During the early 1500s, parts of modern-day New York were inhabited by Eastern Woodland Native Americans. To learn about the daily life, value, and traditions of these tribes, fourth graders research the Iroquois.  Groups select projects from a differentiated menu to present the results of their research.

Concepts

native american culture, native american history, native american tribes, native americans, north american native americans, new york history, cultural traditions

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Have groups search for images of daily life in an Iroquois village and use these images to create a slideshow
• Save projects from year to year to use as models

Classroom Considerations

• Requires extra prep time to create the slideshow and to locate leveled text for each group

Pros

• Includes a rubric for each project

Cons

• Provides neither examples of leveled text for the three groups nor a slideshow

Common Core

SL.4.1.a SL.4.4 SL.5.1.a SL.5.4