Emily Cooney

Lesson Plan
4th grade Delaware
Day 13
45 minutes
Vocabulary:
Wigwams- houses made from tree branches, grass, and mud.
Skills:
Compare and contrast
Presenting
Research
Working in a group
Concepts:
Everyday life as a Native American
European settlers taking over Native American land and tribes
Objectives:
Students will be able to find at least 7 similarities and differences between the first inhabitants of
Delaware and Pennsylvania through examining facts and listening to presentations.
Students will be able to explain the significance of the European settlers who came and
colonized Delaware and Pennsylvania.
Standards:
8.3.4.D: Distinguish between conflict and cooperation among groups and organization that
impacted the history and development of the United States. Ethnicity and race, working
conditions, immigration, military conflict, economic stability
NCSS themes with sub themes:
NCSS.1.2.b ...have learners apply key concepts from the study of history such as time,
chronology, causality, change, conflict, and complexity to explain, analyze, and show
connections among the patterns of historical change and continuity
NCSS.1.3.f ...ask learners to describe how people create places that reflect culture, human needs,
current values and ideals, and government policies
NCSS.1.3.g ...challenge learners to examine, interpret, and analyze the interactions of human
beings and their physical environments
Anticipatory Set: Yesterday we learned about New York. Who can come up and point to New
York on the map. Today we are going to learn about the last state in the Northeast region. Show
students where Delaware is located on the map. Give students an enlarged outline of Delaware.
Show the students where the capital (Dover) is and the Delaware River.
Procedure:
1.) The teacher will introduce that the first inhabitants of Delaware and Pennsylvania were
both Native Americans.

2.) The teacher will use the map to show where the different tribes were located.
3.) The students will fill in the first line of their Venn diagram showing that PA had 6 tribes
while Delaware only had 2.
4.) The teacher will pass out computers and students will go to their designated websites.
Each group will be responsible for a different topic. The topics will be basic information
about the Lenape, the basic information about the Paleo, how Delaware Indians were
forced out by the Europeans, and how the Paleo Indians were forced to leave by the
Europeans.
(Students will be able to find similarities and differences between the first inhabitants of
Delaware and Pennsylvania through examining facts and listening to presentations. Students
will be able to explain the significance of the European settlers who came and colonized
Delaware and Pennsylvania.)
5.) The students will make a poster or write a paper about their topic in their group.
6.) Groups will stand up and present their projects with each member of the group
participating.
7.) The students will write down notes from each presentation in a Venn diagram to show the
similarities and differences.
(Students will be able to find similarities and differences between the first inhabitants of
Delaware and Pennsylvania through examining facts and listening to presentations. Students
will be able to explain the significance of the European settlers who came and colonized
Delaware and Pennsylvania.)
Differentiation: Students who have difficulty writing can draw pictures for the group
presentation.
Students who can handle more difficult work will be in the groups that learn about the Europeans
taking over. (The other information like what the Indians wore, what they ate, and gender roles
are easier information to understand.)
Closure: Students will come together as a class and review what they learned and what their
Venn diagrams. The teacher will ask for volunteers to read one thing from their Venn diagram
and the teacher will write it on a large sheet of paper.
Formative assessment: The teacher will observe that everyone is working together in their
groups.
Summative assessment: The teacher will collect the Venn diagrams which will show the
similarities and differences between the first inhabitants of Delaware and the first inhabitants of
PA.
(Students will be able to find similarities and differences between the first inhabitants of
Delaware and Pennsylvania through examining facts and listening to presentations. Students will
be able to explain the significance of the European settlers who came and colonized Delaware
and Pennsylvania.)
Materials:
Writing utensil
Venn diagram

Paper
Poster paper
Markers
Outline of Delaware
Map showing where the different tribes are
Map of Delaware
Computers

Technology: Use the smart board to show the outline of Delaware and to draw where the capital
and Delaware River are. Also use smart board to pull up an actual map of Delaware so they can
see how it looks. Also student will be using the computer to find information.
Reflection on planning: The hardest part about planning this lesson was getting all of the
information together. Also figuring out how I was going to present all of the information to the
students in a way that is fun. I chose to have each group reading facts about the different topics
off of the computer because I found that the easiest way. Figuring out what information is
important and relevant is also an issue that I had. Lastly, I decided that students would need more
direction to what information they need, so each group has a prompt with guidelines to look at.
References:
Website

M.IMinor
Influenc
e or

If S.I.
include
why
credible

How
easy
is it
for
teache
rs to
access
?

How
easy
is it
for
studen
ts to
access
?

S.ISignific
ant
Influenc
e
http://www.bigorrin.org/lenape_kids.htm

S.I

This is an
organizati
on which
makes it
credible.

Very
easy
and
free

Very
easy
and
free

http://explorepahistory.com/story.php?storyId=1-914&chapter=1

S.I

There is
so much
informati
on on this
website

Very
easy
and
free

Very
easy
and
free

about the
history of
PA. The
facts that
I read are
the same
facts that
I read on
other
websites.
http://www.ducksters.com/geography/us_states/delawar
e_history.php

S.I

Facts are
consistent
with
other
websites.

Very
easy
and
free

Very
easy
and
free

Group 1
Delaware: Your task is to learn as much about the Delaware Indians as you can. Find
information about what the Indians wore, where they lived, what the gender roles were, the
division of labor, and anything you find important or interesting. You will be making a poser or
writing a paper about you learned and presenting it to the class. Each group member must
participate in the presentation.
Group 2
Delaware: Read about what happened in Delaware between the Indians and the Europeans. Make
a poster or write a paper about what you learned.
Group 3
Pennsylvania: Your task is to learn as much about the Pennsylvania Indians as you can. Find
information about what the Indians wore, where they lived, what the gender roles were, the
division of labor, and anything you find important or interesting. You will be making a poser or
writing a paper about you learned and presenting it to the class. Each group member must
participate in the presentation.
Group 4
Pennsylvania: Read about what happened in Pennsylvania between the Indians and the
Europeans. Make a poster or write a paper about what you learned.

Content notes
The first people in Delaware vs the first people in Pennsylvania
Delaware
Group 1
Lenape and Nanticoke Indians were Algonquin Indians and they were the first in
Delaware. European settlers called them Delaware. Lenape were prime fur traders with
the Dutch.
The Dutch were the first Europeans to settle in Delaware but their colony was destroyed
by the Indians.
The first Europeans to settle in Delaware were the Dutch in 1631
Dutch settlers were wiped out by the Indians
In 1638 Swedish settlers established fort Christina today its known as Wilmington
Group 2
Lenapes traveled the Delaware River by using canoes made out of bark
Women did most of the farming. They grew beans and squash
Men hunted deer, elk, and turkeys. They also fished
They used bow and arrows and made body length shields from moose hide and wood
They lived in villages of round houses called wigwams made from tree branches, grass,
and mud
Women were responsible for childcare and cooking
Men hunted and sometimes went to war to protect their family
http://www.city-data.com/states/Delaware-History.html
Pennsylvania
Group 3
Paleo Indians followed animals to PA
Hunters and gatherers
Lived in groups of 20-30
They made tools from stone, bone, and wood
As the ice age ended their natural resources changed and they became more advanced
and made arrowheads, stone axes, sinkers for fishing nets
Agriculture made it easy for them to grow crops which expanded their population
Learned to make pottery
Different work patterns for men and women developed. Men hunted and fished while
women tended crops such as corn, beans, and squash. These crops were known as
three sisters which reflected feminine spirit and power.
Group 4
In 1662 William Penn traded cloth and other goods for the Indians land.

The Europeans brought cloth, metal tools, and other good but they also brought
disease, weapons and alcohol which destroyed Indian populations and culture.
William Penns family was greedy for land
During the French and Indian war the Indians fought to keep their homelands
Europeans burned Indian home and crops and murdered unarmed men, women, and
children.
Indians became dependent on the Europeans for their goods.
Indians lost the revolutionary war and were forced to relocate. They spread out some
going to New York, Canada, and Ohio. Some had to change their Indian dress, diet, work
patterns, and spiritual beliefs
Colonel Richard Henry Pratt established the Carlisle Indian School which was a boarding
school that took Indian children and tried to force them to adapt to white practices to
make them loyal citizens of the United States.
Kill the Indian, save the man was the motto meaning they would erase all Indian
culture from them rather than understanding it and learning from it.

http://explorepahistory.com/story.php?storyId=1-9-14&chapter=1