ETE 335

Elementary Social Studies Lesson

deBonos Thinking Hats
ETE 335
Elementary Social Studies Lesson
deBonos Thinking Hats
Lauren Antkowiak

Social Studies/Behavioral Sciences
(Thanksgiving)

2
nd
grade

New Friends in the New World

ETE 335
Elementary Social Studies Lesson
deBonos Thinking Hats
Goals:
Students will learn about the relationship between the Wampanoag
tribe and the Pilgrims.
Students will learn about the different customs of each group.

Objectives:
Content/Knowledge:
Students will analyze how the Wampanoag tribe helped the Pilgrims
and visa versa.

Process/Skills:
Students will be able to identify the benefits of these two groups
coming together.

Values/Dispositions:
Students will express how they feel about meeting a different
culture.
ETE 335
Elementary Social Studies Lesson
deBonos Thinking Hats
Rationale:
Learning about the relationship between two very different groups will
allow students to appreciate others and their culture. Students will
also learn about cooperation which will benefit them throughout their
lives.
Standards:
State Illinois Common Core or Learning Standards
18.C.1 Describe how individuals interacted within groups to
make choices regarding food, clothing and shelter.

National NCSS Themes
Theme 1: Culture
Theme 3: People, places, and environment
Theme 5: Individuals, groups, and institutions

Objective
Students will learn that the first people the Pilgrims met were
Native Americans.
Students will learn about Samoset, Massasoit, and the
Wampanoag tribe.
Students will observe the friendship that flourishes between these
two cultures.

Materials:
-Laptops
-Laptop cart
Objective
Intuitive
Students will learn about the treaty the Pilgrims and Massasoit
sign.
Students will create their own treaty.
Students will write a paragraph explaining their treaty.

Materials:
-Laptops
-Laptop cart
-Pencil
-Paper
Intuitive
Positive/Strengths
Positive/Strengths
Students will explain the benefits of having a treaty.
Students will compare how it is an advantage for both the
Pilgrims and the Native Americans.

Materials:
-Pencil
-Paper
Negatives/Weaknesses
Students will describe the cons of having the treaty.
Students will write consequences if one were to break the treaty.

Materials:
-Pencil
-Paper
-Construction paper
-Coloring utensils
-Scissors
Negatives/Weaknesses
Creative
Creative
Students will read about how the Pilgrims met Samoset.
Students will be putting on a play based on the dialogue in the
reading.

Materials:
-Reading
-Costumes
-Construction paper
-Scissors
-Coloring utensils

Thinking About Thinking
Thinking About Thinking
We will have the following discussions:
Clothes were different. You know what the Pilgrims wore. They got the woolen and
linen cloth for their clothes from England. The natives used materials around them.
Their clothes were made mostly from animal skins and fur pelts. Find pictures of the
two kinds of clothing. Which was more practical? Which would you have liked to
wear?
Although Squanto taught the Pilgrims about many foods, their meals were very
different, too. The Pilgrims had meals in the morning, at noon and in the evening.
The natives ate one meal a day, but it was a big one. Usually it was a stew made in
an open pot over a fire. It was shared by all. What was not eaten was kept there all
day for anyone who was hungry or for any visitor. Which would you like?
The natives had been living on this land for thousands of years. They had their own
customs and laws. The Pilgrims brought with them their English customs. What did
each group have to do to learn to get along together?
ETE 335
Elementary Social Studies Lesson
deBonos Thinking Hats
Assessment:
I will assess students by having a rubric for the play and a
checklist for any written work. Students will be given the
rubrics and checklists.

Online Resources:
All links have been used in a hyperlink throughout the
PowerPoint.