Module 17: Native Americans and Colonists- Social Studies 2 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to recognize that Native Americans were the first inhabitants of North America, compare the cultures of Native American tribes from various geographic regions of the United States, and make observations about how the daily life of people living in Colonial America changed over time.

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 The First Americans
  1. Recognize that Native Americans were the first inhabitants in North America.
2 Native American Culture
  1. Compare the cultures of Native American tribes from various geographic regions of the United States.
3 Colonial America
  1. Make observations about how the daily life of people living in Colonial America changed over time.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
inhabitant
indigenous
Native American
Native American tribes
region
colonist
colony
Colonial America

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 The First Americans 5 Indigenous Land Assignment
2 Native American Culture 5 Indigenous Venn Diagram Assignment
3 Colonial America 5 Colonial Crossword Puzzle Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 The First Americans After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain who Indigenous People and Native Americans are. Ask them to describe what they learned about the different Native American tribes.
2 Native American Culture After completing this lesson, ask your student to compare and contrast the different Native American tribes they learned about. Help them look up which Native American tribes live in their area and learn more about their culture.
3 Colonial America After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what life in Colonial America was like.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
The First Americans
  1. Who were the first people to live in North America?
Native American Culture
  1. How are Native American tribes similar and different?
Colonial America
  1. What was life like for colonists in early America?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level
1 Explore Native American Cultures! Anita Yasuda
2 Explore Colonial America! Verna Fisher and Bryan Stone

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing