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Native Americans
Day 1
Introduction
List what the children know about the Indian Cultures.
Read: North American Indians by Marie
and Douglas Gorsline Random House
Discuss the book. Add to the list of what
the students know about the Indians and their culture.
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Region
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Food
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Shelter
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Dress
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Religion
Read: Hiawatha by Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow Scholastic
Craft: Medallion
The students will choose a picture cut out
of a magazine and cut it out, "Hiawatha's Brothers" (animals). The
students will glue an animal picture on a circle (four inch in diameter)
(cut out of colored poster board). The students will glue macaroni or shells
near the edge of the circle to give it a native american look. After
the macaroni dries, the students will punch a hole in the
medallion and thread a piece of yarn through it. After tying the
yarn, the students can wear it around their necks.
Day 2
Review
Review and list the facts the students can remember
about Native Americans.
Discuss being blind. I will remind them of
the study of the four senses when they pretended they were blind.
Read Knots on a Counting Rope by
After reading and discussing the Knots on
a Counting Rope, give each student a piece of rope. Have each of the
students tie one knot in the rope. Like the little boy's grandfather
tied a knot in the rope every time he told a story. They are tying a knot
in their ropes because they have heard the story one time.
We will watch the video, Knots on a Counting
Rope. It is a reading rainbow video.
Day 3
Review
Review and list the facts the students can
remember about Native Americans.
Read The Legend of the Indian Paint
Brush
Discuss the concept of legends and folk tales.
List the facts in the story in one column, list the things that seem like
fiction in another.
Indian Paintbrush
Craft: Indian Paintbrush
1. Students will lay a design ( I use
glue and create designs on 8" by 10" construction paper and let dry) under
a construction paper vase. With peeled crayons, students will create
designs on the vase by rubbing a crayon back and forth over a vase (the
dried glue design under it).
2. The students will cut the vase out, glue
it on a large construction paper.
3. The students will take a green crayon and
draw stems and leaves coming out of their vases.
4. The students will take precut colored shapes
and glue on the tops of their stems to create indian paint brush flowers
coming out of their vases.
Lesson:
Third Grade
Flower:
Indian Paintbrus
Objective: Students will have a better
understanding of the history and culture of Native Americans. |