Knowing Native Americans

Curriki Rating

This resource was reviewed using the Curriki Review rubric and received an overall Curriki Review System rating of 3.00, as of 2009-08-05.

Component Ratings:

• Technical Completeness: 3
• Content Accuracy: 3
• Appropriate Pedagogy: 3

Reviewer Comments:

• This unit of study on the Native Americans of North America contains 12 distinct lessons. The unit begins and ends with a K-W-L chart for pre and post assessments. The unit encompasses Asian migration to North America, the geographic regions of North America and the tribes that inhabit those regions, and the first Thanksgiving. The individual lessons are clear and concise and offer step-by-step directions for implementation, including scripts for questions. Students will learn about how the tribes in each region met their basic needs and connections to their own lives. There are vocabulary words and worksheets for each lesson, as well as, a booklet that each student will make to capture the key information from the unit. Consider using the visual references as the catalyst for each lesson to shift towards student-centered learning. For enrichment, ask students to create or research a particular region’s shelter or methods for gathering/hunting food, or outlet for creative expression.

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I'd love to know the texts you were using. Thanks. Kate Reynolds reynolkm@uwec.edu

• Type:
  Unit
• Description:
  This unit will introduce students to Native Americans. It will provide an overview of various Native American groups in different geographical locations across America. The unit will progress into an in-depth study of the Wampanoag Indian Tribe, including an examination of daily family life and how the tribe met their basic needs. Furthermore, the unit will cover the Wampanoag’s role in helping the Pilgrims and celebrating the first Thanksgiving. Students will understand that different Native American groups lived in different parts of the country, becoming familiar with their ways of life and family structure. Students will also learn how Native Americans met their basic needs (food, clothing, shelter) with hunting, growing crops, and building. In addition, students will understand contributions that the Native Americans made to our country. Finally, students will gain an appreciation for cultures other than their own. Lessons include: Lesson #1: What do we Know About Native Americans? Lesson #2: Native Americans Migrate from Asia Lesson #3: Regions of North America Lesson #4: Pacific Northwest Native American Nations Lesson #5: Great Basin Native American Nation Lesson #6: Southwest Native American Nation Lesson #7: Plains Native American Nation Lesson #8: Eastern Woodlands Native American Nation Lesson #9: The Life of a Wampanoag Family Lesson #10: The First Thanksgiving I Lesson #11: The First Thanksgiving II Lesson #12: Final Review and Assessment Unit Resources include: Vocabulary Cards KWL Chart Native American Migration Map of Native American Nations Book of Native American Nations Pacific Northwest Nation Great Basin Nation Southwest Nation Plains Nation Eastern Woodlands Nation I am a Wampanoag Child Thanksgiving Venn Diagram Final Assessment Background Information for Teachers
• Subjects:
  Social Studies > General
  Social Studies > United States History
  
• Keywords:
  primary social studies thanksgiving history native americans
• Education Levels:
  • Grade 1
  • Grade 2
  • K
• Language:
  English
• Access Privileges:
  Public - Available to anyone
• License Deed:
  Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
• Collections:
  All About Thanksgiving American History Collection new 2017