The First Americans (Home, School, and Neighborhood)

Key Vocabulary

1. culture

   a way of life of a group, or organization, or country. tribe dance.

2. Native Americans

   the people who were living in North America before Europeans.

3. native

   born and existing in a particular place or country.

4. hunt

   to chase and kill animals for their meat or skin.

5. fish

   to try to catch fish. fishing pole.

6. craftwork

   work made by special skills.

7. settle

   to go and live in a place. settle down.

8. affect

   to make a change in something or someone.

Virsual Summary

Native American Culture

culture	picture
hunt
fish
clothing
farming
housing teepee
craftwork

Native American Art

art	picture
dance, trib dance
painting
totem poles

Native Americans had their own culture.

Exercise

Match each word with its definition:

1. to try to catch fish. (fish)
2. work make by special skills. (craftwork)
3. to chase and kill animals for their meat or skin. (hunt)
4. a way of life of a group, organization, or country. (culture)
5. born and existingin a particular place or country. (native)
6. the people who were living in North America before Europeans. (Native Americans)

Daily Life of a Family

1. eat breakfast

2. learn to do things

3. make the bed. do chores.

4. brush teeth

True of False

Reading passage/section

The first people to live in North America are called Native Americans. Native Americans had their own culture. They made many things using their hands. A bow, arrow, net, and canoe were used to hunt and to fish.

Craftworks like baskets and pottery were used to store crops such as corn. Native Americans also had their style of dress, their own dances, and their own art culture.

There were many Native American groups (tribes) living in North America before Europeans came. Native Americans helped them settle in many ways. Europeans and the Native Americans affected each other.

Reading skill

Main Idea and Detail

Native Americans

1. They are the (first) people to live in (North America).

2. They had their own (culture) and art.

3. Native Americans and Europeans (affected) each other.

Comprehension

1. Native Americans helped Europeans to (settle).
2. Native Americans made many things using (their hands).
3. Native Americans would hunt and fish (using a bow, canoe, net and arrow).
4. Native Americans made craftwork such as a basket (which they used to store crops, such as corn).

source

From American Textbook Reading Social Studies 01 Grade 2 41:01