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Plains Indians Stories and Buffalo
Hides
Plains Indians did not
have books so they painted stories on buffalo hides.
Read the Mandan story of creation. Use the buffalo hide
painting as a story starter about an Indian day. Type stories
on computer. Have the children paint their own story on a
buffalo hide made from ultra suede. Create a bulletin
board with the final projects. Finally, let the children play
a matching game on the site where they match the buffalo parts to
the items the Plains Indians made from them.
http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/
Click on Educators, then Resources, then Tracking the
Buffalo
Name That
State!
Children research one
state each, then write the facts on cards with appropriate
downloaded pictures of a map, the capitol, state birds, flowers,
geographical features, etc. Create a Database with forms so
each child can fill in their state's info. After spending
several periods studying the cards, have teams play a guessing game
about the states!
http://50states.com/ and www.libraryspot.com/state
Tour the United States
Government
Let Benjamin
Franklin lead the class on a tour of the US government. Do
research on a particular topic, learn about the branches of
government, play interactive games, hear patriotic songs, or tour
some US monuments. Create a template for class Power Point
that includes a place for a downloaded photo plus a short
explanation of the symbol, building, branch or other aspect of the
government. Each child can fill in their own
information. Play the Power Point at Parent/Teacher
Conferences.
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
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