What Was the World of the Wampanoag Indians and the Pilgrims Like around the 1620s?
Objectives: The student will be able to: 1. gain an understanding of the life of the Wampanoag Indians. 2. extend their understanding of Pilgrim life and compare it to the Indians. Description of lesson/activity: 1. Read People of the Breaking Day , by Marcia Sewall to the students. This is a story explaining the life of the Wampanoag Indians before the Pilgrims arrived. Make a chart with the children of basic information such as: Wampanoags ———————————————– | Clothing | | | Food | | | Homes | | | Games | | ———————————————– Students should compare this tribe with other tribes they have studied. 2. Read the book The Pilgrims of Plimoth , by Marcia Sewall. Extend the chart from the previous activity to include the Pilgrims. 3. Create a two-sided book with the children comparing the points of view of both the Wampanoag Indians on one side, and the Pilgrims on the other.
