Social Studies

Native American Projects 

 

Vocabulary Skits 

Native American Project – Home Project

The 5^th grade class is starting an exciting journey: learning the story of our nation’s history. Over the next few weeks, we will be learning about the first Native Peoples of North America. We will discuss different types of homes that Native Americans built to live in, traditions in which they celebrated, and items that they made to represent their lives and culture. Each student is to pick one item from below, create that item with whatever materials they wish, and also write a one page essay describing why that particular item is important to the Native American culture, how they made it, which tribes made it, where that particular tribe was located, and etc. Students will have time in class to research and write their essays, however, whichever item they choose to make from the list below must be done at home. Students need to be creative and have fun with this project! Students will present their creations and essays to the class on Friday, October 17^th. Please make sure that these items are in boxes or on some type of platform which is easy to carry and transport from one place to another. 

 Due: Friday, October 17th

 

Students may pick on of the following to create:

ADOBE HOME   
DWELLING HOME    

IGLOO             

TOTEM POLE   
POTLATCHES - find a traditional Native American recipe and bake a dish.
HOGANS            
LODGES
TEEPEES           

LONGHOUSE