Buffalo Hide

DESCRIPTORS

Curriculum Areas: Culture, Art, Language

Recommended Levels: 4^th, 5^th, & 6^th grades

Time Frame: four 40 minute class periods for 4 days

Tribal Affiliation:

Geographic Location: Cheyenne River Sioux

Developed by: Edith Knight

Email addresses of developers: Edith Knight

Date lesson was developed: July 26, 2001

American Indian Standards:

Language Literacy-standards 5-12

Art

Culture Standard 10-2.2

INSTRUCTION

Goal: To develop a sense of understanding how the buffalo provided shelter and other uses for the family

Behavioral Objectives: Students will:

• Identify components of the students’ traditional Lakota culture-forms of shelter
• Compare type of home used then and the present type of home
• Create articles based on the cultural past

Prior Knowledge Needed:

• Lakota words from home and family
• Make models of home (tipi)

Materials and Resources Needed:

• Pictures from library of life of Indians (variety of sources)
• Heavy cloth
• Model of tipi
• Fake fur
• Paint & paint brushes
• Dowels 1/8” diameter, 9” or 10” in length
• Circular board approximately ¼” plywood cut 6” in diameter
• Glue
• Scissors
• Camera

Culture Content and Strategies:

• Early Lakota home (tipi)
• Made models

Lesson Summary and Performance Tasks:

Day 1: The students will go to the library to study books of different sources abut Indian home and take notes

Day 2: The teacher and students plan how they will make a model and ask the shop teacher to cut the circular boards. Teacher will provide the dowels, about 8 dowels for each student. Collect all materials to get ready for the next lesson. Use teacher made model.

Day 3: Each student will examine the model and begin with the help of the Language Culture teacher.

Day 4: Students will work to complete their projects before the end of the period. Write about activity in journal.

Assessment:

• The completed model and writing will be checked by teacher and displayed in classroom for viewing by others.
• Pictures of activity will be displayed on bulletin board.

EXTENSION

Technology Integration:

• Camera

Enrichment/Remediation:

Student will discuss other useful articles from the buffalo.