The Lenni Lenape Shopping Catalog Grade Level: 3-5 Lesson Creator: Laura Oliynik, Grade 4, White Rock School, Jefferson Township NJ Objective: Students will demonstrate an understanding of how the Lenni Lenape lived. NJ Core Content Social Studies Standards: 6.1.4.B.8 Compare ways people choose to use and divide natural resources. 6.1.4.C.2 Distinguish between needs and wants and explain how scarcity and choice influence decisions made by individuals, communities and nations. 6.1.4.D.1 Determine the impact of European colonization on Native American populations, including the Lenni Lenape of New Jersey. 6.1.4.D.10 Describe how the influence of Native American groups, including the Lenni Lenape culture, is manifested in different regions of New Jersey. 6.1.4.D.11 Determine how local and state communities have changed over time, and explain the reasons for changes. Common Core Standards: RI.4.10 Read and comprehend informational texts… W.4.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly W.4.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose and audience W.4.7 Conduct short research project that builds knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic Essential/Focus Questions: How does geography influence how people live? How did Native American of New Jersey and the Northeast region interact with the environment? How do people make choices about using natural resources? (lumbering, shipbuilding, fishing and whaling, use of water power for textiles, farming, dairy farming) How does where people lived in the past influence how those people lived? How and why do people use and change the environment? How do people’s choices about how they use natural resources modify the environment? Why is it important to take care of the earth?
The Lenni Lenape Shopping Catalog Grade Level: 3-5 Lesson Creator: Laura Oliynik, Grade 4, White Rock School, Jefferson Township NJ Objective: Students will demonstrate an understanding of how the Lenni Lenape lived. NJ Core Content Social Studies Standards: 6.1.4.B.8 Compare ways people choose to use and divide natural resources. 6.1.4.C.2 Distinguish between needs and wants and explain how scarcity and choice influence decisions made by individuals, communities and nations. 6.1.4.D.1 Determine the impact of European colonization on Native American populations, including the Lenni Lenape of New Jersey. 6.1.4.D.10 Describe how the influence of Native American groups, including the Lenni Lenape culture, is manifested in different regions of New Jersey. 6.1.4.D.11 Determine how local and state communities have changed over time, and explain the reasons for changes. Common Core Standards: RI.4.10 Read and comprehend informational texts… W.4.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly W.4.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose and audience W.4.7 Conduct short research project that builds knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic Essential/Focus Questions: How does geography influence how people live? How did Native American of New Jersey and the Northeast region interact with the environment? How do people make choices about using natural resources? (lumbering, shipbuilding, fishing and whaling, use of water power for textiles, farming, dairy farming) How does where people lived in the past influence how those people lived? How and why do people use and change the environment? How do people’s choices about how they use natural resources modify the environment? Why is it important to take care of the earth?