Grade+2+Native+Americans

Fabrication Lesson Design Template


 * Lesson Designer:** Lisa Harris and Jacqui Cecalupo

Native American Villages
 * Title:**

As a culminating activity, (SOL 2.2) the student will compare the lives and contributions of three American Indian cultures of the past and present, with emphasis on the Powhatan of the Eastern Woodlands, the Lakota of the Plains, and the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest.
 * Description:**

Grade 2 Social Studies
 * Grade Level/Content Area:**

Adaptation, Change and Culture
 * Concepts:**

Culture is impacted by geography, environment, change and adaptation.
 * Understandings:**

I can explain the role that land and environment played in influencing American Indian cultures**.**
 * Learning Targets:**

I can compare the lives and contributions of three American Indian cultures - both past and present - (Eastern Woodlands Powhatan, Lakota Plains, and Pueblo peoples of the Southwest).

Students will choose one of the following tribes (Eastern Woodlands Powhatan, Lakota Plains, and Pueblo peoples of the Southwest) to research and become "class experts". They will share their information in a classroom "National Pow Wow" setting.
 * Process and Procedures:**

Students will create a region specific American Indian village of either the Eastern Woodlands Powhatan, Lakota Plains, or Pueblo peoples of the Southwest. Each village will include authentic representations of shelter, artifacts, food, clothing, and environmental surroundings.

Together they will take on the role of "an anthropologist" who makes observations of the following: cultural contributions, geographical impact (how they lived off the land), and environmental influence on shelter.

Research: Various library books, encyclopedias, and websites, such as: native languages.org Diorama Designer Scissors Tag board (at least 60 pound weight) Glue
 * Materials:**

Collaborative research group observations Rubric for research and authentic village component
 * Assessment:**