American Indian Unit (Powhatan of the Eastern Woodlands)

Lesson 2
Name: __Paige Kvartunas_________
Content/Grade Level: ______2nd Grade Social Studies_______
Standards:
SOL HISTORY
2.2

The student will compare the lives and contributions

of three American Indian cultures of the past and
present, with emphasis on the Powhatan of the
Eastern Woodlands, the Lakota of the Plains, and the
Pueblo peoples of the Southwest.

SOL GEOGRAPHY
2.4

The student will develop map skills by

c) locating the regions of the Powhatan, Lakota, and
Pueblo Indians on United States maps;
d) understanding the relationship between the
environment and the culture of the Powhatan,
Lakota, and Pueblo Indians.

SOL SCIENCE
EARTH PATTERNS, CYCLES, AND CHANGE
2.7

The student will investigate and understand that

weather and seasonal changes affect plants,
animals, and their surroundings. Key concepts
include
a) effects of weather and seasonal changes on the
growth and behavior of living things; and

SOL FINE ARTS

2.4

The student will create works of art inspired by a

variety of concepts, themes, and literary sources.

Objectives:
Students will identify and describe land features of the
Eastern Woodlands

Materials/Ti
me

Students will create a model of the eastern woodlands

geographic features.
Technology:

Procedures:
Geographic regions of the United States.
Watch Learn 360 Native Americans: The History of a People
(Eastern Woodland segment (~5:15))
Read Myon Northeast Indians (p. 7-10 and 12-13focusing on
geography)
Talk about geographic regions of the United States based on
where American Indian tribes lived (focusing on Eastern
Woodlands). Discuss climate (seasons) in the Eastern
Woodlands.
Give students a map of the US.
Have students color the different geographic regions (plains,
eastern woodlands, southwest) Talk about the land features
of the Eastern Woodlands RIVERS, HILLS, MOUNTAINS, AND
COASTLANDS (will come back and focus on other regions
later)
Students will make a clay landscape using clay, tissue paper,
toothpicks, etc.
Assessment: Assess the students geographical map product
Differentiation:
Choice of materials to create geographic landscape
Accommodations
And Modifications: