- $4
A Place Called Home
- Closed
This program is intended for classroom or homeschool use. The fee for this program is $4 per student. Please contact Liz Glaviano, Museum Education Director, for purchasing information. Customization is available, as well as bulk discounts.
About This Module
Where did Native Peoples choose to settle their villages, and why? How were Native dwellings built, and what raw materials were used to construct them? Primitive Technologist Jim Dina examines different types of Native American homes and particularly how Indigenous Peoples lived in the central Connecticut River Valley.
Utilizing the available teaching aids, students can also examine terrain maps and learn about Native American Place-Names. Suggested discussion or writing prompts also complement the informational video and teaching aids in this module.
Utilizing the available teaching aids, students can also examine terrain maps and learn about Native American Place-Names. Suggested discussion or writing prompts also complement the informational video and teaching aids in this module.
This module relates to:
Connecticut Social Studies Frameworks
GEO 2.4, GEO 2.5, GEO 2.6
GEO 3.2, GEO 3.3, GEO 3.4, GEO 3.8
Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for History and Social Science
3.T2
4.T1, 4.T4a
Rhode Island Social Studies GSEs for Grades 3-4
HP 2-1, H P4-1, HP 5-2,
G 2-1, G 2-2, G 2-4, G 3-2, G 3-3, G 4-1
Connecticut Social Studies Frameworks
GEO 2.4, GEO 2.5, GEO 2.6
GEO 3.2, GEO 3.3, GEO 3.4, GEO 3.8
Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for History and Social Science
3.T2
4.T1, 4.T4a
Rhode Island Social Studies GSEs for Grades 3-4
HP 2-1, H P4-1, HP 5-2,
G 2-1, G 2-2, G 2-4, G 3-2, G 3-3, G 4-1
Meet the Educator
Jim Dina has spent a lifetime learning the lifeways of Indigenous Peoples. He is a renowned Connecticut-based Primitive Technologist who has built a variety of Native Peoples structures and tools as well as pottery, cattail mats and more.
Contents
Homes and Geography
Meet The Educator: Jim Dina
Homes and Villages
Discussion or Writing Prompts: Homes and Villages
Native Land Interactive Map
Discussion or Writing Prompts: Native Land
Indian Land Tenure
Language and Place-Names
Meet the Educator: Annawon Weeden
Language and Place-Names Introduction
Native American Place-Names Map of Connecticut
Place-Names Activity
Discussion or Writing Prompts: Place-Names