People of the Plains - Kansas State Curricular Standards
This traveling resource trunk correlates to the 2004 Kansas History and Government, Economics and Geography Standards in the following areas:
First Grade
Geography, Benchmark 5, Indicator 1: Identifies ways in which people depend on the physical environment to meet needs and wants (e.g., water, food, fuel).
- Lesson 2: The Tipi
- Lesson 3: The Earthlodge and Grass Lodge
- Lesson 5: Preparing Buffalo Hides
- Lesson 6: Clothing
- Lesson 7: Decorating a Buffalo Robe
- Lesson 8: Quillwork
- Lesson 10: The Many Uses of Corn
- Lesson 11: Hunting
- Lesson 12: Plants as Food
- Lesson 17: Games
- Lesson 19: The Buffalo: The Plains Indians' Most Useful Resource
Geography, Benchmark 5, Indicator 2: Describes how the physical environment impacts humans (e.g., choices of clothing, housing, crops, recreation).
- Lesson 2: The Tipi
- Lesson 3: The Earthlodge and Grass Lodge
- Lesson 4: Transport: Homes and Belongings
- Lesson 5: Preparing Buffalo Hides
- Lesson 6: Clothing
- Lesson 11: Hunting
- Lesson 13: Food Preservation and Storage
- Lesson 19: The Buffalo: The Plains Indians' Most Useful Resource
History, Benchmark 2, Indicator 2: Describes the different foods produced in Kansas over time (e.g. corn).
- The Many Uses of Corn
History, Benchmark 2, Indicator 4: Compares types of shelter used by American Indians in Kansas over time (e.g., grass lodge, tipi, earth lodge).
- Lesson 2: The Tipi
- Lesson 3: The Earthlodge and Grass Lodge
- Lesson 4: Transport: Homes and Belongings
History, Benchmark 4, Indicator 3: Asks questions, shares information and discusses ideas about the past using resources such as maps, photographs, books, and people.
- Entire trunk
Second Grade
History, Benchmark 2, Indicator 1: Compares and contrasts daily life of an historic Plains Indian family, a pioneer family, and a modern family in Kansas.
- The entire trunk may be used to explore the daily life of historic Plains Indians.
History, Benchmark 4, Indicator 2: Locates information using both primary and secondary sources.
- The trunk contains primary sources in the form of historic photographs and maps and secondary source information in expository trade books and the historical background information provided with each lesson.
Third Grade
Geography, Benchmark 4, Indicator 2: Identifies ways in which human activities are impacted by the physical environment (e.g., types of housing, agricultural activities, fuel consumption, clothing, recreation, jobs, resource availability).
- Lesson 2: The Tipi
- Lesson 3: The Earthlodge and Grass Lodge
- Lesson 4: Transport: Homes and Belongings
- Lesson 5: Preparing Buffalo Hides
- Lesson 6: Clothing
- Lesson 11: Hunting
- Lesson 13: Food Preservation and Storage
- Lesson 19: The Buffalo: The Plains Indians' Most Useful Resource
History, Benchmark 3, Indicator 3: Describes various cultures by studying dance, music, folklore, and arts of ethnic groups within his/her community or region of Kansas.
- Decorating a Buffalo Robe
- Symbolism: Making Sense out of Design
