Social Studies Strands Activities

1. Social Studies Strands Activities Unit- Native Americans 2nd grade By Katie Hickman, Rosemary Larger, Emily Miklasevich, and Holly Poor

2. Table of Contents • History* • People in Society • Geography • Economics • Government • Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities • Social Studies Skills and Methods * Following all Strands will be activities, materials ,and websites

3. HISTORY • Read a book on Western expansion. • The students will discuss how this changed Native American lives. Create a pro’s and con’s chart. • History Materials • Book on Western expansion • Markers • Chart paper

4. History Activities • As a class create a play depicting the first Thanksgiving. The students will create their own costumes using feathers cardboard and colored paper. Discuss the emotional component as they act out the scene. • Materials • Feathers, cardboard, paper, markers, pencils • Discuss how Native Americans passed down their history. Have a Native American storyteller visit the class. The students will go home and learn a story from their history that will be presented in class the next day. • Materials • Storyteller

5. History Activities • Compare and contrast the lifestyles of two different Native American tribes. Take a picture walk through books depicting the lifestyles. List the similarities and differences. Have the students write about where they would prefer to live. • Materials • Different books on Native American tribes with pictures, pencil, paper • Research a specific Native American tribe. Create a calendar for that tribe of typical events during the year. Make sure to include seasonal preparations. Have the students create an illustration to accompany each month. • Materials • Blank calendar large enough to write in, marker, crayons , extra paper for illustrations

6. People in Societies • The students will create a picture of a Native American house using a variety of materials. The students will then display the pictures and discuss where the house should be placed on a map. Ex- longhouse are found in Ohio • Societies Materials • Straw, toothpicks, popsicle sticks, clay… • Paper • Map

7. People in Societies Activities • The students will break up into small groups and choose a Native American tribe. The students will research the different types of food each tribe ate. The students will cut out or draw pictures of this food and glue it onto a paper plate. Then the class will walk around to observe the different types of food. • Society Materials • Computer, magazines, books ,glue, scissors, paper plate • The students will break up into small groups and read a Native American legend. The students will then use that same topic to create a legend of their own. • Society Materials • Several different Native American legends, paper, pencils

8. People in Society Activities • Discuss Native American jewelry as a class. Then the students will create their own Native American jewelry using beads, feathers and string. • Societies Materials • Feathers • String • Beads • Pictures of Native American jewelry • The students will research what role Native Americans play in our society today. If possible they should use a tribe they have studied in the past. Compare how there lives are the same as ours and how they are different. • Society Materials • Computers • Chart paper • Markers

9. People in Societies Websites • www.crayola.com/calendar/detail.cfm?event_id=2004 • www.nativeart.net • www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/settlements/index.shtml • www.ihawaii.net/~story/loreindex.html • www.mce.k12.net/indians/navigation/native_american_territories.html

10. Geography Activities • The students will create a map with a scale of how to get from the school to Fort Ancient. • Geography Materials • Rulers, Large paper, Markers, Map • Take a field trip to Fort Ancient. Have the students create a map showing the important points in and around the Fort. • Geography Materials • Field trip materials (bus permission slips), Paper, Markers, Clipboards

11. Geography Activities • Compare and contrast maps of a Native American village then and the map of that area now. • Geography Materials • Maps of both areas, Chart paper, Marker • The students will work together to create a three dimensional model of the Sunwatch village. • Geography Materials • Map of Sunwatch • Boxes, markers, popsicle sticks, twigs, glue, paper, large cardboard base

12. Geography Activities • Look at the foot trail the Native American used. Discuss the type of climate in those areas. The students will write a narrative of a Native American on a journey. • Geography Materials • Map of the foot trails • Paper and pencils

13. Geography Websites • http://www.shakerwssg.org/fort_ancient_hopewell_native_ame.html • http://www.shakerwssg.org/olde_fort_ancient_village.html • http://www.shakerssg.org/miamisburg_mound_state_memorial_.html • http://www.sunwatch.org/special_events.html • http://www.oldforester.com/trails.html

14. Economics • Discuss the change in trade before and after settlers. Create a timeline of the ways trade has changed over time. Post this timeline on the walls. • Economic Materials • Paper & Pencil • Tape or magnets

15. Economic Activities • Look at trade agreements. Role play how this would work. • Economic Materials • Look at how the Native Americans acquired different items. Compare that to how we buy items. Create a Venn diagram to show these differences. • Economic Materials • Pencil • Paper

16. Economic Activities • Discuss how foot trails were important to Native Americans. Draw a map to show the paths that they took to trade goods. • Economic Materials • Pencil • Paper • Crayons/Makers/Colored pencils • Attempt to create a trade treaty with another classroom. • Economic Materials • Shoe, Sock, Plastic bottle, Chalk, Marble, Other random items

17. Economic Websites • http://www.thefurtrapper.com/ • http://www.eda.gov/Research/NativeAmerican.xml • http://www.greattradingpath.com/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American • http://www.42explore2.com/native.htm

18. Government • Compare and contrast a Native American tribal government with the U.S. democracy. Create a poster advertising both. • Government Materials • Pencils • Markers • Construction paper • Glue • Poster board

19. Government Activities • Have half of the class write a narrative on the Trail of Tears from a Cherokee perspective. The other half will write from the perspective of the U.S. government. • Government Materials • Pencil • Paper • Discuss the reasons behind Custer’s Last Stand. The students will then break up into small groups and invent their own ghost dance. • Government Materials • Music, CD player

20. Government Activities • Students will be given roles of Native Americans in a matrilineal government. They will be given a problem and hold a tribal council. • Government Materials • Pencil • Paper • The flag is a symbol of our government. Have small groups look into the symbols of different tribes and create a flag for those tribes using those symbols. Display in the room. • Government Materials • Pencil, Paper, Markers, Construction paper, Glue

21. Government Websites • http://www.nmai.si.edu/ • http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/stories.html • http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Native.html • http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webnativeaem.html • http://cia-g.com/~rocketstears.html

22. Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities • Research the jobs held by men and women in Native American tribes. Create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the jobs. • Citizenship Materials • Pencil • Paper

23. Citizenship Activities • Look at the responsibilities of children in a Native American tribe. Create a class book on the day in the life of… • Citizenship Materials • Pencil, Paper, Markers • Research the rights of a Native American tribe and create a Bill of Rights for them as a class. • Citizenship Materials • Chart paper, Marker

24. Citizenship Activities • Have small groups create presentations on different jobs Native Americans must do. Presentations can be written, drawn, or dramatized. • Citizenship Materials • Pencil, Paper, Markers, Chart paper • Compare and contrast the rights of two different tribes. Vote on the best and modify those rules to implement as a discipline plan for the rest of the day. • Citizenship Materials • Chart paper, Marker, Consequence cards

25. Citizenship Websites • http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/eledHistNatAmer.html • http://www.ccsd.k12.wy.us/themes/themes.html • http://atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Native_Americans/ • www.getty.edu/artsed.net/resources/Maps/battle.html • http://familytic.net/issues/november2003/games_8.html

26. Social Studies Skills and Methods • As a class discuss archeology. Divide the class into small groups. Each group receives a box of dirt with artifacts to “uncover”. The students should make observations and inferences about the tribe the artifacts came from. • Skills and Methods Materials • Box of dirt • Variety of tribal artifacts • Paper • Pencil

27. Skills and Methods Activities • The students will study the weapons used by the tribes and Europeans at that time. They will create a Venn diagram discussing the advantages and disadvantages of the weapons. • Skills and Methods Materials • Pencil, Paper, Information on the weapons • Observe and discuss the Sunwatch poles. The students will then observe, at different times during the school day, how shadows change. A pole will be placed on the playground and it’s shadow marked throughout the day. • Skills and Methods Materials • Trip to Sunwatch, Pole, Chalk

28. Skills and Methods Activities • Discuss with the students how Native Americans communicated over long distances. Separate the students into two groups across the playground. They then attempt to communicate using drums, mirrors and flashlights. • Skills and Methods Materials • Drums, Flashlights, Mirrors • Demonstrate to the class how Native Americans used pictorial communication. Have the students look at the meanings of the different symbols and attempt to write a complete thought. • Skills and Methods Materials • Markers, Paper, Symbols with accompanying meaning

29. Skills and Methods Websites • http://www.kshs.org/places/nativeamerican/http://www.northpark.edu/history/WebChron/NorthAmerica/NorthAmerica.htmlhttp://www.geocities.com/diabutsu_place/http://www.snowwowl.com/naarttomahawk.htmlhttp://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/native/sign/pictographs.htm