Native Americans Past and Present

2nd GradeNative Americans

Authors: Callie Ryan, Missy Penn, Meagan Cashman, Tara Bodey, and Emily Thomas

Table of Contents• Title–1• Table of Contents–2• History Standard—3• History Activities—4-5• History Websites—6• People in Societies Standard—7• People in Societies Activities—8-9• People in Societies Websites—10• Geography Standard—11• Geography Activities—12-13• Geography Websites—14• Economics Standard—15• Economics Activities—16-17• Economics Websites—18

• Government Standard—19• Government Activities—20-21• Government Websites—22• Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

Standard—23• Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

Activities—24-25• Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

Websites—26• Social Studies Skills and Methods

Standard—27• Social Studies Skills and Methods

Activities—28-29• Social Studies Skills and Methods

Websites—30

HistoryStandard

• Students use materials drawn from the diversity of human experience to analyze and interpret significant events, patterns and themes in the history of Ohio, the United States and the world.

History Activities

• Activity One– Create a timeline of Native American history from past to present.

• Activity Two—Read a nonfiction story depicting the history of Native Americans.

• Activity Three— Discuss the different structures Native Americans have lived in over the past years.

History Activities cont.

• Activity Four— Discuss the history of Native American Pottery and create our own.

• Activity Five— The students will create their own picture writing using a legend.

History Websites

• http://www.teachervision.fen.com/native-americans/printable/54067.html

• http://www.native-languages.org/pottery.htm • http://www.legendsofamerica.com/NA-Timeli

ne.html

• http://www.nativeamericans.com/Wigwams.htm

• http://www.ngeorgia.com/history/cherokeetimeline.html

People in SocietiesStandard

• Students use knowledge of perspectives, practices and products of cultural, ethnic and social groups to analyze the impact of their commonality and diversity within local, national, regional and global settings.

People in Societies Activities

• Activity One— Listen to Native American music and learn some Native American dances.

• Activity Two— Bring in artifacts to introduce different types of Native American art.

• Activity Three— Take a field trip to Sunwatch Village.

People in Societies Activities cont.

• Activity Four— Have a Native American guest speaker come in and discuss the everyday lifestyles of Native Americans.

• Activity Five— Use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the speaker’s lifestyles and our lifestyles.

People in Societies Websites

• http://www.sbgmusic.com/html/teacher/reference/cultures/nativedance.html

• http://www.sunwatch.org/ • http://www.native-languages.org/art.htm• http://www.redbirdsvision.org/• http://www.state.ok.us/~jmdavis/native.html

GeographyStandard

• Students use knowledge of geographic locations, patterns and processes to show the interrelationship between the physical environment and human activity and to explain the interactions that occur in an increasingly interdependent world.

• Activity One— Look at a map and match Native American’s to where they originated.

• Activity Two— Map the walk the Native Americans took for the Trail of Tears.

Geography Activities

Geography Activities cont.

• Activity Three— Discuss the types of transportation Native Americans used.

• Activity Four— Discuss the different landforms and climates where the different tribes originated.

• Activity Five— Compare and contrast the population of Native Americans now and in the past.

Geography Websites• http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printabl

es/ssbotr/306.pdf• http://members.abcteach.com/content/u/usn

ativeamericantribesrgb.jpg• http://nativeamericanrhymes.com/library/tra

nsportation.htm

• http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000231.shtml

• http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/presidents/jackson/indians_1

EconomicsStandard

• Students use economic reasoning skills and knowledge of major economic concepts, issues and systems in order to make informed choices as producers, consumers, savers, investors, workers and citizens in an interdependent world.

Economics Activities

• Activity One— Make a rainstick to use for trade.

• Activity Two— Do an internet search about the different forms of money Native Americans used.

• Activity Three— Have the students create and design a trading post to use in the classroom.

Economics Activities cont.

• Activity Four— Make Native American art to trade.

• Activity Five— Students will make and sample Native American dishes.

Economics Websites

• http://www.kstrom.net/isk/food/recipes.html • http://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/RDavies/arian/n

orthamerica.html• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/m

usic/rainstick/• http://www.artnatam.com/• http://www.matoska.com/

GovernmentStandard

• Students use knowledge of the purposes, structures and processes of political systems at the local, state, national and international levels in order to understand that people create systems of government as structures of power and authority to provide order, maintain stability and promote the general welfare.

Government Activities

• Activity One— Create a totem pole to show the different levels of society.

• Activity Two— Students will role play tribal council positions.

• Activity Three— Read stories about famous Native American chiefs.

Government Activities cont.

• Activity Four— Discuss how American government altered the Native American government.

• Activity Five— Take a field trip to watch Blue Jacket.

Government Websites

• http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/tv00079s4.pdf

• http://users.imag.net/~sry.jkramer/nativetotems/default.html

• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/na/totempole/

• Http://web.telia.com/~u15508742/chiefs.htm• http://www.bluejacketdrama.com/

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Standard

• Students use knowledge of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship in order to examine and evaluate civic ideals and to participate in community life and the American democratic system.

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Activities

• Activity One— Act out the responsibilities in a Native American tribe.

• Activity Two— Write a journal entry about how Native Americans used all of their resources and preserved their land.

• Activity Three— Using the mock trading post students will role play the different jobs Native Americans would have.

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Activities cont.

• Activity Four— Using the internet the students can discover what Native Americans rights and responsibilities are.

• Activity Five— Investigate how Native Americans participate in the American democratic system.

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Websites

• http://www.nativeamericans.com/• http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/

reference/native-americans.html• http://www.greenfoothills.org/news/

2004/11-2004_NativeAmericans.html• http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html• http://www.atnitribes.org/Natural

%20Resorces%20Resources.html

Social Studies Skills and Methods Standard

• Students collect, organize, evaluate and synthesize information from multiple sources in order to draw logical conclusions. Students communicate this information using appropriate social studies terminology in oral, written or multimedia form and apply what they have learned to societal issues in simulated or real-world settings.

Social Studies Skills and Methods Activities

• Activity One— Make a Native American game to demonstrate learning.

• Activity Two— Learn about various artifacts, choose one and present it to the class.

• Activity Three— Graph the amount of tribes that lived in each type of structure.

Social Studies Skills and Methods Activities cont.

• Activity Four— Play Native American Jeopardy to demonstrate understanding of material.

• Activity Five— Write a journal entry about the life of a Native American in the year 2020.

Social Studies Skills and Methods Websites

• http://www.apples4theteacher.com/native-american/games/index.html

• http://www.caddotc.com/• http://www.greatdreams.com/native/

nativehsg.htm• http://www.elainefitzgerald.com/

jeopardy.htm• http://www.mce.k12tn.net/indians/

navigation/native_american_chart.htm