"Indian Drums"
- Share their Native American Names with English
translation
- Share research information through HyperStudio
slideshow
- Visit model of a teepee