Children+of+the+Longhouse+Reinforcing+Activity


 * __Materials:__**
 * Copies of __Children of the Longhouse__ by Joseph Bruchac
 * Vendiagram worksheets
 * Large sticky note paper
 * Thick marker
 * __Procedures:__**
 * 1) What do your students know about America’s first people?
 * Get them listing the things they know. Write down everything they give you without comment.
 * Display their comments on the board or on the large sticky note paper so that every student can see.
 * 1) Have students read __Children of the Longhouse__. Or read it out loud to them.
 * 2) Group students in 3-4 person groups and have them explore more factual sources about Native Americans with the technologies present in the classroom.
 * 3) Come back together as a class and make a similar listing to the first.
 * Have them start listing things that they have learned.
 * Display their comments on the board or on the large sticky note paper so they every student can see.
 * 1) As a class make a vendiagram. One portion of the circle being "What you Knew," the middle portion being, "Questions," and the other side being "What I Now Know."
 * Have your students work on it individually for about five minutes then come together as a class and share what you’ve come up with.
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 * 1) As a class discuss your misconceptions and talk about why you thought those things.
 * 2) Optional: Discuss Native American's in your area. Were there any? If so what tribes and why have they moved if they have moved? If there weren't any why not? Are there places in your area with Native American names? Etc.

__Grade:__ 5 __Theme:__ Geography __Topic:__ Human Systems __Content Statement:__ American Indians developed unique cultures with many different ways of life. American Indian tribes and nations can be classified into cultural groups based on geographic and cultural similarities.
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