What a week of clever ideas! You explored Native American homes: fast-moving tipis on the plains, longhouses full of families in the woodlands, and cool adobe pueblos in the desert — some still lived in after 1,000 years!
You met the Three Sisters — corn, beans, and squash growing together as a team. You wove like a basket maker and learned about canoes, snowshoes, moccasins, and the travois.
Best of all, you discovered that popcorn, potatoes, chocolate, and tomatoes were Native American first foods that still fill your kitchen today. Now show what you know!
1. Describe one Native American home and why it fit its place perfectly.
2. How did the Three Sisters help each other grow?
1. A could be packed up fast to follow the buffalo.
2. A is an adobe home that stays cool in the desert.
3. Corn, beans, and squash are the Three .
4. let people walk on top of deep snow.
5. A birch bark was light enough to carry.
6. Native farmers even invented !
Write T for true or F for false in each circle.
Write H (home), F (food), or T (tool) for each item.
| Item | H, F, or T? |
|---|---|
| Longhouse | |
| Snowshoes | |
| Squash | |
| Travois | |
| Pueblo | |
| Wild rice |
Draw the Native American home, food, or tool you thought was the cleverest — and add a sentence about why.
This week you learned:
• Tipis, longhouses, and pueblos each fit their land perfectly
• The Three Sisters grew as a team: corn, beans, and squash
• Canoes, snowshoes, baskets, and moccasins are still used today
• Many foods on your table were Native American first foods
Next week: Storytime! We'll discover Native American stories, legends, music, and traditions passed down for generations.
| I can... | Circle one |
|---|---|
| Describe three kinds of Native homes | YES / NOT YET |
| Explain the Three Sisters garden | YES / NOT YET |
| Name Native inventions still used today | YES / NOT YET |