Seminole Beadwork

DESCRIPTORS

Curriculum Areas: Culture

Recommended Levels: Primary

Time Frame: 2 Days (30 minutes a day)

Tribal Affiliation: Seminole Tribe

Geographic Location: Southeast

Developed by: Jessica Cohen, Leroy King, Renee Morales, Celesta Osceola, Lenora Roberts and Lee Zepeda

Email address for further questions: tribune@semtribe.com

Date lesson was developed: July 27, 2001

American Indian Standards:

American Indian Art

Standard 1.1: Interpersonal Communication

Standard 2.1: Practices of Culture

INSTRUCTION

Goal: To have students string seed beads and alphabet beads to make bracelets and necklaces.

Behavioral Objectives: Students will:

• Name an animal they identify themselves as
• Spell the name of an animal in Miccosukee (native language)
• Bead a bracelet or necklace

Prior Knowledge Needed:

• Students will name an animal in English and Miccosukee (native language)

Materials and Resources Needed:

• Size 8 (or smaller) seed beads
• Alphabet beads
• Plastic elastic thread
• Scissors
• Bowl
• List of animal names in Miccosukee (see attached)

Culture Content and Strategies:

• Identify Miccosukee animal words
• Create Seminole beadwork
• Identify color patterns

Lesson Summary and Performance Tasks:

Students will participate in teacher-lead discussion on animals popular to the Seminole tribe (otter, panther, etc.). The teacher will present a chart (attached) listing the animal names in Miccosukee (native language). Then students will pick an animal that represents them. It can relate to their clan name or be a favorite animal. The following day, students will create their own bracelet or necklace. The students will use a size 8 (or smaller) seed and alphabet beads. The alphabet beads will be used to spell out the animal chosen to represent that child.

Assessment:

• Participation/Discussion (checklist)
• Production of beaded bracelet or necklace (teacher-made rubric)
• Identification of animal in Miccosukee language (native language)

EXTENSION

Technology Integration:

• Use paint programs to draw pictures of Seminole animals
• Create HyperStudio™ stacks using scanned pictures of beadwork and write simple descriptions of each item

Enrichment/Remediation:

· Students can make beadwork for family members

· Students can write a “How to….” article on the steps of making a beaded bracelet or necklace

Teacher Reflections

To be added by user

Animal Names in Miccosukee

Frog Ko-te

Dog Ee-fe

Otter O-Sha-Nee

Snake Chen-te

Bear Na-go-she

Deer Ee-che

Fish Ta’-ti

Pig Shu-gi

Bird Foo-she

Panther Koa-ye’-chobe

Alligator Hali-pa-te’