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