Lesson Plan: Native American Crops

Lesson by Annie Wickersty

Grade level: 1st grade

Summary: Students identify corn and one other American crop as crops that are native to the Americas. Next, the students complete a drawing project that identifies a Native American crop and how they might be found/ used today.  The students will then answer big questions about how the foods the Native Americans ate influenced the foods that people eat today.

Score: 16/18

 

Inclusivity of Multiple Perspectives: 3

Link to Real World Problems: 3

Differentiation: 2

Agents of Change: 2

Connections to Students’ Lives: 3

Lesson Assessment: 3

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