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The purpose of this lesson is to show the connection between American Indians in Kansas and the environment. First grade students will learn about the traditional homes of the Wichita, Pawnee, Kansa, and Cheyenne. In reading the texts as a class, the student will practice choral reading. The material can be covered in six short sessions spread out over six days or can be combined and completed in fewer days. Select each image to see a PDF with the front and back of each card.

Lesson plan

Spanish translations for each card have been provided by students in the Spanish classes of Roberto Barrera, Fredonia High School.

To view a PDF of the front and back of each image, click on the card.

Kansas Standards for History Government and Social Studies:

Standard #5: Relationships among people, places, ideas, and environments are dynamic.

5.1: The student will recognize and evaluate dynamic relationships that impact lives in communities, states, and nations.

Kansas College and Career Ready Standards

RI 1.7: The student will use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.

RI 1.10: The student, with prompting and support, will read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.

SL 1.2: The student will ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

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Read Kansas! Primary - P-06 American Indian Homes in Kansas

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The purpose of this lesson is to show the connection between American Indians in Kansas and the environment. First grade students will learn about the traditional homes of the Wichita, Pawnee, Kansa, and Cheyenne. In reading the texts as a class, the student will practice choral reading.

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This first grade lesson shows the connection between settlers in Kansas and the environment. Students will learn how settlers adapted to living in Kansas by learning about the houses they built. In reading the text as a class, the students will practice choral reading. This lesson is recommended as an extension of the American Indians Homes in Kansas Read Kansas! lesson (P-6). This lesson can be completed in six class periods or can be combined and completed in fewer days. Select each image to see a PDF with the front and back of each card.

Lesson Plan

Spanish translations for each card have been provided by students in the Spanish classes of Roberto Barrera, Fredonia High School.

To view a PDF of the front and back of each image, click on the card.

Kansas History, Government and Social Studies Standards addressed:

Standard #5: Relationships among people, places, ideas, and environments are dynamic.

5.1: The student will recognize and evaluate dynamic relationships that impact lives in communities, states, and nations.

Kansas College and Career Ready Standards:

RI 1.7: The student will use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.

RI 1.10: The student, with prompting and support, will read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.

SL 1.2: The student will ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

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Read Kansas! Primary - P-07 Kansas Prairie Homes

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Identifies the different uses of maps, and looks into the process of map-making. The program introduces such key terms as map, compass, symbol, map key, and more.

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The Constitution and Constitution Day: A Beginner's Guide

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Jeffrey and Lilly, along with their intelligent dog Mr. Beanbody, travel back in time to learn about the United States Constitution. Along the way, they explore the three branches of United States government and the Bill of Rights. Mr. Beanbody goes on to explain the origins of Constitution Day, a national holiday celebrated in communities across the United States.

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- Going To School pg. 6
- Rules of School pp 10-11
- A Neighborhood pp 14-17
- Using A Map Key pp 96-97
- We The Kids, Close Reading
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Explores the process of Election Day in the United States. The program discusses the timing of Election Day and why it occurs when it does. It also explores how the Electoral College is determined, the difference between the Electoral College's vote and the popular vote, and how ballots are cast.

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How Leaders and Events Shape Communities

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Celebrates the qualities of good leadership--courage, honesty, devotion, and foresight--and introduces historical and modern-day leaders. The program highlights the achievements of Ben Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Cesar Chavez, Mother Theresa, and others, as well as notes the important role everyday leaders play in a community, from teachers and police officers to military personnel and the president.

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- Make a Choice By Voting, pp.
58-59
- Who Are Our Leaders? pp 48-51
- Portraits of Good Citizens: pp
68-71
-Celebrate pp.154-157

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Community Rules and Laws, Second Edition

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When his father can't make it to his soccer game, Michael learns how important rules and laws are in our community today and long ago. Students travel back to the Old West and experience the need for rules and laws and why they are important in our family, classroom, school, community, state, and nation.

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Social Studies Kids: Exploring Your Community and Its Workers

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Communicates the wide variety of people, workers, and institutions necessary to make a community function, and briefly summarizes the differences between urban, suburban, and rural communities. The program also gives specific details on the responsibilities of numerous types of workers, such as mail carriers, doctors, firefighters, teachers, garbage collectors, mayors, and more, and includes a video quiz at the end of each segment.

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- Rules and Laws pp. 46-47
- Rights and Responsibilities
pp. 72-73

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The purpose of this lesson is to teach first grade students about the four main crops grown in Kansas and the foods they produce. The lesson also focuses the student's attention on reading expository texts and sequencing. The lesson is divided into several short lessons over four days but can be completed in fewer days if the teacher so desires. Select each image to see a PDF with the front and back of each card.

Lesson plan

Spanish translations for each card have been provided by students in the Spanish classes of Roberto Barrera, Fredonia High School.

Kansas History, Government and Social Studies Standards:

Standard #4: Societies experience continuity and change over time.

4.4: The student will recognize and evaluate continuity and change over time and its impact on individuals, institutions, communities, states, and nations.

Kansas College and Career Ready Standards:

RI.1.3: The student will describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

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Read Kansas! Primary - P-05 Kansas Crops

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Learns from Luna and Jupiter's father that flowers turn into fruit, and investigates why and how flowers transform into fruit. The program follows Luna, Jupiter, and Clyde as they become orange blossoms, and sings about the relationship between plants, flowers, seeds, and fruit.

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Guided tour-Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site, Republic

Grades-First

How did people of the Pawnee Nation who lived in the Central Plains build their homes? What natural supplies did they use? What does an earth lodge look like? Did the Pawnees also live in tipis? Come to the Pawnee Indian Museum to find the answers to these questions and to learn about the homes of other Plains Indians including the Kansa, Wichita, and Cheyenne.

This guided tour offers teachers pre-and post-visit materials to help provide students with supplemental learning. Included with these materials is the Read Kansas! American Indian Homes in Kansas lesson. Teachers might also be interested in either of these educational resource trunks: Indian Homes in Kansas or Uses of the Buffalo.

Download PDF with tour information

Cost per student is $6. One adult enters free for every 10 students. Additional adults pay $5.

Length of tour: Approximately one hour.

Number of students in a group: For the best experience, we recommend approximately 30 students per tour. For larger groups please contact the Site administrator.

Registration and scheduling: Contact the site administrator at 785-361-2255; or email Pawnee Indian Museum at kshs.piv@ks.gov. Tours must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance.

Other guided tours at Pawnee Indian Museum:

Nature, A Pawnee Means of Survival

When Smoke Curled Upward from Earth Lodges

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American Indian Homes in the Central Plains - Republic

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How did people of the Pawnee Nation who lived in the Central Plains build their homes? What natural supplies did they use? What does an earth lodge look like? Did the Pawnees also live in tipis?

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This first grade lesson shows the connection between settlers in Kansas and the environment. Students will learn how settlers adapted to living in Kansas by learning about the houses they built. In reading the text as a class, the students will practice choral reading. This lesson is recommended as an extension of the American Indians Homes in Kansas Read Kansas! lesson (P-6). This lesson can be completed in six class periods or can be combined and completed in fewer days. Select each image to see a PDF with the front and back of each card.

Lesson Plan

Spanish translations for each card have been provided by students in the Spanish classes of Roberto Barrera, Fredonia High School.

To view a PDF of the front and back of each image, click on the card.

Kansas History, Government and Social Studies Standards addressed:

Standard #5: Relationships among people, places, ideas, and environments are dynamic.

5.1: The student will recognize and evaluate dynamic relationships that impact lives in communities, states, and nations.

Kansas College and Career Ready Standards:

RI 1.7: The student will use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.

RI 1.10: The student, with prompting and support, will read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.

SL 1.2: The student will ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

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Read Kansas! Primary - P-07 Kansas Prairie Homes

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People live, work, and have fun together in many different kinds of communities. With the help of three children, students learn about the similarities and differences of neighborhoods in the city, suburbs, and rural communities. We join each child as they show us what it is like to live in his/her neighborhood.

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Neighborhoods: Understanding Where We Live

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Travel alongside a mail carrier for an insightful look at neighborhoods, where families live, play, and work. Visit schools, police and fire stations, shopping areas, parks, and a variety of homes, each of which is identified by a two-part address.

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- People and Resources pp
108-11
- Houses and Homes pp.
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Joins Luna, Clyde, and Jupiter as they learn how to recycle plastic, and follows the production line in a recycling plant. The program teaches the value of plastic in preserving food, and emphasizes the importance of recycling so that plastic waste is not everywhere.

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (Spanish Version)

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The national symbols help to honor our history and think of the United States as a country of hope, freedom, and friendship. Learn about the stories behind the country's symbols and their significance to Americans. Includes the Flag of the United States, the Liberty Bell, the Statue of Liberty, and the Bald Eagle.

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A clever jingle and simple narration familiarize students with the national symbols of the United States. The segment features visual examples of different kinds of symbols.

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Citizen's Rule: Symbols and Celebrations of America

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- Saving Our Resources pp.
114 - 117
- America’s Symbols pp. 60-
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-School Long Ago and Today
pp 22-27
-Put Things Into Groups: pp
28-29
-Rules and Laws: page 46-47
-Rights and Responsibilities:
pp 72-73
-Families Together: page 138-
139
-Everyday Life, Past and
Present pp 210-215
-Rush Hour: page 228-239
-Goods and Services: page
240-243
-Why People Work: page 252-
253
-Jobs Change: page 254-257
-Buyers and Sellers: page 258-261
-Wanting More or Less: page
264-265
-Making Choices When
Buying: pp 266-267

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