Lesson Five

Title: Powwow

Grade Level: 4th-6th grades.

^{Subject: Reading,
Social Studies, Language, Technology, Art, & Music.}

^{Learner Outcomes:}

Students will share their own original legends from a tribe studied.
Students will compare traditional American food with Native American food.
Students will dramatize a Native American Legend.
Students will assemble Indian tribe art works.
Students will demonstrate Indian chants and/or songs.

^{Duration:
Two days.}

^{Materials: Completed projects from individual
Indian Tribe studies.}

^{Technology Tools/Courseware:
Software to make printed invitations to guests, Print Master Gold or
Publisher 98.}

^{Teacher Notes:}

Students should be encouraged to select from enrichment activities from previous days to make the powwow more interesting.
Students may need to do work outside the classroom on some of the enrichment projects.
The teacher will need to prepare the order of student presenters for the powwwow.
The powwow may be organized as centers that parents and students visit or as a one time.

^Procedures:

^{Session One:}

View Power Point presentation on "What is a Powwow?"
Students will select the tribe they will represent in the powwow.
If desired, students will prepare invitations or signs to announce the upcoming powwow.
Students will work in their small groups to finalize their portion of the powwow.

^{Session Two:}

Students will share their completed Native American projects.

^{Enrichment Activities:}

See activities in lessons one through four.

See appendix folder for recipes and games.

State and National Standards:
West Virginia IGOs

Reading Comprehension: 5.15, 5.16, 5.22, 5.27. Social Studies: 5.26, 5.27, 5.32, 5.33, 5.46. Language: 5.154, 5.155. Technology: 5.186. Art: 5.19. Music: 5.25, 5.27.

National Standards

References:

Powwow general information.
Powwow Site 1.
Holidays and Customs. Chicago, Illinois: World Book-Childcraft International, Inc. (1976).
Behrens, June (1983). Powwow. Chicago, Illinois: Childrens Press.
Robbins, Mari Lu (1994). Native Americans. Huntington Beach, California: Teacher Created Materials.
Powwow Celebration Box, pamphlet : Lakeshore Learning Materials (1993).

Authors: Karen Brown (kabrown@access.k12.wv.us), Eric Murphy (nynyfan@hotmail.com), & Carol Thorp (cthorp@access.k12.wv.us)

Madison Elementary School