Southeast Native American Exhibit

       Our Southeast Native American Region exhibit was a success.  The kids worked so hard to bring the artifacts of the Southeast Native Americans to life.  They recorded QR codes highlighting important facts about their artifact and made signs naming the artifact, the natural resources used to make it, and its purpose for Native American survival in the Southeast.  The kids very carefully used their research notes to accurately represent their artifacts.  They discovered the need for citing the books and page numbers that their notes came from in order to double check information and consult pictures for accuracy of their artifact.  Everyone worked carefully and recognized the importance of communicating information precisely and accurately to the other classes.  

                                         Southeast shelters: Chickee and Ahsi

Southeast shelter: Chukka

Southeast shelter: Wattle and Daub

                                               Southeast tool: Hunting spear

                                           Southeast tool: Bow and Arrow

                                           Southeast tools: Blow gun and darts, and flat bottomed canoe

                                           Southeast fishing tools: net,  ground chestnuts/bark use to stun fish, bone                                               hook, and fish traps.

                                                      Southeast tool: war club

                                           Southeast clothing: Deerskin skirt, breechcloth, and moccasin
                                           **clothing group hand sewed all their artifacts.

                                         Southeast clothing: Deerskin dress, turkey feather cape

                                          Southeast crops: Corn, squash, and beans called The Three Sisters
                                           (This was a very important part of the Southeast Native American diet)

                                          Southeast Native American food: Berries and nuts

                                           Southeast Native American food: They hunted bear, turkey, deer, rabbits,                                                and fished.  The kids also planted corn and beans in the bowls to                                                            represented the crops that were grown by the Southeast Native                                                               Americans.  They've been watering them and seeing if the conditions are                                               right in our classroom to grow these plants.

                                          Our environment group made life size replicas of different areas of the                                                 Southeast.  Above you see the swamps which included sawgrass, palmetto                                              trees, and cypress trees. Below you see the forests and rivers that were                                                  abundant in the area, as well.  The temperature was hot and humid, so we                                              cranked the heat in our classroom to replicate what it must have felt like.

                                          The were also mountains and river valleys, as you can see below.

We hope you enjoyed our exhibit! Ask your child to tell you more details about their artifact. 

Native American Exhibit Tour

On Friday we toured the other 4th grade classrooms' Native American Region exhibits.  We learned so much from  Mr. Noltner's exhibit on the Southwest, Mr. Sobota's exhibit about the Plateau and  exhibits showcasing the Pacific Northwest and the Eastern Woodland's in Mrs. Schwarz's class.  Each classroom's exhibits highlighted their region's environment, and showcased artifacts of food, shelter, tools, and clothing that were representative of the way the Native Americans of that region survived. Students clicked on QR codes where they heard explanations of the artifacts to help them understand the resources used to make each artifact and how that artifact helped the Native Americans in that region.  Students took notes to help them remember what they saw.  Tomorrow we're going to compare and contrast the similarities and differences between the food, shelter, tools, and clothing of each region and try to answer the question: How does where you live affect how you live? This could be a fun question to ask your child at the end of the week to see what they have to say.