Elicit non-trivial dialogue from students. Guide students to reflection and analysis of the experience. Encourage students to share their perceptions and beliefs. Summarize and review similarities and differences.
Reflect in journal feelings, challenges, successes if really spent 1 week here.
Objective: Reflect upon the experience of depending on the environment to survive.
Activity: The students will write in their journal how it would really feel to live in the courtyard for one week. The students will discuss their feelings about this and include successes and challenges.
Assessment: The students will orally share their journals. Each entry will reflect feeling and examples that relate to realistic examples of shelter, food, etc.
Native Americans
Subject:
Social Studies
Grade:
Primary
Concept:
Adaptation
Bridge:
Predictions
Content:
Native American communities are influenced by environmental factors