We continued to use the same books as before: The children also had access to their laptops and therefore the internet for research purposes. We used the map we had made previously, building on the knowledge we had gathered the day before: The main reason for us doing such a large map was for the children…
Category: Native Americans
The First Native American People: Mapping the Area
I had already decided to carry out an overview study of the settlement and migration of the Native Americans. I wanted to get rid of the idea that the first peoples to populate America all lived in tepees and wore feathers. It was to be a one week study, so I wanted it to be…
How to Make Native American Dress Up
We are incapable of doing any kind of study without at least attempting to create some dress up. I did keep it simple though and ordered five cheap t-shirts for just over £1 each. I chose brown and a large size for all. The older children could wear them as tops whilst the younger girls…
Native American Unit Study
Remember the Little House on the Prairie summer we had last year? The one where we made our own little house, painting, decorating and making furniture, whilst learning all sorts of skills along the way? I had been pondering a Native American unit in the same vein, but it seemed such a vast topic, I…