EDEL453 Spring2013 WilliamHall Unit 1 Strand DAY 2

Great Plains Indians Social Studies Lesson Plan
Great Plains Indians

Submitted By: Breanna Cape & William Hall
EDEL 453: Teaching Elementary School Social Science Nevada State College Spring 2013
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Instructor: Karen Powell B. Summary of the Lesson Plan: This history lesson plan is designed for 3rd grade students to learn about the Great Plains Native Americans culture and their living conditions. The information for this lesson was found on the Internet. For reading and information students will be using their book: Tools of Native Americans: A kids Guide to the History
and Culture of the First Americans.
C. Student Population: Grade Level: 3rd grade Skill Level: students at all learning levels Grouping: Whole group reading & discussions and independent for activity and assessment D. Materials: Information sheet about the Great Plains Indians Picture writing print out Journals Pencils & markers Tools of Native Americans: A kids Guide to the History and Culture of the First Americans. E. Objectives: NV State Social Studies Standard
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H1.3.3- Learn about individuals around the world and discuss their contributions. NV State Social Studies Standard H1.3.3A- Learn about current or past individuals around the world and discuss their contributions. Student friendly objectives: Students will be able to identify individuals around the world and discuss their contributions. Students will learn about current or past individuals and discuss their contributions.
F. Procedure: 1. Explain: First I will explain that we will be learning about the Great Plains Native Americans and what tribes are included in that. Call students attention to their information sheet about the Great Plains Native Americans Identify & discuss people who lived long ago and their contributions to society. Introduce key words that will be used in the reading. 2. As a class, we will read pages 21-33 in Chapter 2 of Tools
of Native Americans: A kids Guide to the History and Culture of the First Americans, stopping to ask questions about the information we have read.
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3. Students should be following along while reading and taking notes in their journals. They will be required to list 5 interesting facts they learned from the reading. 4. Next we will do the Picture Writing activity. I will read over the instructions and then answer any questions the students may have. Then I will instruct the students to work individually on the activity. After the students complete the activity we will have a class discussion and answer the questions listed next. 5. Ask questions as an ongoing check for understanding Focus on these questions: What kind of environment did the Plains Indians live in? What were the tribes included in the Plains Indians? What kind of shelter did they have and why? Did they stay in one place or did they travel and why? What are three uses of the buffalo? 6. Closure: Discuss key characteristics of the Plains Indians. I will review the information learned and assess whether the class grasped the information G. Assessment: To assess the students understanding I will have them journal about the lesson. They will have to write their entry in the perspective of a Great Plains Indian. They must include four things we learned about their daily lives. For example, what they would eat, what type of work they did, what their houses were like and their traveling habits.
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I will know whether the students understand the concepts taught by observing them while doing the lesson and by what I read in their journals. This piece measures students understanding because the students have free reign to create the life of Great Plains Indians based on the information learned.
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Resources: http://www.teachervision.fen.com/native-americanhistory/printable/7198.html?detoured=1
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http://www.theteachersguide.com/nativeamericans.html http://whitewolve.com/native_americans/indexblok.plains.ht m
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