TEACHER’S GUIDE
VOL. 10, NO. 4
OCTOBER 1, 2004
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TEACHING THE
COVER STORY ON
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM
OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN
THIS WEEK SUMMARY
SOCIAL STUDIES On September 21, the National Museum tance to American Indians.
of the American Indian opened its doors • More than 40 uncarved rocks and boul-
STANDARDS to festivities and celebrations. For many ders, called grandfather rocks, rest on
(cover story) American Indians, the museum represents the museum grounds. There are also
a national recognition of their cultural four cardinal-direction markers, which
Individuals, Groups and historical contributions. Rotating are stones from native communities in
and Institutions exhibits in the museum will tell stories Hawaii, Canada, Maryland and Chile.
of Indian tribes through Native voices • There are 562 federally recognized
and artifacts. tribal governments in the United
SKILLS States. Of the U.S. population, 1.5% is
Reflective Writing, FAST FACTS American Indian.
page 3 • The National Museum of the American RESOURCES
Indian occupies the last remaining Children of Native America Today by
Reading for Details, site on the National Mall. Yvonne Wakim Dennis (Charlesbridge,
• The museum building and grounds 2003). Explores the diversity of Native
page 4 were designed by Native people. American communities.
• Limestone blocks from Minnesota were Thirteen Moons on Turtle’s Back by
used in the museum’s exterior walls. Joseph Bruchac (Putnam, 1997). Poems
GO PLACES • More than 30,000 trees, shrubs and other that celebrate the seasons.
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This week, find two The plants, including medicinal vari- the American Indian.
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a Teacher’s Guide. See NONFICTION LITERACY STRATEGIES
page 8 for details on • What is the purpose of this museum?
BEFORE READING
how to subscribe. Build Background/Make Predictions • What is a tribe?
• Before reading this week’s cover story, • What things could you see on a visit
write Native American on the board. to the museum? Refer students to the
VISIT TFK’S ALL Make a list of ways that Native Ameri- “Native Art” activity on page 4 for
NEW ELECTION SITE cans have contributed to our country. additional ideas.
The list might include food, music,
at timeforkids.com language and tales. Discuss: Why is BUILD READING FLUENCY
/election it important to have a museum that Paired Oral Reading
honors American Indians? • Create a class list of read-aloud tech-
niques. Then pair students. Have one
CUSTOMER SERVICE START A DISCUSSION student in each pair read aloud a cover-
Critical Thinking story passage to his or her partner. Have
800-950-5954 • The National Museum of the American the partner summarize what was read.
Indian is located in what city? Direct students to take turns.
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Share the following facts and activities • Locusts have strong back legs that they use (P. 4)
1. festival 2. Shark
based on this week’s articles. for jumping. Tale 3. nearly
• Locusts “sing” by rubbing their back wings Answer: fall
Cover Story (p. 2) and legs together. NATIVE ART
American Indian dress: Tell students that the • Locusts eat crops such as wheat and barley. (P. 4)
1. D 2. C, E
men pictured on the cover and on page 2 are 3. B BONUS:
Cheyenne chiefs. The twin boys pictured on Problem and solution: As students Answers may vary.
page 2 are from the Mashantucket-Pequot read the story about locusts, have
Teacher’s Guide
tribe of Connecticut. Point out that these men them take notes on a t-chart labeled
OBJECTS TELL
and boys are wearing traditional ceremonial “Problem” on the left-hand side and STORIES
clothes, including headdresses. The beadwork “Solution” on the right-hand side. (P. 3)
Answers may vary.
design along the top of page 2 is based on a
NEWS CLUES
headdress from the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. Identifying insects: Before stu- (P. 4)
Discuss: What information can you learn about dents read the locust story, discuss 1. C 2. B 3. Answers
may vary. 4. C
these Native American tribes from how mem- what they know about insects. Tell 5. C 6. Answers may
bers dress during important ceremonies? students that locusts are insects. All vary. 7. A 8. B
insects have six legs and three
Press release: Have students write a main body parts: the head, the thorax (mid-
NEWS SCOOP
press release announcing the open- dle part of the body to which legs and wings
TEACHER’S GUIDE
ing of the National Museum of the are attached) and the abdomen (stomach).
Teacher’s Guide Editor
American Indian. Ask students to Insects may have one or two pairs of wings.
Jackie Wlodarczak
include facts about the museum and why Activity: Have students draw a picture of a
this is an important event. locust based on the photos in the magazine. Teacher’s Guide Associate Editor
Brenda Iasevoli
A BIG BUG ATTACK! (p. 3) Art Director
• Locusts are bugs that begin life the size of Stephen Blue
big ants. TIME FOR KIDS
• Adult locusts are about two inches long. They National Teacher Board
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REFLECTIVE
OBJECTS TELL STORIES WRITING
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You can see about 8,000 objects at the National Museum of the American Indian. They
were made by different groups of Indians, called tribes. The objects help to tell the story of
how Native people live, work and play today and how they did so in the past.
Think about objects that tell a story about you and your family. Choose two objects. Use
them to fill in the chart below.
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Storytelling is important to many Native American tribes. Members tell stories about the
history of their tribe and how people in their tribe live. Choose one object from the chart.
Ask a family member to tell you the story of how this object first came into your family.
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A Maryland
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B Washington, D.C.
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C Hawaii
Use the story “A Hit for History”
(p. 3) to help you answer these
3. If you could visit the museum, what questions.
would you hope to see?
______________________________________
7. Who is Barry Bonds?
______________________________________
A He is a baseball player.
B He is a basketball player.
Use the story “A Big Bug Attack!”
(p. 3) to help you answer these
C He is a writer.
questions.
8. Why is Barry Bonds in the news?
4. Locusts are
A He wrote a new book.
A seeds.
B He hit his 700th home run.
B plants.
C bugs.
C He joined a new baseball team.
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RESOURCES
Books
Can You Count Ten Toes?
by Lezlie Evans (Houghton Mif-
flin, 1999). Count to 10 in
10 languages.
Juan Bobo Goes to Work, retold
TEACHER’S GUIDE FOR by Marisa Montes (Harper-
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have the same rights as Americans who worn by some Puerto Ricans dur- to a friend and hear sound
live in the states. For example, islanders ing parades and carnivals. The clips of a Native language.
cannot vote for President of the United masked figures often dance to
After their visit, kids can
States. Discuss: Tell students that some music or playfully frighten others.
Puerto Ricans want their island to be- test their knowledge with
The border on page 8 is based on
come a state, and others want it to remain our challenge quiz.
Taíno rock carvings.
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