Lewis & Clark Summer Expedition: Week Five

We cannot learn about the Lewis & Clark expedition without learning about Sacagawea and the many Native American Indians the expedition encountered on their journey. President Jefferson instructed Lewis & Clark to meet with Indian tribes along their route to learn their languages and beliefs. Lewis & Clark also represented the United States government and were charged with  making a good impression, on behalf of the government. They ended up meeting dozens and dozens of different tribes.

Reading

Read one of these pieces about Sacajawea with your kids.

• Sacagawea Biography for Kids
• Sacgawea
• Or read about Sacagawea  in one of the books from our Lewis & Clark reading list.

Expedition Exploration & Writing

• Visit a local Native American Indian museum or educational center or look up who were the first people in your state.
• Learn a little bit of a native language. Last year we learned a little of the Oneida language while visiting the Oneida Nation Museum. They have a wonderful website page full of Oneida language resources. We’ll try Ho-Chunk this summer.
• Play “Telephone” to see how hard it must have been for Lewis and Clark to communicate accurately when messages sometimes had to go through 3 or more different languages.

Print Week Five activities here

We  also chose to read about the Ho-Chunk Nation (formerly known as the Winnebago) after learning about their part in the Jean Nicolet story while doing the Week Four activities. We’re planning to take a field trip to High Cliff State Park to see the Siouan Indian mounds and the park’s view of Lake Winnebago.

Now all I have to do is get P to write about it in his Lewis & Clark journal. Wish me luck!

 

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