Native American Paragraph
Target Curriculum: English/Writing, Social Studies, Science
Target Grade: 2 - 2
SOLs: E/W 2.1 – 2.5
Time: varies
Objective:
Identify the Indians as the first Americans and compare the various ways of Indian life. Compare foods
eaten by different Indian tribes. Identify various Indian shelters. Describe the clothing worn by Indians.
Write, revise, edit, and print a paragraph. Include details and terms from the field trip to Izaak Walton
Park using the following word bank:
Gather, fish, hunt, forage, indigenous species, rainbow trout, seeds, pods, whitetail deer, red tailed
hawk, cattails, and simple tools
Materials:
pencils, paper, colored pencils
Procedure:
Students should create a paragraph that indicates what they know about or have learned about Native
Americans. Provide the word bank that gives examples of concepts and examples presented during the
trip to Izaak Walton Park. Reinforce the idea that the first Americans did not possess agricultural skills
or tools. What did the students observe within the natural environment that the fist Americans could
have used for food. Ask students to tell you at least three things they know about Native Americans.
Students should then add illustrations to their paragraph.
Observations:
Teacher evaluation of the final product. Check for appropriate punctuation; and the facts the students
have learned about Native Americans.
For Your Information:
Individual.
Class Discussion for Expansion:
If we had to limit our food to those we could hunt, gather or fish for in our surrounding natural
environment what would be on our dinner plate tonight?