Module 1-Social Studies 5A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module students will learn about the early settlements of North America including the Northwest Indians, the Woodland Indians of early North America, the Southwest Indians of early North America and the Plain Indians. Students will learn about the Vikings and the beginning of European lead exploration. Students will learn about the new inventions that help early explorers navigate around the world. Students will learn about explorers including Christopher Columbus and his explorations. Students will learn about the challenges and struggles of the explorers in the New World. Students will learn about the challenges and struggles of the explorers in the New World and what affect they had on the Iroquois. Students will learn about the Iroquois people and how they viewed the world around them.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	Early Peoples in the Pacific Northwest	*Social Studies 5A Workbook, ISBN 978-1-63916-103-4 (optional);
2	The Woodland Peoples	None
3	Native Americans of the Southwest	pen or pencil;
4	Native Americans of the Plains	pen or pencil;
5	New Inhabitants and The Age of Exploration	pen or pencil;
6	Opening the World	pen or pencil;
7	Prince Henry	pen or pencil;
8	Later Explorations	pen or pencil;
9	Colonizing the New World	pen or pencil;
10	The Iroquois Confederacy	pen or pencil;
11	Iroquois Life	pen or pencil;

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	Early Peoples in the Pacific Northwest	Identify the groups of early settlers of the North American continent. Locate on a map the Bering Strait and understand that it was how many settlers arrived in North America. Understand the history and culture of the Northwest Indians.
2	The Woodland Peoples	Understand the culture and life of the Woodland Indians.
3	Native Americans of the Southwest	Understand the life and culture of the Southwest Indians.
4	Native Americans of the Plains	Describe how geography influenced the life of Plains Indians. Understand the Plains Indians, including their traditions and beliefs.
5	New Inhabitants and The Age of Exploration	Describe the history of the Vikings and their explorations and settlements. Invstigate the Age of Exploration and the beginning of European-led exploration.
6	Opening the World	List and describe the inventions that helped early explorers navigate around the world.
7	Prince Henry	Explain who some of the explorers were during the Age of Exploration, and describe their accomplishments.
8	Later Explorations	Explain the significance of the first voyage of Christopher Columbus to the Americas. Describe the impact Christopher Columbus had on the native peoples he encountered. Describe the explorers who were active during the Age of Exploration and explain their activities.
9	Colonizing the New World	Explain the explorers' role in colonizing the New World.
10	The Iroquois Confederacy	Describe the tribes that make up the Iroquois Confederacy. Explain the purpose of the Iroquois Confederacy. Describe the challenges the colonists faced in the New World.
11	Iroquois Life	Describe the European colonization of the New World.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
migrated Bering Strait descendants fossils totem pole pottery basket makers Chief wampum belts necklaces Cherokee cliff dwellings pueblo Anasazi basket making kachinas Kiva deerskin buffalo hide tipis medicine bundles inhabitants Vikings explorers Age of Exploration Leif Eriksson Crusades Marco Polo religion Christian sailing North Star compass sextant chronometer celestial navigation longitude sundial trade Christopher Columbus trade route Indies King Ferdinand Queen Isabella Portugal Spain Cuba conquistadors Hernando Cortés colonize Hernando de Soto Francisco de Coronado Jacques Cartier Samuel de Champlain Dutch colonies rivals hostile fleet colonists fur trading posts Dekanawida Huron Oneida Seneca Mohawk Onondaga Tuscarora Cayuga longhouse confederacy

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Notes
1	Early Peoples in the Pacific Northwest
2	The Woodland Peoples	Have your student do some more research on the Woodland Native Americans and find out where they lived in the United States. Have them write about what they learned in their Social Studies notebook.
3	Native Americans of the Southwest
4	Native Americans of the Plains
5	New Inhabitants and The Age of Exploration
6	Opening the World
7	Prince Henry
8	Later Explorations
9	Colonizing the New World
10	The Iroquois Confederacy
11	Iroquois Life

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
Early Peoples in the Pacific Northwest	Where did the ancient people of North America migrate from? What were very early horses like? What are the main geographical groups of Native Americans? What was the purpose of the totem pole? What were the houses like of the Pacific Northwest Indians? What was life like for the Pacific Northwest Indians?
The Woodland Peoples	What was life like for the Woodland Native Americans?
Native Americans of the Southwest	What were the Southwest Native Americans called? What does Pueblo mean? What were the Pueblo proficient in? How did the Pueblo get food? What role did religion play among Pueblo tribes?
Native Americans of the Plains	What was life like for the Native Americans of the Plains? What were the traditions and beliefs of the Native Americans of the Plains? How did Geography influence the Native Americans of the Plains?
New Inhabitants and The Age of Exploration	Who were the Vikings?
Opening the World	How did exploration change the ways Europeans viewed the world? What is a compass used for? What are the cardinal directions? What were other instruments used to help with navigation?
Prince Henry	Who was Prince Henry, what was his goal? Who was Christopher Columbus, what were his accomplishments?
Later Explorations	What part of the Americas did Christopher Columbus discover? How did he treat the Native American’s that he encountered? What were the Spanish Explorers called, why?
Colonizing the New World	What countries started to colonize the Americas? What parts of America did Spain colonize? What parts of America did France colonize? Who ended up gaining control of the French territories? Who was England continuously at war with? Why?
The Iroquois Confederacy	What challenges did the colonists face in the New World? What was life like for colonial families? Why was the fur trade important? What was the Iroquois Confederacy?
Iroquois Life	What was a longhouse? Who was considered the middlemen of the fur trade and why?

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
Early Peoples in the Pacific Northwest	Early History Along the Pacific Coast	Where were the Northwest Indian Tribes located? What were their ceremonies like? What were their houses like? What were totem poles?
The Woodland Peoples	Woodland Indians	Why were deer important to the Woodland Native Americans? What did Woodland Native Americans use to hunt deer? What else did they use the deer for besides food?
Native Americans of the Plains	Native Americans of the Plains	Discuss the film with your student, and then in their Social Studies Notebook, have your student summarize what they learned after watching the video on the Native Americans of the Plains.
New Inhabitants and The Age of Exploration	The Viking Explorers	Where did the Vikings originally come from? What was another name for Vikings? How did the Vikings treat other people? What did Viking villages look like? What did the women do in Viking villages? What were the homes like the Vikings built? What are some places Vikings settled?
Opening the World	The Compass and Compass Rose	What is a compass? What does a compass do? How does a compass work? What is true north? What is a compass rose?
Prince Henry	Prince Henry	When did the great age of exploration begin? How many centuries did it last? How were most of the world explored? Who was Prince Henry, and what did he hope to accomplish? What was Portugal’s School of Navigation? How were Caravels different from ships before them? What navigation instruments did the Portuguese use? What is latitude? What is longitude? What are some things the Portuguese explorers discovered when navigating the coast of Africa?
Later Explorations	The Explorers: Francisco Coronado and Hernando De Soto	Have your student create a 2- column chart in their Social Studies notebook. In one column, have them write Francisco Coronado’s name, and in the other column, have them write Hernando De Soto’s name as they watch the video. Have them fill out the discoveries of each explorer.
Colonizing the New World	Struggle for the Colonial Frontier 1600-1750	What areas of the Americas had Spain conquered? What civilizations did the Spanish destroy? What regions of the United States did the Spanish colonize? Who discovered New Mexico? What did they create in New Mexico? What was the purpose of missions? Why was St. Augustine, Florida important? What happened to the Native American population in New Spain? What role did slavery play in New Spain? What dictated privilege in New Spain society? What areas of America did the French Explorers conquer? What was the major industry the French created in the areas they conquered? What was the purpose of the French missionaries? What relationship did the Jesuits have with Native Americans in New France? What did La Salle establish along the Mississippi River? What was Louisiana named after? What was La Salle’s greatest accomplishment? What happened to La Salle? Why did the French and Spanish colonies grow slower than the English colonies?
The Iroquois Confederacy	The Early Colonists: Home Sweet Home	What were colonial homes like? What resources were used to build a colonial home? What was the inside of a colonial home like? What was a Dutch oven? What kind of food did they eat? Where did the food come from? What did colonists use gourds for? Why did colonists avoid drinking the local water? What kinds of animals did colonists raise? What was the most important crop to colonists? What crop did colonists make a living from?

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	If You Lived with The Indians Of The Northwest Coast	Anne Kamma	870L
2	Eastern Woodlands Indians	Mir Tamim Ansary	IG760L
3	The Pueblo	Kevin Cunningham	870L
4	Plains Indians	Andrew Santella	970L
5	The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened and How It Changed the World	Marc Aronson	IG1100L
6	Exploration and Conquest: The Americas After Columbus: 1500-1620	Betsy Maestro	1030L
7	Explorers of North America	Christine Taylor-Butler	650L
8	The Iroquois: The Six Nations Confederacy	Mary L. Englar
9	The Iroquois (True Books)	Emily J Dolbear	850L

Module Outing:

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

#	Outing
1	If possible, visit a Native American museum or history museum that has exhibits on Native Americans and explorers.