Native Americans
Past and Present
2nd Grade
Native Americans
Authors: Callie Ryan, Missy Penn, Meagan
Cashman, Tara Bodey, and Emily Thomas
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Title–1
Table of Contents–2
History Standard—3
History Activities—4-5
History Websites—6
People in Societies Standard—7
People in Societies Activities—8-9
People in Societies Websites—10
Geography Standard—11
Geography Activities—12-13
Geography Websites—14
Economics Standard—15
Economics Activities—16-17
Economics Websites—18
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Government Standard—19
Government Activities—20-21
Government Websites—22
Citizenship Rights and
Responsibilities Standard—23
Citizenship Rights and
Responsibilities Activities—24-25
Citizenship Rights and
Responsibilities Websites—26
Social Studies Skills and Methods
Standard—27
Social Studies Skills and Methods
Activities—28-29
Social Studies Skills and Methods
Websites—30
History
Standard
• Students use materials drawn from the
diversity of human experience to analyze and
interpret significant events, patterns and
themes in the history of Ohio, the United
States and the world.
History Activities
• Activity One– Create a timeline of Native
American history from past to present.
• Activity Two—Read a nonfiction story
depicting the history of Native Americans.
• Activity Three— Discuss the different
structures Native Americans have lived in over
the past years.
History Activities cont.
• Activity Four— Discuss the history of Native
American Pottery and create our own.
• Activity Five— The students will create their
own picture writing using a legend.
History Websites
• http://www.teachervision.fen.com/nativeamericans/printable/54067.html
• http://www.native-languages.org/pottery.htm
• http://www.legendsofamerica.com/NATimeline.html
• http://www.nativeamericans.com/Wigwams.h
tm
• http://www.ngeorgia.com/history/cherokeeti
meline.html
People in Societies
Standard
• Students use knowledge of perspectives,
practices and products of cultural, ethnic and
social groups to analyze the impact of their
commonality and diversity within local,
national, regional and global settings.
People in Societies Activities
• Activity One— Listen to Native American
music and learn some Native American
dances.
• Activity Two— Bring in artifacts to introduce
different types of Native American art.
• Activity Three— Take a field trip to Sunwatch
Village.
People in Societies Activities cont.
• Activity Four— Have a Native American guest
speaker come in and discuss the everyday
lifestyles of Native Americans.
• Activity Five— Use a graphic organizer to
compare and contrast the similarities and
differences between the speaker’s lifestyles
and our lifestyles.
People in Societies Websites
• http://www.sbgmusic.com/html/teacher/refer
ence/cultures/nativedance.html
• http://www.sunwatch.org/
• http://www.native-languages.org/art.htm
• http://www.redbirdsvision.org/
• http://www.state.ok.us/~jmdavis/native.html
Geography
Standard
• Students use knowledge of geographic
locations, patterns and processes to show the
interrelationship between the physical
environment and human activity and to
explain the interactions that occur in an
increasingly interdependent world.
Geography Activities
• Activity One— Look at a map and match
Native American’s to where they originated.
• Activity Two— Map the walk the Native
Americans took for the Trail of Tears.
Geography Activities cont.
• Activity Three— Discuss the types of
transportation Native Americans used.
• Activity Four— Discuss the different landforms
and climates where the different tribes
originated.
• Activity Five— Compare and contrast the
population of Native Americans now and in
the past.
Geography Websites
• http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printabl
es/ssbotr/306.pdf
• http://members.abcteach.com/content/u/usn
ativeamericantribesrgb.jpg
• http://nativeamericanrhymes.com/library/tra
nsportation.htm
• http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S
00000231.shtml
• http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgibin/page.cgi/aa/presidents/jackson/indians_1
Economics
Standard
• Students use economic reasoning skills and
knowledge of major economic concepts,
issues and systems in order to make informed
choices as producers, consumers, savers,
investors, workers and citizens in an
interdependent world.
Economics Activities
• Activity One— Make a rainstick to use for
trade.
• Activity Two— Do an internet search about
the different forms of money Native
Americans used.
• Activity Three— Have the students create and
design a trading post to use in the classroom.
Economics Activities cont.
• Activity Four— Make Native American art to
trade.
• Activity Five— Students will make and sample
Native American dishes.
Economics Websites
• http://www.kstrom.net/isk/food/recipes.html
• http://www.projects.ex.ac.uk/RDavies/arian/n
orthamerica.html
• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/m
usic/rainstick/
• http://www.artnatam.com/
• http://www.matoska.com/
Government
Standard
• Students use knowledge of the purposes,
structures and processes of political systems
at the local, state, national and international
levels in order to understand that people
create systems of government as structures of
power and authority to provide order,
maintain stability and promote the general
welfare.
Government Activities
• Activity One— Create a totem pole to show
the different levels of society.
• Activity Two— Students will role play tribal
council positions.
• Activity Three— Read stories about famous
Native American chiefs.
Government Activities cont.
• Activity Four— Discuss how American
government altered the Native American
government.
• Activity Five— Take a field trip to watch Blue
Jacket.
Government Websites
• http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printabl
es/tv00079s4.pdf
• http://users.imag.net/~sry.jkramer/nativetote
ms/default.html
• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/na
/totempole/
• Http://web.telia.com/~u15508742/chiefs.htm
• http://www.bluejacketdrama.com/
Citizenship Rights and
Responsibilities Standard
• Students use knowledge of the rights and
responsibilities of citizenship in order to
examine and evaluate civic ideals and to
participate in community life and the
American democratic system.
Citizenship Rights and
Responsibilities Activities
• Activity One— Act out the responsibilities in a
Native American tribe.
• Activity Two— Write a journal entry about
how Native Americans used all of their
resources and preserved their land.
• Activity Three— Using the mock trading post
students will role play the different jobs Native
Americans would have.
Citizenship Rights and
Responsibilities Activities cont.
• Activity Four— Using the internet the students
can discover what Native Americans rights and
responsibilities are.
• Activity Five— Investigate how Native
Americans participate in the American
democratic system.
Citizenship Rights and
Responsibilities Websites
• http://www.nativeamericans.com/
• http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/refere
nce/native-americans.html
• http://www.greenfoothills.org/news/2004/11
-2004_NativeAmericans.html
• http://marilee.us/nativeamericans.html
• http://www.atnitribes.org/Natural%20Resorce
s%20Resources.html
Social Studies Skills and Methods
Standard
• Students collect, organize, evaluate and
synthesize information from multiple sources
in order to draw logical conclusions. Students
communicate this information using
appropriate social studies terminology in oral,
written or multimedia form and apply what
they have learned to societal issues in
simulated or real-world settings.
Social Studies Skills
and Methods Activities
• Activity One— Make a Native American game
to demonstrate learning.
• Activity Two— Learn about various artifacts,
choose one and present it to the class.
• Activity Three— Graph the amount of tribes
that lived in each type of structure.
Social Studies Skills and
Methods Activities cont.
• Activity Four— Play Native American Jeopardy
to demonstrate understanding of material.
• Activity Five— Write a journal entry about the
life of a Native American in the year 2020.
Social Studies Skills and
Methods Websites
• http://www.apples4theteacher.com/nativeamerican/games/index.html
• http://www.caddotc.com/
• http://www.greatdreams.com/native/nativehs
g.htm
• http://www.elainefitzgerald.com/jeopardy.ht
m
• http://www.mce.k12tn.net/indians/navigation
/native_american_chart.htm