Lesson Plan Overview

Grade Level: 4th

Lesson Source: https://sde.idaho.gov/academic/shared/social-studies/ICS-Social-

Studies.pdf

Concepts: Recognize the different American Indian tribes in Idaho, by analyzing the
similarities and differences.

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
 Identify each American Indian tribe in Idaho
 Analyze the similarities and differences of each tribe

Idaho State Standards:

History:
 4.SS.1.3.1 Identify the five federally recognized American Indian tribes in Idaho: Coeur
d’Alene, Kootenai, Shoshone-Bannock, Nez Perce, and Shoshone-Paiute Tribes and
current reservation lands.
 4.SS.1.3.3 Identify and discuss similar and different key characteristics of American
Indian tribes in Idaho.
Materials List and Advanced Preparations:
For each students:
 One provided venn diagram

Advance Preparation:
 Teacher will have made copies for each student to have a venn diagram and a
PowerPoint to present to class

Assessment:
Students will complete a venn diagram by providing three differences and similarities between
two of the five tribes they choose. Students will write an opinion paragraph about one specific
American tribe out of the two from their venn diagram.
 Lesson Plan Layout

Teacher:
As a whole group teacher will ask students if they can name and identify the five main
American Indian Idaho tribes. Students will be asked if they can identify anything about
these tribes.

Teacher will pull up the PowerPoint presentation that they have prepare along with
handing out a venn diagram to each student.

Teacher questions:
1. Where is your tribe located?
2. Describe the clothing of your tribe.
3. What did the Idaho American tribe live in?

Students:
1. Students will answer with the location of their specific tribe. Answers will include:
Great Basin, Great Plains, Northern Plateau

2. Students will give various answers such as: dresses, leggings, moccasins, fur, animal
hide, robes and more.

3. Students will share how the tribes lived. Answers will include pit houses, te pee, tule-
mat lodge, wikiups and huts.

Teacher and students:

Discuss similarities and differences between the five main tribes. Teacher will ask which
groups seem more alike and/or different.

Students:
After discussion, students will pair up with a partner of different tribe. Together students
will complete a venn diagram of three similarities and three difference between their two
tribes.

Teacher:
An extension to this activity would be to have students write an opinion paragraph
focusing on something they found fascinating or which tribe they would want to be a
part of and why.