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Native Americans
I. Geography
1. Make a map showing the migration routes of various
Indian tribes in North and Central America
2. Children identify the different regions where
the Indians lived in North and Central America. Each child identifies
a tribe on the map and places a push pin in the appropriate region.
Each child researches the tribe and writes 5 interesting facts
about it.
3. Locate on a map of Mesoamerica: Yucatan Peninsula,
Maya Lowlands? Maya Highlands, Copan, Palenque, and Tikal.
II. History
1. As a class, discuss important events, places and
people in Native American history and have the children draw a
picture of a certain event.
2. Construct a timeline of Mayan dominance and note
some of their accomplishments.
3. Select and cut out magazine pictures and make
a class mural to give people living 1000 years from now an idea
of how we live.
III. Culture
1. Children write a recipe for an ideal Indian feast.
2. Describe to the students, the characteristics
of a good Cheyenne family. Have them write up their own characteristics
of an ideal Indian family.
3. Teach children a Native American game called Rain."
4. Each student must construct a small model of an
Indian shelter.
5. Teacher brings in everyday objects such as spoons,
knives, purses, etc. The children discuss what the different parts
of the buffalo would have been used for in relation to these various
present - day objects. Children learn that certain Indian tribes
depended on the buffalo for all their essential needs.
6. Have students research a tribe and make a pamphlet
highlighting different aspects of the tribe.
IV. Civics
1. Explain the role of the tribal council in the
Cheyenne tribe and have them write down the qualities they would
want to find in an Indian leader.
2. Explain the purpose of a Cheyenne military society.
Have the children make up their own military society. They must
name their society, write down the characteristics of the society,
and create special symbols and rituals.
3. Role play a tribal council meeting.
V. Language Arts
1. Children think of an outstanding event that has
happened in their lives. They draw their story on a piece of "buffalo
skin" They also manually write the story out and place it
underneath the picture story on the "buffalo skin.
2. Make up own Indian symbols/alphabet.
3. Read Where the Buffaloes Begin. Write own
Indian legend.
4. Child pretends he/she is member of Apache tribe
and writes a story about what it is like to live in that tribe.
5. Children learn new Indian words as well as Indian
sign language.
6. Write an Indian poem about nature.
VI. Arts
1. Have children make traditional bead necklaces.
2. Make Indian paper dolls - men, women, children.
Make and dress them in traditional Indian clothing.
3. Make clay pots with Indian symbols and pictures
painted on them. If available, put them in a kiln and fire them.
4. Children will construct dream - catchers.
VII. Anthropology
1. Select 10 items that might represent your life.
Tape a number on each object and place in a shoebox. At school,
trade boxes with other children. They will take the objects and
describe your lifestyle according to their interpretations of
your objects. Compare their observations with your actual lifestyle.
Discuss the similarities and differences. How accurate were
they?
2. Compare totem poles made by the Algonquins with
the stela carved by the Maya. Discuss their similarities and differences,
material used, style, and uses for.
3. Study pictures and diagrams of Maya temples. Construct
you own using paper mache, Styrofoam blocks, sugar cubes, etc.
VIII. Economics
1. Make a poster advertising services that might
be offered in a Maya beauty or barber shop. Compare and contrast
services offered in present day beauty and barber shops.
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