Year 4 Foundation, USA Road Trip Week 9

Native Americans, Monday, Foundation, Lesson One

Year 4 Foundation, USA Road Trip Week 9

Look at the new words that are needed for this topic. You can try you best to learn the

meaning of these new words.

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Who discovered the Native Americans?

Native Americans are the ‘indigenous’ people of the United States. The people that were here

before the European explorers and settlers arrived.

Native Americans live in every part of the land. They lived in groups known as tribes. Each tribe

had a different language and culture. Some were nomadic, moving from one place to another.

Others were hunters and gatherers, while others were farmers, cultivating much of their own

food. When Christopher Columbus arrived in North America, he thought he has sailed the

world and reached the country of India. So, he called the native American people Indians, a

mistake that has stuck around for hundreds of years!

Research Activity: Can you find out five facts about Christopher Columbus? Use the video link

below to help you.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/ks2-christopher-columbus/z7j3hbk

(BBC Bitesize- KS2)

Year 4 Foundation, USA Road Trip Week 9

Year 4 Foundation, USA Road Trip Week 9

History shows that many battles took place. The Native Americans fought hard to protect

their land, culture and way of life.

Year 4 Foundation, USA Road Trip Week 9

Just like Christopher Columbus, the Europeans learned many interesting facts about the

Native Americans and their way of living.

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What are Totem Poles and why did the Native Americans create them?

Year 4 Foundation, USA Road Trip Week 9

Year 4 Foundation, USA Road Trip Week 9

Look carefully at the photographs of the Totem Poles and answer the questions.

Year 4 Foundation, USA Road Trip Week 9

Year 4 Foundation, USA Road Trip Week 9

Creative Design Task 3, How to Create a 3D Totem Pole

Year 4 Foundation, USA Road Trip Week 9

Here is a cheat sheet! You can use this template

to help you draw your own 3D Totem Pole.

Here is the link for the original activity free from

Twinkl.

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/t-t-19866-

3d-totem-pole-paper-model-activity

Year 4 Foundation, USA Road Trip Week 9

Year 4 Foundation, USA Road Trip Week 9

Tuesday, Foundation, Lesson 2

LO: To learn about the Native American Culture and how they lived; to create a 3D teepee

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What is Indigenous Peoples Day?

In America, this is a bank holiday which promotes Native American culture and honours the history of

the indigenous peoples. Indigenous means ‘native’ or ‘original’. The term indigenous peoples, refers

to people that were originally living in a place.

Indigenous People day was first honoured in Berkeley, CA, in 1992. The year 1992 was significant

because it marked the 500 hundred year anniversary, since Christopher Columbus discovered America.

It is an important day to recognise as it draws attention to the story of Christopher Columbus and helps

people understand the value that existed before the USA Colonization.

Who were the Native Americans and how did they live?

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Research Activity: What can you find out about the

Native American tribes? Can you find out about the

Native American Pocahontas? Create a fact file of your

learning.

1)__________________________________________________________

2)__________________________________________________________

3)__________________________________________________________

4)__________________________________________________________

5)___________________________________________________________

6)___________________________________________________________

7) __________________________________________________________

8) __________________________________________________________

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Creative Design Task, 3D Teepee (Tipi) craft instructions

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Teepee Template

Year 4 Foundation, USA Road Trip Week 9

Year 4 Foundation, USA Road Trip Week 9

Year 4 Foundation, USA Road Trip Week 9

Wednesday, Art & Design, Native American Pictograph Stories

Before the Europeans arrived in America, Native American

Indians communicated through pictures. Look at the example

story on the left then look at the pictures below. Can you write

your own story using your own images (or the ones below) and

write the words too?

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Write your own

Pictograph Story with

Images

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Thursday, Lesson 4, Foundation

LO: To learn about the Native American Pocahontas; to create a biography about her life

1) When was Pocahontas born?

2) Why was she like a princess?

3) How did the Native Americans help the English

colonists?

4) Do you think the Native Americans were

welcoming? How do you know?

5) What did the Americans learn from the Native

Americans?

6) Why do you think English men went to America?

7) What is a colony? Find out the meaning of the word.

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Pocahontas continued…

Year 4 Foundation, USA Road Trip Week 9

Pocahontas continued…

Keywords

Colonists tobacco planter

Virginia Captain John Smith

Ransom John Rolf

Settlement Gravesend

Jamestown Powhatan A picture from Disney

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Biography Wring Frame- Pocahontas Picture:

Name:

Early Life:

Family:

What they are well known for: Fun Facts:

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Friday, Lesson 5, Foundation- Art

LO: To learn how to draw a native American Headdress

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7

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Drawing a headdress continued…

Step 8 Step 9 Step 10 Step 11

Step 12 Step 13 Step 14 Step 15

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Step 16 Step 17 Step 18 Step 19

Step 20 Step 21 Step 22 The end

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More Headdress Designs

Can you draw any

of these designs?