2nd-3rd Grade Standard One, Lessons
Teacher Resource
by RVUSD
Native American Land Curriculum
Grades 2nd - 3rd
Standard One: Culture, Traditional Land Values
Standard One Goal: Students will develop knowledge and understanding of traditional American Indian land-related values and special relationships.
| Lesson 1: Demonstrate knowledge of certain tribal origin stories. (1 Class Period) | |||
| Achievement Goal: Read and retell certain tribal origin stories. 1 class period. Origin stories closely connect American Indians to their aboriginal lands. In this lesson students will learn tribal origin stories and be able to retell them. | |||
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Lesson 1: Background, Student Activity, Evaluation, Resources
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Yuki Creation Story | Maidu Creation Story | A Kato (Laytonville) Creation Story |
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Pomo Story: Falcon Brings Food from Across the Ocean
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Dixon: Maidu Creation Story, Part 1 | ||
| Lesson 2: Demonstrate knowledge of certain tribal origin stories. (1 Class Period) | |||
| Achievement Goal: Record an origin story from a tribal elder. Oral traditions are an important method of remembering tribal stories. In this lesson, students will listen to a tribal elder retell an origin story. If the elder permits, the elder will be recorded for the students to watch (or listen to) again. | |||
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Lesson 2: Background, Student Activity, Evaluation, Resources
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Lucy Young's Father Dreams of Future/White Men | A Maidu Story: The Theft of Fire | A Maidu Story: Why the Sun Follows the Moon |
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Yuki Story: Fire is Stolen from Spider | Grandmother's Prayer - Julia Parker (Miwok and Coast Pomo) | |
| Lesson 3: Acquire knowledge of how certain people show respect and care for the land. (1 Class Period) | |||
| Achievement Goal: Describe how people actively respect and care for the environment. American Indian tribes across the country have in their tribal organizations a natural resources department. These departments preserve and protect tribal property, natural habitats, vegetation, waterways, lakes and dams, and parks. In this lesson, students will hear stories and see pictures of animals and learn how staff of the natural resources department protects the wildlife in their area. | |||
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Lesson 3: Background, Student Activity, Evaluation, Resources
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Map of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, Census 2000 | Karuk Story: How Coyote Became a Friend to Man | Maidu Story: Tolowim Woman and Butterly Man |
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Map of California Indian Tribes
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Pomo Story: How Coyote Put Fish in Fish Lake | Pomo Story: How Coyote Helped to Light the World | |
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Pictures of Endangered Animals for Students to Color and Learn Aboutl | Endangered Animal Curriculum Activities | |
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Inspiration Concept Map on Habitats | Web Site: "Happenin Habitats" (Teaching Children about Habitats) | |
| Lesson 4: Learn ways of being protectors of the community environment. (2 Class Periods) | |||
| Achievement Goal: Discuss problem areas of environmental care in the community and learn how problems can be fixed. Students can learn about problem areas of environmental care if they can actually see and experience the problems with waste and debris in their school, home or community. They are most apt to learn about the dangers of waste and debris if they are shown how those objects can be harmful to wildlife such as rabbits, deer, birds, or insects. They can also be made to visualize how the objects can be harmful to fish, frogs, and turtles that live in water habitats. | |||
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Lesson 4: Background, Student Activity, Evaluation, Resources
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Lesson on LItter | Garbage on Our Beaches | |
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Watch the Berenstain Bears "Don't Pollute" Video (13:32 min.) |
Watch "Don't Litter" Video Clip (2:05 min)
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Watch "Balltown: Gavin Gumball Learns a Lesson in Littering" Video Clip (4:26 min.) |
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Pictures of California Animals
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Enchanted Learning Animal Printouts | Video of Chief Seattle's Speech | |
| Lesson 5: Develop knowledge of one's own personal relationship with the land. (1 Class Period) | |||
| Achievement Goal: Describe one's own personal feelings about special places. Teaching Native American traditional view, beliefs and values will help students develop respect for nature and land and to realize their responsibilities to contribute to preserving and nurturing their environment. In this lesson, students will use art to express their feelings about their personal relationship with the land. | |||
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Lesson 5: Background, Student Activity, Evaluation, Resources
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Pictures of Birds, Fish, Mammals, Reptiles, and Amphibians | Pictures of Habitats | Pictures of Natural Vegetation |
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Pictures of Weather Conditions
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Pictures of Objects in the Sky |
Local Native Americans of Yesterday For Native Americans Today: Use Round Valley Feather Dancers Classroom Book |
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| Lesson 6: Develop knowledge of one's own family relationships, and the concept of kinship and extended family. (1 Class Period) | |||
| Achievement Goal: Describe family members, how they relate to one another, and how a relationship with nature resembles a relationship with family members. Many tribes of American Indians live in small groups. Family was the center of the kinship system. This kinship system ensured group well-being, a sense of belonging and security for the young. In this lesson students will create a bulletin board of kinships between family members and with nature. | |||
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Lesson 6: Background, Student Activity, Evaluation, Resources
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Pictures of Family Members | Pictures of "Wild Landscapes" |
Read The Giving Tree (Library) |
