I will be using the computer frequently throughout this lesson because of its easy and quick access to information.  I will link Websites in my PowerPoint slide show and through their direct browsing activity that they can use with ease and convenience.  Those sites include:

Plains Indians

http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/ALVE/NativeAmerhome.html/Cheyenne/cheyenne.html

http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/plains.html

 

Southwest Indians

http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/ALVE/NativeAmerhome.html/Navajo.html/Navajo_Home_Page.html

http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/swest.htm

Northwest Coast Indians

http://www.nhusd.k12.ca.us/ALVE/wow/Northwest%20Cultures/northwest.htm

http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/nwindian.htm

 

 Northeast Woodland Indians

http://www.vsufsd24.com/ashokan/denise/indiansindex.html

http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/indians/woodland2.html

 

Thanksgiving Lessons www.abcteach.com
Worldbook Encyclopedia Online
www.worldbook
Thanksgiving Day Symbols
www.home.golden.net

 

Books for guided reading and informational resources. 

The Native Americans Told Us by Melvin Berger. Copyright 1995 Newbridge Educational Publishing

 Knots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault, Copyright 1997 Henry Holt and Company Publisher The Pilgrims by by Anne Miranda. Copyright 2001  Newbridge Educational Publishing

 Two Cultures meet: Native Americans and European by Ann Rossi .Copyright 2002  by the National Geographic Society

 Pilgrims of Plymouth by Susan E. Goodman. Copyright 1999 by the National Geographic Society.

 

Videos: The Native American influence on the U.S. 

The Southeast No Matter How White

 The Far West Generous Spirit

The Dutch & New Amsterdam. 

Maps of the United States and the World along with posters will be posted throughout the room to reinforce information gathered.