Tying into their social studies unit on Native Americans, fourth grade students at Blue Point Elementary School in the Bayport-Blue Point School District took an in-house field trip with “Journeys into the American Indian Territory”, a program exploring the culture of the Native Peoples of the Eastern Woodlands.
Guest lecturer Monica Colberg set up an in-class museum which showcased tables of real artifacts. Through storytelling, Monica delved into the life and culture of the Native American Eastern Woodlands tribes, sharing with students how they dressed, what tools they used, each person’s integral role in keeping their tribe running smoothly, how they planted and hunted for food and how their contributions continue to carry over into our modern world.
Students also had an opportunity to explore the artifacts in the museum, to feel various animal skins, drill holes with sharp wooden sticks and grind corn.
