Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Grade 3/4, Week Two


Plains Indian Cultures

Info about Plains Indians: "Kirsten's World" by American Girl

Stories: Iktomi and the Ducks, Iktomi's Blanket, and Iktomi and the Muskrat, all taken from Oak Meadow Indian Legends.
Activities: Make a paper saddlebag in the style of the Plains cultures
Set up tipi!

Iktomi and the Ducks (Lakota)

Iktomi's Blanket (Lakota)

Iktomi and the Muskrat (Lakota)

Eastern Woodland canoes, and Plains saddlebag.

Our Tipi! We made this when Robin was a baby. What fun to see it still in use!

2 comments:

  1. what beautiful days you and your family share, this is lovely to see!

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  2. I love these school posts you've put on your blog...so fun to get a peek into other homeschoolers days. Those snails in the previous post are darling...I'm going to have to make them with Kayla when we learn more about snails with her science this year!

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