Native American Culture
| State | WV |    |
| Status | Ready for Users | |
| Stage | Public | |
| Subject | English/Language Arts Fine Arts Social Studies | |
| Author | Beverly Spencer
Karen Kersey Gina Underwood Alban Elementary School | |
| Description | This unit explores a variety of lessons dealing with Native
American culture in various regions. The students will be involved in researching Native American tribes, exploring the process of weaving, reflecting on family history with totem poles, and participating in simple games from long ago. | |
| The 21st Century Tools | multimedia computer with Internet access
printer projection device drawing program overhead word processing program PowerPoint camera | |
| Grade Level | 3 | |
| National Standards | Visual Arts:
Understands and applies media, techniques, and processes related to the visual arts Understands the visual arts in relation to history and cultures Knows a range of subject matter, symbols, and potential ideas in the visual arts History: Understands family life now and in the past, and family life in various places long ago Understands the history of a local community and how communities in North America varied long ago Understands the folklore and other cultural contributions from various regions of the United States and how they helped to form a national heritage Language Arts: Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts Gathers and uses information for research purposes Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media | |
| Keywords | Native Americans
culture weaving totem poles games | |
| Lesson Plan URLs (new Window) | Overview: Native American Culture
Lesson 1: Tribes - Living Together Lesson 2: Blanket Patterns Lesson 3: Weaving Lesson 4: Totem Poles Lesson 5: Games | |
| English IGO or CSO | 3.5, 3.7, 3.10, 3.15, 3.27, 3.28, 3.29, 3.30, 3.34, 3.74, 3.85, 3.86, 3.87, 3.88 | |
| Fine Arts IGO or CSO | 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.8, 3.10, 3.11, 3.16, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20, 3.22, 3.29 | |
| Social Studies IGO or CSO | 3.20, 3.22, 3.30, 3.33, 3.34, 3.40, 3.42, 3.47, | |