First Peoples of Indiana
A Cross-Curricular Bulletin Board: Social Studies and Literature
Standard:
SS.4.1.1 2007
Native American Indians and the Arrival of
Europeans to 1770. Identify and compare the major early cultures that existed
in the region that became Indiana prior to contact with Europeans.
Example: Paleo-Indians such as the Hopewell, Adena
and the Mississippian cultures
Objective:
Produce a piece of writing that demonstrates understanding of the
First Peoples of Indiana.
Material
List:
BOARD
· Big paper
(and lots of it!... orange, yellow, brown)
· Cut-out of
the state of Indiana
· Die-cut
shapes (buffalo, trees, deer, numbers, letters)
WIGWAM
· Big paper
(blue and brown)
· Hot glue
· Lamp
· Big blanket
· Books for
inside
· Masking tape
· Twine/string
· Clothespins
ACTIVITIES
· Face paint
· Slips of
paper for Native American names
· Paper for
quizzes
· Wire hangers
for book display
· Any needed
materials for writing prompt
Description:
· A bulletin
board all about the Native American tribes of Indiana.
· 5 activity stations:
o
(1) “Read It”: Read books about Native American tribes inside the
wigwam.
o
(2) “Explore It”: Explore the QR codes to learn more. Then, quiz
yourself using the “Quiz It” questions beneath the board.
o
(3) “Name It”: Read some examples of Native American names and
their meanings. Then, choose your own Native American name, write it on paper,
and tag it to the twine with a clothespin.
o
(4) “Write It”: Respond to this question in a free-write: How does our
culture today compare to the culture of Indiana’s native Miami people? Use specific examples and/or pictures.
o
(5)
“Create It”: Read what each paint color means, then
use face paint to paint your own face!
Link to QR
Sites:
Book List:
*The Legend of Indian Paintbrush by Tomie dePaola
*Many
Nations: An Alphabet of Native America by Joseph Bruchac
Native Americans by Evelyn Wolf
The Cherokee Indians by Nicole Claro
Indians of the Northeast
Indian Chiefs
Meet the North American Indians
OMG... this fits my ideas to add to my unit almost perfectly! Thanks for the jumpstart! I'm reading Salt by Helen Frost as a read aloud to begin a unit on Indian peoples in Indiana... My student teaching for WGU!
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