Module 1-Native Americans-Social Studies 4A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module students will create a map showing the different regions and Native American tribes, compare and contrast the economic activities of different tribes based on location, match Native American settlements with physical environments and adaptations, describe Native American belief systems and practices, and be able to give details of one famous Native American and their contributions.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	Native American Peoples and Their Locations	social studies notebook crayons and colored pencils pen or pencil *Social Studies 4A Workbook, ISBN 978-1-63916-032-7 (optional)
2	Native American Economics and Lifestyles	social studies notebook pen or pencil
3	Native American Settlements and Geographical Adaptations	social studies notebook crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil
4	Native American Beliefs and Religions	social studies notebook pen or pencil
5	Famous Native Americans, Contributions, and Artifacts	clay rocks play dough string paper plate or card stock paint plastic knife pipe cleaners shells beads feathers stickers crayons or colored pencils pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	Native American Peoples and Their Locations	Create a map showing the different regions and Native American people.
2	Native American Economics and Lifestyles	Compare and contrast the economic activities of different tribes based on location.
3	Native American Settlements and Geographical Adaptations
4	Native American Beliefs and Religions	Describe Native American belief systems and practices.
5	Famous Native Americans, Contributions, and Artifacts	Give details of one famous Native American and his contributions.

Module Key Words:

Key Words	Vocabulary Words
Native American People Native American locations Native American tribes economics lifestyle settlements environment geography adaptations Native American beliefs religion famous contributions artifacts	Indigenous Native Americans Region economic activity natural resources nomadic settlement adaptation environment religion belief animism contribution artifact chief

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	Native American Peoples and Their Locations	6	Native American Region Map Activity
3	Native American Settlements and Geographical Adaptations	7	Native American Settlement Activity
4	Native American Beliefs and Religions	6	Blog Activity: Native American Beliefs
5	Famous Native Americans, Contributions, and Artifacts	11	Native American Chief Interview Activity

Learning Coach Notes:

None

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
Native American Peoples and Their Locations	Who are indigenous people? Who are Native Americans? In what regions of the United States did Native Americans live? Describe the characteristics of each Native American region of the United States.
Native American Economics and Lifestyles	What is economics? What are natural resources? What does it mean to be nomadic? What are some of the regions Native American’s lived in the US? What is climate?
Native American Settlements and Geographical Adaptations	What is a settlement? What is an adaptation? What kinds of adaptations did Native Americans have to make because of the environment they lived in?
Native American Beliefs and Religions	What is a belief? What is animism? What are some of the beliefs and practices of Native Americans?
Famous Native Americans, Contributions, and Artifacts	What are the contributions Native Americans made? What is an artifact? What types of artifacts did Native Americans have?

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
Native American Economics and Lifestyles	Native American Economies and Lifestyles	In your student’s Social Studies notebook, have them create a chart with 3 columns and 9 rows. Name 1 column Region, the 2nd column Resources, and the 3rd column Lifestyle. Below the Region column, have your student record the following regions 1 in each row: Northwest Region, California Region, Plateau Region, Great Basin Region, Great Plains Region, Southwest Region, Eastern Woodlands Region, Southeast Region. As your student watches, the video has them record the resources and lifestyle for the tribes in each region in their chart.
Native American Settlements and Geographical Adaptations	Native American Tribes by Region	In your student’s Social Studies notebook, have them create a chart with 3 columns and 9 rows. Name 1 column Region, the 2nd column Tribe, and the 3rd column Facts. Below the Region column, have your student record the following regions 1 in each row: Northwest Region, California Region, Plateau Region, Great Basin Region, Great Plains Region, Southwest Region, Eastern Woodlands Region, Southeast Region. As your student watches the video have them record the tribes and interesting facts given for each region in their chart.
Native American Beliefs and Religions	Native American Religion and Beliefs	What is one common belief among all Native Americans? How did they demonstrate respect for Mother Earth and Nature? What is the circle of life? What is animism? What is a dream catcher?
Famous Native Americans, Contributions, and Artifacts	Famous Native Americans	In your student’s Social Studies notebook Have them create a 2-column chart with 12 rows. Label the 1st column Person, Label the 2nd column contribution. As they watch the video have them fill out the chart with the names of the Native American and their contributions discussed.

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	Geronimo (Childhood of Famous Americans)	George E. Stanley	790L
2	Sitting Bull: Dakota Boy (Childhood of Famous Americans)	Augusta Stevenson	400L
3	Sacagawea: American Pathfinder (Childhood Of Famous Americans)	Flora Warren Seymour	720L
4	All Our Relatives: Traditional Native American Thoughts about Nature	Paul Goble	950L
5	Plains Indians (First Nations of North America)	Andrew Santella	970L
6	Southwest Indians (First Nations of North America)	Melissa McDaniel	820L
7	Great Basin Indians (First Nations of North America)	Melissa McDaniel	880L
8	Northwest Coast Indians (First Nations of North America)	Elizabeth Carol Sonneborn	890L
9	Plateau Indians (First Nations of North America) Christin Ditchfield	950L
10	Eastern Woodlands Indians (Native Americans)	Mir Tamim Ansary	IG760L
11	Southeast Indians (First Nations of North America)	Andrew Santella	950L
12	California Indians (First Nations of North America)	Elizabeth Carol Sonneborn	870L
13	The Ojibwe: The Past and Present of the Anishinaabe	Alesha Halvorson	940L

Module Outing:

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

#	Outing
1	See if there is a Native American Heritage center or museum near where you live. Take your student for a visit to learn more about Native Americans in your area.