Unit Lesson Plan Overview

Subject: Social Studies/ELA/Technology Grade: 4th Topic: Texas History-Native Americans Time: 2 weeks
TEKS: Social Studies
(1) History. The student understands the origins, similarities, and differences of American Indian groups in Texas and North America
before European exploration. The student is expected to:
(A) explain the possible origins of American Indian groups in Texas and North America;
(B) identify American Indian groups in Texas and North America before European exploration such as the Lipan Apache,
Karankawa, Caddo, and Jumano;
(C) describe the regions in which American Indians lived and identify American Indian groups remaining in Texas such as the
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, Alabama-Coushatta, and Kickapoo; and
(D) compare the ways of life of American Indian groups in Texas and North America before European exploration.
ELA
6) Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive
skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts. The student is expected to:
(B) generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information;
(G) evaluate details read to determine key ideas;
(H) synthesize information to create new understanding; and
(I) monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, asking questions, and
annotating when understanding breaks down.
(7) Response skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student responds to an increasingly
challenging variety of sources that are read, heard, or viewed. The student is expected to:
(B) write responses that demonstrate understanding of texts, including comparing and contrasting ideas across a variety of
sources;
(C) use text evidence to support an appropriate response;
 (D) retell, paraphrase, or summarize texts in ways that maintain meaning and logical order;
(E) interact with sources in meaningful ways such as notetaking, annotating, freewriting, or illustrating;
(F) respond using newly acquired vocabulary as appropriate; and
(G) discuss specific ideas in the text that are important to the meaning.
Technology Applications
(3) Research and information fluency. The student acquires and evaluates digital content. The student is expected to:
(A) use various search strategies such as keyword(s); the Boolean identifiers and, or, and not; and other strategies appropriate
to specific search engines;
(B) collect and organize information from a variety of formats, including text, audio, video, and graphics;
(C) validate and evaluate the relevance and appropriateness of information; and
(D) acquire information appropriate to specific tasks.
Objectives: TLW identify Myths and Facts of the Ice Age.
TLW describe life for each of the four Texan Indian Groups by creating foldables.
TLW compare and contrast the four mayor Texan Indian Groups using Venn diagrams.
Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 1 Objectives: Objectives: Objectives: Objectives: Objectives:
Today I want to teach you Today I want to teach you Today I want to teach Today I want to teach Today I want to teach
about the Early Native about the Early Native you about the Early you about the Early you about the Early
Americans in Texas. Americans in Texas by Native Americans in Native Americans in Native Americans in
Specifically the beginning, using our writer skills to Texas by becoming Texas by becoming Texas by comparing
the Ice Age. read about the Indians. experts in one of the four experts in one of the and contrasting the
Indian Groups. four Indian Groups. different Indian
Introduction/ Link Introduction/ Link Groups.
Watch video on What is an Watch Tease on Indians Introduction/ Link Introduction/ Link
Ice age? Introduction/ Link
Activities:
Activities: Students will complete a Activities: Activities: Activities:
(Glue handouts in Journal.) revise and edit passage on Students will be split into Students will be split Each tribe will be
Read handout on Myths vs. the Indian groups we will 4 groups, tribes. Each into 4 groups, tribes. paired with another
be discussing. tribe will be assigned a Each tribe will be and together they will
 Facts about the Ice Age
and fill out the notes page.
Week 2 Objectives:
Today I want to teach you
about the Early Native
Americans in Texas by
becoming experts in all of
the four Indian Groups.
Introduction/ Link
Activities:
Students will be split into
groups of four where each
tribe will be represented.
Students will share
knowledge of their own
tribes. Students will create
foldables to glue into their
journals, or simply take
notes in their journals on
each tribe.
Objectives:
Today we will review on
the four Indian Groups.
Introduction/ Link
Watch Tease on 4 Indian
Groups
Activities:
Students will be split into
groups of four where each
tribe will be represented.
Students will share
knowledge of their own
tribes. Students will create
foldables to glue into their
journals, or simply take
notes in their journals on
each tribe.
IF STUDENTS FINISH
EARLY, they can create a
Texas Postcard
highlighting their favorite
Indian Group.
different Indian Group;
Lapian Apache,
Karankawa, Jumano, and
Caddo. Students will be
allowed to read textbooks
and use the internet to fill
out their foldables on the
life of their respective
tribe.
Objectives:
Today I want to teach
you about Native
Americans in Texas by
comparing Indian Life
then to now.
Introduction/ Link
Activities:
Students will be split into
groups where they will
work together to
complete a Treasure
Hunt to learn about the
Indians living in Texas
now.
assigned a different compare and contrast
Indian Group; Lapian their individual tribes
Apache, Karankawa, with the other by
Jumano, and Caddo. creating a Venn
Students will be allowed Diagram.
to read textbooks and
use the internet to fill
out their foldables on
the life of their
respective tribe.
Objectives: Assessment
Today I want to teach
you about Native
Americans in Texas by
comparing Indian Life
then to now.
Introduction/ Link
Activities:
Students will be split
into groups where they
will work together to
complete a Treasure
Hunt to learn about the
Indians living in Texas
now.