Week 2 Inquiry

Wow! What a week it has been working on my inquiry! The kids have done a wonderful job researching different Native American groups. Each day we have worked on researching a different group, first by watching a United Streaming video, which we started last week, but this week, we have been breaking down the information into manageable organizers, for the students to be able to make the powerpoints. Everyone took a piece of paper and folded into fours, then drew a big circle on the paper. I drew a circle on the board for each Native American group, and on each part of the circle, we labeled the parts into what the Indians wore, hunted/ate, lived in, and played or did for entertainment.

After having students fill out the pie organizers for each Native American group, I wrote all the groups on a piece of paper, and the kids were able to draw a name out of a box. It worked out so nicely the way each table had a different group. Most everyone was happy about the group they would be doing further research on, however it seemed that Eastern Woodlands was a favorite! Yesterday, I made a research sheet where they logged all of their information about what specific part of the Indian group they will be making their powerpoint slides on. They all seem really excited to go into the computer lab and begin making the slides. I plan on having each group make a slideshow together, but depending on how well they behave, I might have them make the slides individually and save to a common folder and I will try to put them together somehow. They did spend some time looking up clip art to add to their slides, and I saved them to a folder show they can choose whichever one they want when they are ready to add all the fun stuff to their slides. It has been really great so far. I will keep you updated:) Hope you are all having a great inquiry!