Title – Native American rock designs

By – Scott Dan

Subject – Science, Social Studies, Art

Grade Level – 1st – 2nd

Concept: Integrating Social Studies and Science

Topic: Native American Rock Art

Goal: Students will be introduced to the concept of Native Americans and their life style.

Students will also be introduced to how they drew on rocks to communicate as we

use paper today.

Preparation: None

Procedure:

1. Each day the teacher will read one chapter from the book, “Native American Rock Art: Messages from the Past,” by Yvette La Pierre. Each of these chapters can be used to create a lesson for that day. There are six chapters in this book, and if two chapters are read each week, then the book will last approximately 3 weeks. The teacher will adjust the pace of their study as he/she sees fit.

2. Another book that may be read to the class is, “Stories in Stone: Rock Art Pictures by Early Americans,” by Caroline Arnold.

3. Other stories about Native Americans can also be found and utilized.

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