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Eastern Woodland Indians

History, Geography, Anthropology
Lanier Country Elementary School
3rd Grade

Here are some useful websites on Eastern Woodland Indians:

Eastern Woodland Indians
This website gives a general description of Eastern Woodland Indians. It discusses the types of homes they lived in, which tribes where considered part of this group, and geographical location of Eastern Woodland Indians.

Scenes from the Eastern Woodlands
This website is a virtual tour of the Eastern Woodland Indians circa 1550.

Bibliography On Eastern Woodland Indians
This is a website is a useful bibliography for students and teachers about and by Eastern Woodland Indians.

Lesson Plans on the Eastern Woodland Indians
This is a resource for teachers to use with Eastern Woodland Indians. On this website are lesson plans that can be used by elementary teachers.

Iroqouis Indians Bedtime Stories
This website has a bedtime story from the Iroquois Indians which is part of the Eastern Woodland Indians. The story has a special meaning.

Eastern Woodland Indians in New England
This website describes the Eastern Woodland Indians in New England. It discusses how the Iroquois Indians formed their own nation and developed their own set of laws. It decribes how the US Constitution was formed from the Iroquois Constitution.

Alabama Woodland Indians
This website is about the Alabama Woodland Indians. A good resource which includes information about the woodlands way of life.

Native American Tales
A resource website for students and teachers to use to learn about native american folk tales. Students and teachers can choose many different tales and read about them.

Native American Resources for Teachers and Kids
The website is a teacher and student resources website. It lists several different websites with facts about Native Americans.

Kids Webpage on Eastern Woodland Indians
This is an Eastern Woodland Indians web page. This page was constructed with students' work samples and is very reader friendly. It is a great website for students to use to learn about the Eastern Woodland Indians.

Trail of Tears
This website gives important information about the Cherokee Indians and the Trail of Tears. It contains important facts about the long journey from Georgia to Oklahoma.

ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN

1. Using the website, Scenes from the Eastern Woodland, students will take a virtual tour of the Eastern Woodland Indians during the time period around 1550. After completing the tour, students will choose one of the topics, click on the topic, and read about the topic. Once they have read about the topic, students must write at least three sentences summarizing their topic.

Georgia QCCs:
Social Studies 22: Examines the cultures of the American Indian nations found in Georgia including the Creeks and Cherokees and describes the interactions with the settlers.

Language Arts 39: Writes a short paragraph about a topic.
Language Arts 17: Reads a variety of materials for information and pleasure.

2. Using the website, Native American Tales, students will choose several different tales and read them. As a whole class, the teacher and students will discuss the structure of the tales. The teacher will assign students to groups of four. As a group, the students will write and illustrate their very own Native American Tale. The students will be allowed to share their tales.

Georgia QCCs:
Social Studies 22: Examines the cultures of the American Indian nations found in Georgia including the Creeks and Cherokees and describes the interactions with the settlers.

Language Arts 41: Writes in a variety of genres to include:
-Personal narratives
-Imaginative stories
-Responses to literature
-Content area pieces
-Correspondence (including writing letters and addressing envelopes).

3. Using the Eastern Woodland Indians website, read about the Iroquois Indians and the Cherokee Indians. After reading about the two indian tribes, make a venn diagram. With the venn diagram compare and contrast the two indian tribes. Students will look at where they lived, what types of homes they lived in, clothes they wore, and how they got food.

Georgia QCCs:
Social Studies 22: Examines the cultures of the American Indian nations found in Georgia including the Creeks and Cherokees and describes the interactions with the settlers.

Language Arts 29: Draws conclusions, makes predictions, compares-contrasts, and makes generalizations.

4. Using the Kids Webpage on Eastern Woodland Indian students will visit and and read this website created by students their own age. When students are finished exploring the website, in groups of two, students will discuss important facts from the website. Using only the important facts, students will write a summary of the website.

Georgia QCCs:

Social Studies 22: Examines the cultures of the American Indian nations found in Georgia including the Creeks and Cherokees and describes the interactions with the settlers.

Language Arts 39: Writes a short paragraph about a topic.

5. Students will read the book The Trail of Tears. After reading about the Trail of Tears, students will create a story. The story will be from the point of view of a Cherokee child who made the journey through the Trail of Tears. Students will write how they think a Cherokee child would feel during the journey.

Georgia QCCs:
Social Studies 22: Examines the cultures of the American Indian nations found in Georgia including the Creeks and Cherokees and describes the interactions with the settlers.

Language Arts 41: Writes in a variety of genres to include:
-Personal narratives
-Imaginative stories
-Responses to literature
-Content area pieces
-Correspondence (including writing letters and addressing envelopes).

Collaborative Activites for Home

1. Using the Iroquois Indians Bedtime stories, parents and child will read How Fire Came to the Six Nations. After reading the bedtime story, the parents will ask the child to explain how fire came to the six nations.

Georgia QCCs:
Language Arts 17: Reads a variety of materials for information and pleasure.

2. Using the Scenes from the Eastern Woodland Indians website, children and parents will click on the playing our hoops and dart games. After reading how native americans play games to learn certain skills, parents and children can develop their own game which will help the children develop a certain skill.

Georgia QCCs:
Language Arts 17: Reads a variety of materials for information and pleasure.

3. Parents and children will read If You Lived With the Cherokee. After reading the book, the parents can ask the children to discuss the difference and similarities about how they get their food, the types of games they played, types of celebration, and what to do if they get sick. Also discuss how it is different from what we do today.

Georgia QCCs:
Language Arts 29: Draws conclusions, makes predictions, compares-contrasts, and makes generalizations.

                    Book Resources for Children

Title and Author

Synopsis

The Cherokee – An Independent Nation by Anne M. Todd

This book gives a brief description about the history, the customs, and the way of life for the Cherokee Indians. Great book for students to read.

The Trail of Tears by Joseph Bruchac

This book is excellent source for student to read and learn about the Cherokees removal and their long journey along the Trail of Tears

Only the Names Remain by Alex Bealer

This book accounts for the Cherokees in Georgia long before the white men arrived. It discusses the removal of the Cherokees and the journey through the Trail of Tears. This is a great book for students to read.



           Book Resources for Parents

Title and Author

Synopsis

If You Lived With the Cherokee by Peter and Connie Roop

This book reveals what it was like to grow up as a Cherokee Indian. The book describes how they hunted and fished, how they lived, how they celebrate, and much more. Excellent source for information and great resource for parents and teachers.

If You Lived With the Iroquois by Ellen Levine

This book reveals what it was like to grow up as an Iroquois. The book describes how they hunted and fished, how they lived, how they celebrate, and much more. Excellent source for information and great resource for parents and teachers.

Pre-Test/Post-Test

1.      What is the name of the long, hard journey made by the Cherokees when they were forced to leave their lands in Georgia

   a.     Oregon Trail
b.     Trail of Tears
c.     Wilderness Road
d.     Indian Removal Act

2.    Why did the Cherokee tribe move from Georgia to Oklahoma?

    a.     They thought life in the West would be easier.
b.     They had used all of the natural resources in their area.
c.     They were forced to leave by the United States government.
d.     They heard rivers and land were more plentiful farther west.

3.    The Iroqouis Indians lived in what is now known as

   a.     California
b.     Florida
c.     Virginia
d.     New York

4.    The Woodland Indians that lived in Alabama were said to be more sedentary than other Woodland Indians. What does the word sedentary mean?

    a.     moves around a great deal
b.     occupies one area and stays their a long time
c.     eats from the land
d.     uses resources that are around them

5.    The Eastern Woodland Indians live in what part of the United States

    a.     North
b.     South
c.     East
d.     West

6.    What Native American groups made up the Eastern Woodland Indians?

    a.     .Iroquois, Cherokee, Mound builders, Choctaw
b.     Seneca, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk
c.     Cherokee, Creek, Seminole
d.     Shawnee, Cree, Navajo, Seminole

7.    What types of homes did the Eastern Woodland Indians live in?

    a.     Tepees
b.     Wigwams and longhouses
c.     Huts
d.     Igloos

8.    What do the Eastern Woodland Indians used to make bread out of?

    a.     Squash
b.     Nuts
c.     Berries
d.     Corn

9.    What is Not a reason why the Cherokee lived near streams and river?

    a.     So they could use their canoes to visit different tribes
b.     To get fish
c.     As a water supply for drinking and watering crops
d.     To get gold

10. Eastern Woodland Indians got their name because

                  a. they lived along the east coast
          b. they lived in lived in the woods and the
             location of the eastern woodlands.
          c. they lived in the desert
          d. they lived in the mountains

Answer Key

1.b 2. c 3.d 4.b 5.c 6.a 7.b 8.d 9.d 10.b

Title and Author	Synopsis
The Cherokee – An Independent Nation by Anne M. Todd	This book gives a brief description about the history, the customs, and the way of life for the Cherokee Indians. Great book for students to read.
The Trail of Tears by Joseph Bruchac	This book is excellent source for student to read and learn about the Cherokees removal and their long journey along the Trail of Tears
Only the Names Remain by Alex Bealer	This book accounts for the Cherokees in Georgia long before the white men arrived. It discusses the removal of the Cherokees and the journey through the Trail of Tears. This is a great book for students to read.