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- Show & Tell Museum: Investigating Primary Sources (.pdf)
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- Native American Artifact Cards - English (.pdf)
- Native American Artifact Cards - English (.docx)
- Native American Artifact Cards - English (.pptx)
- Native American Artifact Cards - Spanish (.pdf)
- Native American Artifact Cards - Spanish (.docx)
- Native American Artifact Cards - Spanish (.pptx)
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Scholars become detectives in a lesson that focuses on primary sources. Learners practice their observational skills by examining the teacher's artifact and visiting the Show and Tell Museum that highlihgts items from peers and learning more about them through their findings. Pupils use a mind map to identify the importance of primary sources for learning about the past. Class members use their observational skills to examine images of artifacts from early Native Americans in Oklahoma and journal their findings.
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Instructional Ideas
- Draft a letter for parents and givers explaining the lesson and the need for a personal artifact; direct participants to choose an object that is not easily broken
- Use the lesson as an icebreaker to learn more about class members
Classroom Considerations
- Prep time includes gathering materials and making copies
- Daily sessions take about 45 minutes
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