Lesson 3 Caleb, Jamiles, Spencer, Alyssa and Braeton

vocabulary Edible-fit to be eaten. Moccasin-Native American footwear made from animal skin.

Hunting and gathering The Lenape made bows and arrows to kill animals. The Lenape made bows and arrows to kill animals. The Indians smoke tobacco. The Indians smoke tobacco. They hung corn, herbs, and tobacco. They hung corn, herbs, and tobacco. The Lenape believed that deer and bears were the greatest animals of all. The Lenape believed that deer and bears were the greatest animals of all. They called the bear our grandfather. They called the bear our grandfather. They picked up crabs and oysters along the seashore. They picked up crabs and oysters along the seashore. They picked berries from the bushes and they said don’t get scratched by vines. They picked berries from the bushes and they said don’t get scratched by vines.

The Indians Of Delaware The Lenape lived in villages made up of bands. The Lenape lived in villages made up of bands. Each band was part of a larger group called tribes. Each band was part of a larger group called tribes. Some tribes joined together into nations. Some tribes joined together into nations. They wore jewelry made from seashells. They wore jewelry made from seashells.

Traveling A long time ago people had a hard time traveling. A long time ago people had a hard time traveling. Was easy and fast traveling by boat but the water was faster than people can walk. Was easy and fast traveling by boat but the water was faster than people can walk. Delaware’s native people made dugout canoes from chestnut, tulip, or oak trees. Delaware’s native people made dugout canoes from chestnut, tulip, or oak trees.

Farming and Tools The people hunted animals and gathered wild plants. The people hunted animals and gathered wild plants. They also planted corn, beans, squash, gourds, sunflowers, and tobacco. They also planted corn, beans, squash, gourds, sunflowers, and tobacco. They cleared land by burning trees or cutting a big piece of bark. They cleared land by burning trees or cutting a big piece of bark. They made tools from stone, bone, shells, reeds, and trees. They made tools from stone, bone, shells, reeds, and trees. They made arrowheads, scrapers, ax heads, needles, hooks, and bows and arrows. They made arrowheads, scrapers, ax heads, needles, hooks, and bows and arrows.

Homes The Lenni Lenape lived in two types of homes. The Lenni Lenape lived in two types of homes. The homes were longhouses and wigwams. The homes were longhouses and wigwams. They were both made out of the same things, thin young trees, large pieces of tree bark and long grasses. They were both made out of the same things, thin young trees, large pieces of tree bark and long grasses. Each home would have a hole in the roof to let the smoke out yet it still gets a little smoky inside. Each home would have a hole in the roof to let the smoke out yet it still gets a little smoky inside.