Native Americans Grade 3 By: Leslee Eldridge ED 317

Table of Contents History People in Societies Geography Economics Government Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Social Studies Skills and Methods »Use the Indian in the corner to return to the Table of Contents.

History Standard Students will discuss the life of an Indian and create a chronological time line that includes major events, religion, tribes, and architecture.

History Standard Activity 1: Create a timeline of the major events in Native American life. –Legends of AmericaLegends of America Activity 2: Read Stories about the History of Native Americans. –Desert Southwest Native American Reading ListDesert Southwest Native American Reading List Activity 3: Discuss the different houses that Native Americans lived in over time and create a Native American house replica. –Native American Housing TypesNative American Housing Types

History Standard Activity 4: Use a variety of websites to learn about the history of Native Americans and play different activities. –First AmericansFirst Americans Activity 5: Discuss Native American writing and create a book using their own form of writing. –Picture WritingPicture Writing

People in Society Standard Students will learn about the culture of Native Americans and the different tribes through food, art, and individuals.

People in Society Standard Activity 1: Listen to different Native American music and learn some of their dances. –Native American Songs and DancesNative American Songs and Dances Activity 2: Write a biography of a Native American. –Famous Native AmericansFamous Native Americans Activity 3: Learn about different Native American Art. –Native American ArtNative American Art

People in Society Standard Activity 4: Make and try some Native American foods. –Native RecipesNative Recipes Activity 5: Have a Native American come to the class and discuss the lives of Native Americans. –Native AmericansNative Americans

Geography Standard Students will read maps and identify where each Native American tribe was located in the United States.

Geography Standard Activity 1: Discuss the different Tribes that were located in the United States and compare and contrast them. –North American GroupsNorth American Groups Activity 2: Discuss the Trail of Tears and map the path of the trail. –The Trail of TearsThe Trail of Tears Activity 3: Discuss the different forms of transportation that Native Americans used. –Native American TransportationNative American Transportation

Geography Standard Activity 4: Students will discuss the different landforms and climates that surrounded each tribe and discuss the advantages and disadvantages to them. –Native AmericansNative Americans Activity 5: Students will map the population of an tribe from past and present and discuss their findings of the difference in numbers and the locations. –Native AmericansNative Americans

Economics Standard Students will learn how Native Americans used trading as a form of buying and selling goods as a means of survival and the different monetary methods of Native Americans.

Economics Standard Activity 1:Make a rain stick to use for trade. –Native American SiteNative American Site Activity 2:Discuss the different forms of money Native Americans used and come up with a class monetary instrument. –Shelling Out- The Origin of MoneyShelling Out- The Origin of Money Activity 3: Set up a mock trading post. –Trading PostsTrading Posts

Economics Standard Activity 4: Make Indian art to use for trading purposes. –Beadwork Trading PostBeadwork Trading Post Activity 5: Students will role play the different jobs a tribe member would have. –Family LifeFamily Life

Government Standard Students will learn the different levels of organization in Native American tribes from the chief to the hunters and gatherers.

Government Standard Activity 1: Role play the different tribal council positions. –Ohio IndiansOhio Indians Activity 2: Read stories about the importance of the Chief. –Native American ChiefsNative American Chiefs Activity 3: Visit Blue Jacket in Xenia, Ohio. –Blue Jacket DramaBlue Jacket Drama

Government Standard Activity 4: Discuss how Americans government changed the lives of Native Americans. –The Iroquois ConfederacyThe Iroquois Confederacy Activity 5: Discuss the different American laws about Native Americans and write a persuasive essay on your position. –Native Americans of OhioNative Americans of Ohio

Citizenship and Responsibilities Standard Students will learn how every member of the a tribe had a duty and that the entire tribe used teamwork to form a working, peaceful tribe.

Citizenship and Responsibilities Standard Activity 1: Students will learn about the different tasks each level of the tribe had to keep the tribe running. –Tribal StructureTribal Structure Activity 2: Students will learn about the different farming techniques Native Americans used. –FarmingFarming Activity 3: Students will write an essay on how Native Americans used everything that they had and wasted nothing and how this helped preserve their land. NATIVE AMERICANS: Preservation & Education of Tradition, Culture & HeritageNATIVE AMERICANS: Preservation & Education of Tradition, Culture & Heritage

Citizenship and Responsibilities Standard Activity 4: Students will create their own laws as if they were Native Americans. –Tribal RulesTribal Rules Activity 5: Students will learn how the Native Americans voted. –LawsLaws

Social Studies Skills and Methods Standard Students will use technology to discuss their understandings of Native Americans.

Social Studies Skills and Methods Standard Activity 1: Make a Native American game. –NativeTechNativeTech Activity 2: Students will learn about different artifacts and give a presentation about the artifact and its importance. –Native American ArtifactsNative American Artifacts Activity 3: Students will graph the amount of tribes that lived in each form of Native American housing and the population of Native American tribes from past to now. –ImmigrationImmigration

Social Studies Skills and Methods Standard Activity 4: Create your own trivia game about Native Americans for review. –Quizzes: Native AmericansQuizzes: Native Americans Activity 5: Explore different Native American websites. –Native AmericansNative Americans