UCF PEGASUS PLAN - 2nd Grade - Early Native American Cultures

Author(s)

• Kendall Childs, University of Central FloridaFollow
• Megan Klein, University of Central FloridaFollow
• Tiffany Salkin, University of Central FloridaFollow

Contributors/Editors

Dr. Lee-Anne T. Spalding; Kendra Hazen

Keywords

Lakota; Navajo; Inuit; Cherokee; Housing; Food; Arts; Transportation; Tools; Weapons; Culture; Early Native American Culture; American National Parks; National Parks

Description

During this unit, students will explore the connection between North American geographical regions and how early Native Americans lived. They will examine similarities and differences between the Inuit, Lakota, Cherokee, and Navajo with two days of hands-on center activities, a virtual camp building game, children's literature and more. 

Date Created

5-18-2026

Rights

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

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