American Indian Unit (Powhatan of the Eastern Woodlands)

Lesson 4
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 GEOMETRY
FOCUS: SYMMETRY AND PLANE AND SOLID FIGURES
2.16

The student will identify, describe, compare, and

contrast plane and solid geometric figures
(circle/sphere, square/cube, and rectangle/rectangular
prism).

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 create longhouse models.
Students will be able to explain what a natural resource is.
Students will use natural resources to build a longhouse
model.

Materials/Ti
me

Technology:

Procedures:
Homes/Shelter
Read Longhouses (on Myon).
Discussion Questions:
What materials were used to make a longhouse?
What materials are used to make houses today?
How man people could live in a longhouse?
How many people do you have living in your own house?
How many rooms are in a longhouse?
How many rooms are in your own house?
What types of rooms are in houses today?
Talk about the natural resources used to build longhouses.
Bark and reed. Students make small models of the
longhouses using these resources.
Students will write or orally present an explanation about
their long house. Including its geometric shape, how many
people it houses, important features, etc.
Assess: Students longhouse model and longhouse writing
synopsis.
Differentiation:
Students can choose resources to make longhouse model and
how they choose to talk about their creation.
Partners, small groups or individual.
Accommodations
And Modifications: