Lesson Plan #2

Teacher: Elizabeth Bell I. Objectives Date: November, 2013 Subject: Homes Past and Present Grade: 3rd

Students will be identifying different kinds of Indian homes. They will spend time uncovering stereotypes of Indian living and they will be learning about Indian home communities and society.
Learners will be able to: Use preexisting knowledge to formulate informative questions of their own. Understand the importance of providing clear, concise and complete information. Identifying different kinds of home living situations Learn about Indian home communities and societies Standard 3 - H3.0.1H3.0.1 Identify questions historians ask in examining the past in Michigan (e.g., What happened? When did it happen? Who was involved? How and why did it happen?). Standard 3 - H3.0.5H3.0.5 Use informational text and visual data to compare how American Indians and settlers in the early history of Michigan adapted to, used, and modified their environment.

Common Core standards addressed:

II. Before you start Identify prerequisite knowledge and skills.

Students can identify where the Three Fire tribes are located. Students can identify natural resources found in MI and the differences between the UP and LP resources.

Pre-assessment (for learning):

Teacher to class, Can you tell me anything about Native American Housing?" "Where did you learn about Native American Housing"
Formative (for learning):

Outline assessment activities.

As a group, students question and then are engaged in a discussion. Ask such questions as, "What is a house?" and "Why do we need houses?" as well as "What kind of house do you live in?"
Formative (as learning):

Students work in pre-assigned groups to discover and identify Native American houses.
Summative (of learning):

Take another look at students' houses. Then consider all of the housing designs discussed. Which of those things included were really important? What did the wigwam and other houses do for the people who lived there? Did they provide shelter from the elements? A place to work? A place to sleep? Which houses did the students consider most beautiful?
Provide Multiple Means of Representation Discussion, Reflection, Writing, and Group Collaboration. Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression Group work presented to the class (encourages proper thought provoking details). Provide Multiple Means of Engagement Students will be asked questions and asking questions back and forth with peers

What it will take for students to complete this lesson.

Materials List. Classroom Setup.

Pencils, paper, Sharpies, markers, rope to make circle, Woodlawn Homes Worksheet, Book: Native Homes by Bobbie Kalman Group work anywhere in classroom and also normal class setup

III. The Plan Time Components Teacher activities This lesson draws attention to the most prominent types of housing that Native Americans lived in. The intent is to give students some background knowledge about the form of housing that is so associated with most peoples' ideas of Native Americans, and also to show that Native Americans lived in many different types of housing depending on the environment in which they lived and the resources that were available to them. The teacher will ask the following questions to introduce the lesson to students: Teacher to class, "Can you tell me anything about Native American Housing?" "Where did you learn about Native American Housing" Start the lesson by asking such questions as, "What is a house?" and "Why do we need houses?" as well as "What kind of house do you live in?" Ask students to draw pictures of their own homes. Have students include as many elements from the list as they can. When they are done, have students sit together in a circle with their pictures. After that, bring them back as a large group and have a brief discussion about what students already know about Native American housing (apx. 2-3 min.). Student activities Students are asked to answer questions about their prior knowledge of Native Americans and natural resources found

Motivation.

Students draw their own dream house Students think of elements needed in a house

Development.

Students discuss what they already know about Native American houses Students explore natural resources found outside of school

 Then show pictures of different forms of Native American housing by reading Native Homes by Bobbie Kalman. Take the students outside to any area that is natural; if that is impractical, use pictures instead. Compile a list of the materials students might be able to utilize if they had to build a house using only items found there. Show the class the wigwam-sized area you marked off in the classroom (a circle about eight feet in diameter; using string, rope, tape, etc). How many students can comfortably sit inside the circle? Would it be big enough to house 2-4 people? The size of the circle is the same as that of a small Native American wigwam house. Have students go back to individual desks and work on Woodland Homes worksheet on their own Gather as a large group and discuss answers together Students will be assessed based on participation in the group discussion and the work produced in small groups. The teacher will briefly (1-2 min.) talk about the activity and note that students should find what they learned helpful in future lessons about different Native American tribes.

Students wonder what they need to build a house with just these resources

Closure.

Students working on writing and reading skills through worksheet Students participate and share thoughts as a large group