1. Social Studies Unit 1 Overview: The First Americans Chapter 1 – Early People Lesson 1 – The Land and States (BrainPOP Teaser)BrainPOP Teaser Lesson 2 – Ancient Indians (BrainPOP Teaser)BrainPOP Teaser Lesson 3 – Early Civilizations Chapter 1 Review Chapter 2 – American Indians Lesson 1 – The Desert Southwest Lesson 2 – The Pacific Northwest Lesson 3 – The Plains Lesson 4 – The Eastern Woodlands Lesson 5 - The Arctic Chapter 2 Review Unit Review Unit 1 Review and Activities Page 1

2. The Eastern Woodlands Lesson Overview: 1) What do we already know? 2) Vocabulary 3) Drawings 4) Main Ideas 5) Review American Indians: Lesson 4 Page 2

3. The Plains: What do we already know? 1)What did the buffalo provide for the plains Indians? a) Clothes, food, shelter, tools, weapons, utensils 2)The lodges were covered with _____. a) Sod, grasses and animal skins 3)Why did the Great Plains Indians live as nomads instead of as farmers? a) The soil wasn’t good enough to farm, so they hunted their food. Page 3 American Indians: Lesson 4

4. The Eastern Woodlands: Vocabulary Part I 1)palisade: a wall of tall wooden poles built around a village for protection. 2)wampum: string of beads made from sea shells used to trade or as money. 3)confederation: a loose group of tribal governments working together to settle disputes and create laws. 4)wigwam: round barked covered shelters framed with sticks. Page 4 American Indians: Lesson 4

5. The Eastern Woodlands: Main Ideas 1)Life in the Eastern Woodlands (pg. 75) a)What did the E.W. people use trees for?  - Canoes, shelter, tools, palisades Reading Check (pg. 75) a) How did life in the northeastern part of the Eastern Woodlands differ from life in the southern part?  - In the northeast people did more hunting and in the south they grew more crops. Page 5 American Indians: Lesson 4

6. The Eastern Woodlands: Review 1)Summarize the main ideas: 2)Practice Book: 3)Review Page 8 American Indians: Lesson 4