California’s Native American Tribes
Created By:
Doree Tschudy
Title/Role:
Teacher Librarian
Organization/School Name:
Duveneck Elementary School
Location:
California
Grade Level:
4 Type of Lesson:
Lesson in a unit Type of Schedule:
Combination Collaboration Continuum:
Moderate Content Area:
Social studies Content Topic:
California Native American Tribes Scenario:
While in the library, the TL and teacher will act out a short skit demonstrating why good note taking is necessary. After a short discussion about the skit and check-in with the students, the pre-arranged groups will begin researching their specific tribe. They will use print materials and our online LibGuide for 4th grade Social Studies. They will keep their notes on a provided graphic organiser.
The teacher and the TL will circulate helping students as needed, checking to see if the notes are concise. They will also help students decide if online sources are relevant. The students will have 30 minutes to work, then meet back and check-in with the other students in their group. The lesson will close with a discussion about why they chose the resources they did (print vs. electronic) and what they noticed as they were taking notes.
The follow up lessons will be another longer research session, a "cross-tribe" sharing activity and a work period to create the final poster.
Note: This lesson could easily be adapted to many Social Studies lessons. (ie: American Colonies, explorers, land regions.) Overview:
In this session, students will be introduced to the importance of effective note taking. Using print reference materials and web resources, students will answer the essential guiding question, "How did the native Californians live in the past?". These notes will then allow them create a compare/contrast chart for their final unit project, a compare/contrast poster on their specific tribe. Final Product:
For this lesson, each student will have filled in at least three facts for two questions on their note taking organiser. Each student in the groups has a different topic to research (food, shelter, clothing, etc.) Library Lesson:
Students will learn note taking skills to assist them in a larger Social Studies project. Estimated Lesson Time:
45 minutes Have you taught this lesson before:
Yes Strategies for differentiation:
The choice of print materials will help with differentiation. A variety of reading levels will be made available.