Theme
Housing of the Connecticut Indians
Objectives
By continuing to teach the different aspects of the Indians of Connecticut, I intend that the students realize that the differences between people and their costumes, etc. depend a great deal on the climate and resources available.
I also want to help enable the students to gather information through reading and observation, through analyzing the information and drawing their own conclusions.
Activities
Students will
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study new vocabulary words
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read passages
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make comments
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describe pictures
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compare pictures and look for similarities and differences
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color pictures of the Tainos and Connecticut Indians
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complete oral and written questionnaires
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Materials
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blackboard with new vocabulary words
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dittos with written passages
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dittos with pictures of houses of the Tainos and Connecticut Indians to be colored and described later
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crayons
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paper and pencil
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Procedures
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study of the new vocabulary words
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model reading made by the teacher
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student reading
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comment
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drawing, coloring, and describing pictures
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Questions for Discussion:
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What is a wigwam?
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Do you remember the name of the Tainos’ houses? (Review.)
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Do you see some differences between these two types of houses? Name them. (Here the teacher can go to the blackboard and write in two columns the similarities and differences)
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What type of materials did the Connecticut Indians use in construction? What materials did the Tainos use?
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Why do you think these houses were of different materials?
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Students will write the similarities and differences, copying them from the blackboard.
