Scope Site Lesson Plan s3

Third Grade Michigan’s Changing Inhabitants

Lesson 4 Title: Ojibwa

Grade Level: 3rd

Unit of Study: Changing Inhabitants

Abstract: Discuss the Ojibwa homes, sources of food, clothing, male and female roles, cultural heritage, etc.

GLCE: H3.0.5 Use informational text and visual data to compare how American Indians and settlers in the early history of Michigan adapted to, used, and modified their environment. G1.0.1 Use cardinal directions to describe the relative location of significant places in the immediate environment. Key Concepts: Chippewa, Ojibwa, birch bark canoes, reservations, cultural heritage

Sequence of Activities:  Review map from lesson 2 - use cardinal directions to locate the Ojibwa tribe. Discuss the tribes clothing, gender roles, food, and homes.  Share the book, The Legend of Sleeping Bear by Kathy-Jo Wargin  Lead a discussion on how the first people used the environment to meet their needs. Make sure to point out that they were not wasteful, everything had a use. Discuss how birch bark was very important to the tribes.  Watch the United Streaming video: Life in the Ojibwa Tribe. o This video shows how birch bark was harvested, birch bark canoes, wigwams, etc.  Lead the students in a discussion on Native Americans today, be sure to use the term “reservations.”

Connections:

English Language Arts: Have students write their own legends

Mathematics

Instructional Resources:

Equipment/Manipulative: United Streaming video: Life in the Ojibwa Tribe

Student Resources: Map from lesson 2

Teacher Resources: Book Legend of Sleeping Bear by Kathy-Jo Wargin

Calhoun ISD Social Studies Curriculum Design Project