1. Why was it so difficult for Plains Indians to find shelter on the
Learning Objective:
To understand how the Plains Indians solved the problem of shelter on the Great Plains
On the whiteboards:
Why was it so difficult for Plains Indians to find shelter on the
Great Plains?
Why was the tipi such a suitable shelter?

2. Key vocabulary: nomadic
Learning Objective:
To understand how the Plains Indians solved the problem of shelter on the Great Plains
Key vocabulary: nomadic
Even better learning
To evaluate the suitability of the tipi as a shelter on the Great Plains
(Grade A/A*)
Great Learning
To explain how Plains Indians solved the problem of finding shelter on the Great Plains
(Grade C/B)
Good learning
To describe how Plains Indians solved the problem of finding shelter on the Great Plains
(Grade E/D)
SMSC: social - nomadic

3. Our Learning Journey
I can explain how the Plains Indians survived on the Great Plains
To understand the traditional way of life of Plains Indians
I can use appropriate vocabulary to discuss Plains Indian culture
I am developing examination skills:
Images of Plains Indian culture
Impact of Manifest Destiny
Living in a tipi
Buffalo hunting
Spiritual beliefs
fighting techniques
I can use appropriate words and phrases to discuss Plains Indian culture
I am developing GCSE skills
source inference skills
extended writing
independent research
Key words

4. The Plains Indians hunted buffalo and used the hides to make tipis.
Learning Objective:
To understand how the Plains Indians solved the problem of shelter on the Great Plains
The Plains Indians hunted buffalo and used the hides to make tipis.
Each tipi could be folded down into a sledge.
This was known as a travois

5. What can we learn from this source about Plains Indian life?
Learning Objective:
To understand how the Plains Indians solved the problem of shelter on the Great Plains
What can we learn from this source about Plains Indian life?
(4 marks)

6. Colonel Dodge Hang on one cotton-picking minute!
Learning Objective:
To understand how the Plains Indians solved the problem of shelter on the Great Plains
Hang on one cotton-picking minute!
This photograph is a modern reconstruction.
I actually visited a Plains Indian camp
Read my brilliant book to find out the real story
Colonel Dodge

7. Learning Objective:
To understand how the Plains Indians solved the problem of shelter on the Great Plains
The home of the Plains Indians is fifteen feet high and measures about 12 feet across. It is decorated on the outside with pictures to celebrate the tribe’s success in hunting and warfare.
The fire is built in the centre and some of the smoke escapes through an opening at the top. However, the design is not very effective. In cold weather the tipi is usually full of smoke and this is unbearable for visitors.
The tipi is well suited to the everyday needs of the Plains Indians. The conical shape withstands the strong winds on the Great Plains. Even in the coldest weather the tipi can be kept warm with just a little fuel created from buffalo dung.
The beds are made from buffalo fur and these are used as seats during the day. Sometimes there are eight or ten people in a tipi from three or four different families.
Since the cooking, eating, living and sleeping are all done in one room, it soon becomes unbearable filthy.
Based on a book written by Colonel Dodge, a US army officer

8. The tipi is always clean, warm in winter and cool in summer
Learning Objective:
To understand how the Plains Indians solved the problem of shelter on the Great Plains
I am Chief Flying Hawk
The tipi is always clean, warm in winter and cool in summer
Tipis soon get incredibly filthy
Why do Chief Flying Hawk and Colonel Dodge disagree about life in a tipi?

9. Please follow the instructions on the task sheet
Learning Objective:
To understand how the Plains Indians solved the problem of shelter on the Great Plains
Research project
Section 1:
How did the Plains Indians solve the problem of shelter on the Great Plains?
Please follow the instructions on the task sheet
Due: w/b 15th September

10. How did tipis help Plains Indians to survive on the Great Plains?
Learning Objective:
To understand how the Plains Indians solved the problem of shelter on the Great Plains
On the whiteboard:
How did tipis help Plains Indians to survive on the Great Plains?