The Native Americans

Lesson objective: to establish the basic facts about the Natives

A diary has to be kept of the events - do this in Word

Tepees have to be designed

A hunting plan has to be designed.

A way of life: rules for the society to live by (you will do this in lesson 3)

Starter: Use the internet to find definitions for these terms: Native Nomadic Buffalo Tepee

Try using google or dictionaries online such as http://dictionary.reference.com/

http://www.historyonthenet.com/Native_Americans/nativeamericansmain.htm

Plain Indian’s are nomadic because they survive on buffalo for food shelter and clothes so where ever the buffalo go so do the plain Indians.

There are other things to eat as well with the whites and kept all the weapons to themselves.

Pupil Example

Map WorkTask: Find an outline map of America and label it

showing how the first people arrived in America

Useful websites are:http://gloriastravelplace.wikispaces.com/http://www.workingdogweb.com/Beringia.htm

Image taken from

www.bugbog.com/maps/maps.html

TimelineTask: Create a timeline showing key events in Native American

history – a timeline has been started on the next slide

Useful websites:http://www.legendsofamerica.com/NA-Timeline.html

http://www.bluecloud.org/43.html

Timeline

1834Great plains set aside as indian territory

1890Battle of Wounded Knee

Lesson 2 - Time TravelTask

Imagine that you have been travelling with your group to a destination in the past. The time machine has crashed in 1840 Native America:

– Starter: describe where you were heading in the time machine?

– What has happened?– Who is in your group?– Describe them.– Go and have a look around.– Where are you?– What can you see?

VillagesLearning ObjectiveTo work in groups, creating a native

village based on sioux tribal principles.

Use a programme like ‘Paint’ ora programme of your choice

Use clip art

Use paint and add labels

The plain Indians survived by making tepees out of buffalo skin and fur. The tepees were very well adapted for nomadic life it was easy to take down the fires are built inside the tepees in the centre and the smoke escapes through a hole in the top in the small space there are often crowded tepees with 8 or 9 people in them,teepees become really dirty because of this.

The job of women was to make the tepees and collect wild fruits berries seeds and plants while the men searched for meat

Pupil

Example

Tepees

• The teepee opening always faced east. The outside of the teepee is sometimes decorated with paintings of animals, stars, or other objects. The plains Indians had little furniture. Their beds were made from buffalo robes, skins with the hair left on. They also had back rests. Food, clothes, and belongings were stored in par fleches. A par fleche was made of buffalo hide.

Pupil

Example

3 Interesting Facts About the Pawnee

• Pawnee name derived from Caddoan pariki, meaning “horn”.

• Men were excellent hunters.• They hunted quail, raccoons, skunks, and prairie

chickens.

Pupil

Example

Lesson 3 – Native American Society

StarterUsing Word, produce a factsheet on the Sioux natives ... the

following website may be useful - http://www.americanwest.com/pages/indians.htm

• How did they live?• What did they eat?• How did they dress?• What belief did the have?• Did women do the same jobs as men?

Save the file in your folder.

Lesson 3 –Native American Society

Development

In your group produce a charter (a set of rules) for your society members to follow:

Lesson 3Native American Society

Plenary

Create a chart comparing the different ways of life ..

Sioux way of Life European Way of Life

Suggested websites ..http://www.localhistories.org/19thcent.html

http://www.historyonthenet.com/Lessons/worksheets/americanwest/Indians_whites_lifestyles.doc

Lesson 4 – Buffalo Hunting

Lesson objective

To produce an account of a buffalo hunt

Starter

Find a picture of a buffalo and research how it was used by the native Americans

Pupil example

Lesson 4 – Buffalo Hunting

Development

Design a hunting plan for your tribe (group); every member of the tribe must have a role in the Hunt. Use pictures/images to show what the Hunt will be like. Type detailed descriptions.

Useful website:http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/

buffalo.htm

Lesson 4 – Buffalo Hunting

PlenaryDiscuss in your group, the importance of the buffalo to the Native

American Way of Life.

Make a note of your discussion in word and save it in your folder.

Share your discussion with another group.

Lesson 5 – Native American Women

Learning objectiveTo show the role of women in Native American

society and how this compared to men.

Google some images of native American women.

Lesson 5 – Native American Women

Starter – Past vs modernCreate and complete a simple table showing women’s roles

Suggested website:http://photoswest.org/exhib/gallery4/daily.htm

Native American Women

Modern Women

Lesson 5 – Native American Women

Development – Diary entries

Research native women’s lives and then create diary entries for the women within your group members [one day in their life] and what is expected of them ... for example, looking after the tepee.

Lesson 5 – Native American Women

Plenary – Find the evidence!Find some quotes from Native Americans on the Internet and compare them to your diary entries.

Suggested website:http://www.sapphyr.net/natam/index.htm

Swap with another group member compare your findings….

Lesson 6 – Native American Battles

Lesson objectiveTo write about a Native American

battle

StarterBut first, make a glossary of key terms

and definitions you have learnt so far in this unit. Look through your saved work and pick out key words.

Lesson 6 – Native American Battles

Development

Research Battles/Wars – for example, the Battle of Little Big Horn.

Suggested website:

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_the_little_big_horn.htm

Create a newspaper report on a Key battle, using text and images.Choose a suitable programme todesign your report.

Lesson 6 – Native American Battles

PlenaryType up a summary of what you have experienced

whilst stranded in the Native American World.