As a culminating activity for our Native American unit, students were asked to create a shoebox diorama. Students were expected to show the tribe that they chose (Powhatan, Lakota, or Pueblo), along with that tribe's region, habitat, food, climate, occupation, and method of transportation. Students were also expected to write a brief paragraph that summarized all that went into their diorama. To say that I was impressed would be an understatement. What walked through my door on the diorama due date (or even before) was quite a sight! The time and effort that went into these projects was amazing. It is clear to me that the students invested not only time, but a great deal of thought and effort as well. I commend all of them for the hard work they did! If you didn't get a chance to swing by the second grade hall and see these dioramas yourself, have no fear! Below you can see an up close and personal shot of each one. ENJOY! Jason - Pueblo Abby - Powhatan Myles - Pueblo Brennan - Powhatan Jackson - Pueblo Alex - Pueblo Sthefany - Pueblo Kalani - Pueblo Makala - Pueblo Kenia - Pueblo Mason - Lakota David - Lakota Leeya - Lakota Cabell - Pueblo Breelan - Powhatan Wyatt - Pueblo Aidan - Pueblo Jillian - Lakota Sasha - Lakota Andrew - Powhatan
It is project time again in our classroom! Students did an absolutely FAB job this year taking their learning and applying it to our region project - I just had to share! Students worked with their original regional group to design a diorama of their cultures environment, shelter, natural resources, and any other details they could. Students reread their information on their region. Loved seeing them reviewing their unit notes about their region to help them plan their diorama. They did an absolutely amazing job and really showcased their knowledge of each region! I really could not get over the incredible amount of DETAIL they put into them! It was so exciting listening to them share what they wanted to add based off of their knowledge. So. Cool. Painted sticks for "Sugar Cane" yes, that is a brave going through the "Sun Dance" Removable roof to see inside the "Kiva" This Eastern Woodland long house has an "open top" to see inside - love. it.! Love this depiction of a whale hunt! Ice Fishing Inuksuk formation Please note this adorable bundle of wood - it is even tied together with a string :p We were also able to get our dioramas on display at our public library in town - this was really neat because it gave the kids an authentic outside of school audience to showcase their knowledge and work. Here are more activities for Native Americans:
As a culminating activity for our Native American unit, students were asked to create a shoebox diorama. Students were expected to show the tribe that they chose (Powhatan, Lakota, or Pueblo), along with that tribe's region, habitat, food, climate, occupation, and method of transportation. Students were also expected to write a brief paragraph that summarized all that went into their diorama. To say that I was impressed would be an understatement. What walked through my door on the diorama due date (or even before) was quite a sight! The time and effort that went into these projects was amazing. It is clear to me that the students invested not only time, but a great deal of thought and effort as well. I commend all of them for the hard work they did! If you didn't get a chance to swing by the second grade hall and see these dioramas yourself, have no fear! Below you can see an up close and personal shot of each one. ENJOY! Jason - Pueblo Abby - Powhatan Myles - Pueblo Brennan - Powhatan Jackson - Pueblo Alex - Pueblo Sthefany - Pueblo Kalani - Pueblo Makala - Pueblo Kenia - Pueblo Mason - Lakota David - Lakota Leeya - Lakota Cabell - Pueblo Breelan - Powhatan Wyatt - Pueblo Aidan - Pueblo Jillian - Lakota Sasha - Lakota Andrew - Powhatan
Are you and your kids making a Native American diorama? Here are tips and step-by-step directions on how we made ours. There's no better way to combine social studies and art than making a diorama. We LOVE making dioramas!
Native American Project: My daughter had a project to make a Native American Village 14"x16" for Social Studies. The region Indians she choose to represent were the plain indians.We started by gathering our materials:1. plywood cut 14"x16"2. fabric to look like tanned buffa…
After working the clay and figuring out the best way to put our Native American pueblos together, this is how we did it.
Are you and your kids making a Native American diorama? Here are tips and step-by-step directions on how we made ours. There's no better way to combine social studies and art than making a diorama. We LOVE making dioramas!
After several weeks of hard work on our Native American Teepee Village Diorama we are finally done. This was a fun project. Everyone is rea...
Are you and your kids making a Native American diorama? Here are tips and step-by-step directions on how we made ours. There's no better way to combine social studies and art than making a diorama. We LOVE making dioramas!
Are you and your kids making a Native American diorama? Here are tips and step-by-step directions on how we made ours. There's no better way to combine social studies and art than making a diorama. We LOVE making dioramas!
Today’s Native American small world focuses on different tribes, color symbolism, and general beliefs. We’re part Seminole, so this will also be an introduction to part of our heritage …
As a culminating activity for our Native American unit, students were asked to create a shoebox diorama. Students were expected to show the ...
Are you and your kids making a Native American diorama? Here are tips and step-by-step directions on how we made ours. There's no better way to combine social studies and art than making a diorama. We LOVE making dioramas!
Atherton Scenics Painted Native American/Indian Village 9902 ATH-TP-02 Hard Polyfoam Approximately 14.5" long x 10.75" deep x 3.5" tall at the highest point Figures NOT included - shown for scale only Diorama piece includes two (2) wigwam huts, fire pit, stones, grass. This is a solid piece. No doors open. Ideal for Native American camp or village scene/diorama. Amazing detail and painting. Detail and size is perfect for any diorama
Are you and your kids making a Native American diorama? Here are tips and step-by-step directions on how we made ours. There's no better way to combine social studies and art than making a diorama. We LOVE making dioramas!
Are you and your kids making a Native American diorama? Here are tips and step-by-step directions on how we made ours. There's no better way to combine social studies and art than making a diorama. We LOVE making dioramas!
I have been making quite a few of these lately. Now the tipi is an old project of mine but I realized I hadn't posted how to make the background. This tri-rama has many uses or as a teacher told me this week, "This is a game changer". Here are student examples from this week. MATERIALS REQUIRED: - tipi, use this post of mine to guide you - file folder letter sized - ruler and scissors - oil pastels - disk tempera paint - white glue - some moss and pebbles - modelling clay in yellow. orange, and red PROCEDURE: I like to use file folders for these tri-ramas but you could also use manila tag or pasteboard. Using a ruler draw a line down the tab on the right side when the folder is open. Cut along the line cutting the tab off. Inside the folder there is a box, using the bottom of this box draw a line. Essentially we are making a square so if your folder does not have a box just measure until you a square. Fold 1 corner across to another corner. Do the same with the opposite corners so it looks like this. Choose one corner, (only 1) and cut to the centre. This enables the bottom sections to overlap and form your tri-rama. But before we put it together we want to complete our background. The students drew their backgrounds first in pencil and then went over those pencil lines with oil pastels. On one of the bottom flaps we made marks to look like grass. We then painted with disk tempera. This is mine fully painted. You only need to do one section on the bottom. Before I glue I re do those folds so my sides will stand up nice and straight. Spread some glue on the unpainted flap. Fold the painted flap over top the one with the glue and press down to seal them together. We glued in some moss. Glued a ring of pebbles for a fire pit, and a bit of modelling clay for the fire. Add your tipi and you have a great little tri-rama. Gail
Are you and your kids making a Native American diorama? Here are tips and step-by-step directions on how we made ours. There's no better way to combine social studies and art than making a diorama. We LOVE making dioramas!
Are you and your kids making a Native American diorama? Here are tips and step-by-step directions on how we made ours. There's no better way to combine social studies and art than making a diorama. We LOVE making dioramas!
Are you and your kids making a Native American diorama? Here are tips and step-by-step directions on how we made ours. There's no better way to combine social studies and art than making a diorama. We LOVE making dioramas!
Are you and your kids making a Native American diorama? Here are tips and step-by-step directions on how we made ours. There's no better way to combine social studies and art than making a diorama. We LOVE making dioramas!
Last year while I was perusing through the wonderful teaching blogs, I came across Teaching in Room 6's blog. She has SO many great ideas and resources for 5th grade. I was in need of an engaging Native American activity and she had one! I bought her Native American Tribe Research Report Project at her TPT store. Last year and this year, my students seemed to be a little overwhelmed when given the research report project packet. However, this year my students have it a little easier because I put together a Power Point with photos and video footage of last year's student projects and the Native American Museum. So they have a better idea of what the final product looks like. I must say that both last year and this year the kids were BEYOND excited to participate in this project. I like how the packet includes a calendar. I use the calendar to break up the project for my students. We set different due dates for the different components. I give my students one month to complete the project. The packet also lists the different Native American Tribes within the different regions. There are more than enough tribe listed and I don't allow students to research the same tribe. This ensures that everyone will be engaged and learn about many different tribes during our Native American Museum. They all get to choose their top 3 tribes. I haven't had to many issues with students not getting any of their top 3 choices. But we do have a discussion beforehand about the possibility that they may not get any of their choices. The packet includes extra credit options, such as, dressing up the day of the museum, making crafts in relation to their tribe, making dolls, etc. The majority of my students did make the extra credit activities. My 5th graders never cease to amaze me! Yesterday, we had our Native American Museum and it was a BIG success! They have been so excited all week to debut their exhibits. The students have worked hard for the past month researching, building a home, and making crafts, etc. for their project. I was overjoyed by how many parents and family members came to our museum to celebrate the wealth of knowledge my students gained! We also invited the administrators, 4th, and 5th grade classes to come and learn about all the different Native American Tribes across the U.S. It was great to see the parents not only heading over to their son or daughter's exhibit, but they made sure to visit every exhibit which made my students so happy! The 4th graders were adorable! They asked some great questions and commented on how "amazing" the projects were. The project was completed at home and I told my students that they didn't need to spend a lot of money to create their projects. I told them to think outside of the box and be creative. I know that some of the students received help from their parents and back in my earlier years of teaching that would've bothered me. However, I now feel that having their parents help them is a great bonding experience for them. They both learn about the tribe together and if they child isn't used to working on projects like this, they need someone to model and show them how to do things. Last year, I had a parent tell me how much she enjoyed working on the project with her son and how nice it was to spend quality time with him albeit learning something new. It put a huge smile on my face! If you have any social studies ideas make sure you link them up with Fifth in The Middles Social Studies Linky. It is great to see all the social studies projects being linked up! Now for some photos of this year and last years projects (I apologize for the amount of photos! It was just so hard to pick a few). I smudged out any names and faces to protect people's identities. This student used an old shirt to make her teepee. I love the doll she created! Another great home! This year I had quite a few students dress up! She put so much time into her project. I love her headdress and her crafts/dolls! This student brought in her tablet in which she had images on a slideshow?!?! Amazing...right?!?! Another headdress and a bow Love the totem pole in the front of this home. This home looked exactly like the photo she brought in! Again, very creative...no need to spend a ton of money. Super cute A doll made out of play dough! This teepee was made out of canvas and even had a canvas door cover! This house was made from an old basket! Another great example of a Native American home I like how this student made a scene and had two homes I loved how all the headdresses were so different! So much detail! Another student dressed in her attire. He did such a wonderful job with discussing his tribe! Made me one PROUD teacher! Love the colors! Getting creative with the letters. Lots of information and photos...even a replica purse Such great drawings! We decorated the hallways with totem poles they created. A poster one of my students made. Last Years Projects Love how she backed her information with construction paper. He made so many craft items! Very creative and it looks EXACTLY like the photograph. Full house! These 3rd graders were so intrigued! She made the headdress and her display board is beautiful! She made mortar and pestle out of construction paper! Love it! Another scene (definitely adds to the project) Lots of pop with the colors She made her teepee out of a paper towel and twigs. It looked great! It was a full house! Wow! She even constructed a basket out of the same material used for the home!!! A couple of long houses I know this was a long post! I'm just a proud teacher, what can I say!
Are you and your kids making a Native American diorama? Here are tips and step-by-step directions on how we made ours. There's no better way to combine social studies and art than making a diorama. We LOVE making dioramas!
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Tipi Lamps are colorful art sculptures inspired by the Iconic Native American Lodges of the Western Plains and Plateau Tribes. The contemporary designs pay Homage to the Legends, History, Culture &…
Are you and your kids making a Native American diorama? Here are tips and step-by-step directions on how we made ours. There's no better way to combine social studies and art than making a diorama. We LOVE making dioramas!
The Eastern Woodlands Indian Diorama
As a culminating activity for our Native American unit, students were asked to create a shoebox diorama. Students were expected to show the ...
After several weeks of hard work on our Native American Teepee Village Diorama we are finally done. This was a fun project. The kids prepared the box for the diorama. Both kids wanted a river in their box. So Mom helped them plan a place for the river. The fire pits we glued sticks together and added tissue paper to make it look like a fire. I used skewers and a rubber band for the base of the teepees. Felt was used for the teepee covering. I found a template online. This is Little Man's teepee's. Bug's teepee's. She wanted a lot of pink in hers. We decorated them in Indian symbols. Little Man's finished village. We used clip art to make the background. We glued sand at the edge of the river. The kids wanted to add rocks in the river. Little Man created a rock bridge to his. He put a blanket inside the teepee. He said it was from a gray wolf! Don't you just love it. Bug's Indian Village. I love how she put two horses together and had the mother and colt loving on one another-precious. In the middle is the bison skin drying out. The sea shells are filled with mini glass beads. The kids came up with that idea during our reading of Lewis and Clark. On the right side is grain and a rock to grind it. We found Indian flat bread clip art and glued it next to the grain. The bison clip art along with Devil's rock. Little Man suggested the eagle at the top. I couldn't get a clear picture of the grain and rock. Then the bison meat drying out on racks. We used felt to look like strips of meat. Little Man used markers and made line in his meat. The kids are now wanting to do a Pueblo Indian Village. I am not sure if I can pull it off this year.
Are you and your kids making a Native American diorama? Here are tips and step-by-step directions on how we made ours. There's no better way to combine social studies and art than making a diorama. We LOVE making dioramas!
Today’s Native American small world focuses on different tribes, color symbolism, and general beliefs. We’re part Seminole, so this will also be an introduction to part of our heritage …
An Indian tribe diorama is an artistic way of capturing the lifestyle of a particular tribe. Children can design a scene inside a box, showing the landscape, people, homes, clothing, food and/or other elements of tribe culture. Children should first learn about a particular type of Native Americans, such as the Plains ...
Are you and your kids making a Native American diorama? Here are tips and step-by-step directions on how we made ours. There's no better way to combine social studies and art than making a diorama. We LOVE making dioramas!
As a culminating activity for our Native American unit, students were asked to create a shoebox diorama. Students were expected to show the ...
