American Indian Homes in Kansas
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 First
Grade
To address Kansas standards
Kaw Mission in Council Grove is providing an opportunity for you to
combine Kansas standards with a unique educational experience!
Learn how Kansas Indians built their homes using only the natural resources
found on the prairie. Compare and contrast the shapes of the homes of
the Kansa, Pawnee, Wichita, and Cheyenne. View a house provided by the
U.S. government and compare this to a Kansa Indian bark lodge.
This tour fulfills grade specific standards and provides pre- and post-visit
materials to help teachers address those standards.
Kansas Standards
 History
Benchmark 2, Indicator 4: The student compares types of shelter used
by American Indians in Kansas over time (e.g., grass lodge, earth lodge,
bark lodge, tipi).
Benchmark 4, Indicator 3: The student asks questions, shares information,
and discusses ideas about the past using resources such as maps, photographs,
books, and people.
Geography
Benchmark 1, Indicator 2: The student finds Kansas on a wall map.
Benchmark 5, Indicator 2: The student describes how the physical environment
impacts humans (e.g., choices of clothing, housing, crops, recreation).
Reading
Benchmark 2, Indicator 1: The student uses knowledge of sentence structure
to read fluently at instructional or independent reading levels.
Mathematics
Standard 3: Geometry Benchmark 1, Indicator 2: The student recognizes
and investigates attributes of circles, squares, rectangles, triangles,
and ellipses (plane figures) using concrete objects, drawings, and appropriate
technology.
Science
Science as Inquiry Benchmark 1, Indicator 4: The student asks and
answers questions about objects, organisms, and events in his/her environment.
Length of tour: approximately
one hour.
Cost: $2 per student
Number of students in a group: For
the best experience, we recommend no more than 30 students per
tour.
For registration and scheduling: Contact
Mary Honeyman, site administrator, 620-767-5410; kawmission@kshs.org.
A minimum of two weeks advance registration is needed.
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