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Teachers:
Subject:
Miss Engels
Social Studies
Standard:
S1.C3.PO2: Describe the interaction of Native Americans with the Pilgrims
(e.g., arrival of the Mayflower, Squanto, the Wampanoag, the first
Thanksgiving).
S1 C3 PO3: Describe the exchange of ideas, culture and goods between the
Native Americans and the Pilgrims.
ISTE Teacher Standard: 3: Model digital age work and learning, d: Model and
facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze,
evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.2
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information
presented orally or through other media.
Objective (Explicit):
Students will be able to describe Squanto as a Wampanoag Native American
who helped the Pilgrims survive in the New World.
Evidence of Mastery (Measurable):
Exceeds
Characteristics:
Number of Students:
SWBAT write a letter to Squanto
from the perspective of a pilgrim
thanking him for his help, using
at least two specific reasons for
thanks. Student also
demonstrates proper use of
grammar, capitilization, and
punctuation.
Meets
Characteristics:
Number of Students:
SWBAT write a letter to Squanto
from the perspective of a pilgrim
thanking him for his help, using
at least two specific reasons for
thanks.
Approaches
Characteristics:
Number of Students:
SWBAT write a letter to Squanto
from the perspective of a pilgrim,
giving less than two reasons for
thanks.
Falls Far Below
Characteristics:
Does not attempt
Number of Students:
Pilgrims died.
New Learning:
Students will learn that Squanto was a Native American that lived in
Massachusetts in 1620.
Students will learn that Squanto helped the Pilgrims learn to farm and hunt.
Relevancy: It is important to know that Squanto was one of the Wampanoag
Native Americans that helped the Pilgrims survive in the New World. Without
him, there might not have been a first Thanksgiving.
Key vocabulary:
Materials:
Squanto
- Squanto online
Wampanoag
mini-book from
Pilgrim
Scholastic
Crops
(Appendices A)
-Daily book page
(Appendices B)
Squanto worksheet
(Appendices C)
-Circle Map
Guided Practice
Instructional Input
After completing the circle map, the teacher will send the
students back to their seats to fill in the Squanto page
in their daily books (Appendices B).
Independent Practice
Co-Teaching Strategy/Differentiation
Teacher can read the story Squantos Journey if students want to learn more
about Squanto.
Teacher Will:
Give children copies of the Thank you, Squanto writing
activity (Appendices C). Teacher will encourage students
to pretend they are Pilgrims who received help from
Squanto. Teacher will explain that we are going to be
writing Squanto a thank you note, thanking him for all of
his help. Teacher will encourage children to use the idea
bank for topics to write about and include details they
learned from the online mini-book.
Student Will:
Students will put
themselves in the
position of a Pilgrim
in 1620. The
students will write a
letter to Squanto,
thanking him for all
of his help. Students
will use the ideas
from the idea bank
and include details
from the mini-book
and circle map.
Co-Teaching Strategy/Differentiation
Teacher can provide students will a list of sentence starters to help with their
writing. For example: I am writing to thank you for You are a great teacher
because Thank you for teaching me how to
Teacher can also re-read the online mini-book one more time to help students
generate ideas for their writing.
Closing/Student Reflection/Real-life connections:
Teacher will ask students what we have learned today? Teacher will explain that
today we learned about a Native American named Squanto who helped the Pilgrims
survive in the New World. Squanto was a very kind, generous, and helpful Native
American. We should learn from Squanto and always be kind and helpful towards our
friends in school.
Appendices A
Squanto Online Mini-Book can be found at:
http://minibooks.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/swf/09/IW
B09_e010.swf?
lt=MB/ib//eng/FullScreenIWB///MB_proddetail/txtl/IWBusgae///
Appendices B
Appendices C