SS3

American Indians of the Local Region
Students will identify the American Indians of the local region and explain how their way of life was influenced by their environment.

Native American Interdisciplinary Educational Unit
Students will learn about another race of people and their culture, lifestyle and about the many different and important contributions they have made to benefit the American people.

What Should a House Do?
Students will look closely at the design, construction and materials of at least one Native American house and one house built by European settlers.

Creating Stories Using Pictographs
Students will learn about diverse cultural activities that will educate themselves and gain better understanding of Native American people.

Jamestown Changes
Students will study census data showing the names and occupations of early settlers of the English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia, to discern how life changed in the Jamestown settlement in the first few years after it was founded.

Explorers of the Local Region
Students will learn the reasons why the Spanish explored the coast of California, why the early settlers came to the local area, and why people continue to come today.

Putting the Pieces Together- A Journey through Ellis Island

Students will work in groups to create sections of a giant puzzle detailing an Immigrant’s journey to America through Ellis Island.

Slave Narratives - Constructing U.S. History Through Analyzing Primary Sources
Students research narratives from the Federal Writers' Project and describe the lives of former African slaves in the U.S. -- both before and after emancipation.

"This Land Is Your Land...This Land Is My Land"
Students will identify contributions made by Blacks to the Western expansion.

Resources:

Native Americans Group Creative Writing: Students work with a group to write a paragraph using the Native American-related vocabulary words provided at the top of this worksheet.

America' Home Page: Plymouth, Massachusetts: Take a virtual tour of "Plymouth" plantation. Information about Plymouth, Massachusetts, both yesterday and today. Lots of graphics, so download prior to showing to instructional time.

The History Channel: Ellis Island exhibit.

Pioneer Games, Toys, and Songs: This site gives a glimpse of what pioneer children did for amusement.

Experience Colonial Life: Site contains information on the African-American colonial experience. It also contains information about family life to include Christmas customs, manners, clothing, food, gardening, and animals.

California, Here I Come! Central Valley Regions: A compelling media adjunct to Geography units on the effects of physical and human geographic patterns and processes and influence on current conditions, including the influence of physical features and environmental conditions on migration patterns; the character of a region as influenced by its political, economic, social and cultural characteristics. United Streaming.

California, Here I Come! Mountain Regions: An adjunct to American History, Geography, and Language Arts units on migration patterns, the effects of physical and human geographic patterns and processes on events in the past and influence on current conditions. May be used to stimulate journal writing. United Streaming.

Suggestions for English Language Learners:
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding)

(E/B) Students trace immigration or migration routes on globes or maps.
(E/B) Students compare immigration or migration routes based on globes or maps (i.e. "Asia is farther from the U.S. than Mexico.").
(E/B, D) Students read literature that relates to a variety of cultures and help students to recognize similarities and differences in cultures of literary characters and their own.
(D, E) Students organize information about students' home cultures or immigration patterns through investigation (using graphic support).
(E/B, D, E) Students find out where they originated and then tell why they came to America.

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