Activity Options
Matching Natural Resources to Their Uses
Students engage in a matching activity in which they identify the relationship between AbenakiHistorically, this name was used by the French to refer to many different Indigenous communities in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. During the colonial wars, some New England Indians moved to southern Canada as war refugees. They were joined by refugees from other tribes and together became known as Abenaki. (Calloway, 1994) culture and geographyThe study of places on Earth, their features, and the people who live there. /natural resources.
Creating a Graphic Organizer
Students complete a graphic organizerA visual tool that is used to sort information. Graphic organizers vary in format and purpose. Learners often use them to process information or to prepare for another task, such as writing an essay or giving a presentation. (Also, see storyboard). demonstrating the relationship between Abenaki culture and geography/natural resources.
Turn-and-Talk Discussions
Students participate in a discussion in which they explain the relationship between geography/natural resources and the culture of the Abenaki.
Writing Informational Text
Students use worksheets with writing prompts in the form of guiding questions.
Visual Arts Integration – Make a Map
Students construct a map with a key showing Abenaki homelands.