Native American Rain Stick Presentation

Budget:

Item	Cost	Quantity	Total
Toliet paper rolls	Free/ Recyceled	5	$0
Duct Tape	$3	1	$3
Aluminum foil	$2.52	1	$2.52
Rice	$2.48	1	$2.48
Paper grocery bag	Free/ recycled	1	$0
Glue	$0.50	4	$2.00
Scissors	$1.47	4	$5.88
Markers	10c@ $1.97	2	$3.94
Crayons	3 pack @ $4.47	1	$4.47
Total:			$24.29

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Lesson Plan:

Jessica Medrano

Lindsey Lashbrook

Native American Lesson

Grade Level: 3^rd grade

Standards: TEKS

§113.14. Social Studies, Grade 3

(13 A) Explain the significance of various ethnic and/or cultural celebrations in the local community and other communities; and

§117.11 Art, Grade 3 Creative expression/performance. (2 C)Produce drawings, paintings, prints, constructions sculpture, including modeled forms, and other art forms such as ceramics, and fiber art, constructions, mixed media, installation art, digital art and media, and photographic imagery, using a variety of art materials appropriately.

3 Historical/ and cultural relevance heritage.

 (3 A) Identify simple main ideas expressed in art works from various times and places

Objectives:

1.     The students will explain and identify the significance of a Rain Dance ritual present today.

2.     The students will construction their own rain sticks that are used in a Rain Dance.

Introduction:  What is a rain dance and what are rain sticks?

Vocabulary: Ceremony- a formal event or special occasion

Social/ Historic Context for Lesson: Understanding the significant of Native American Ceremonies

Historic Artists Used: none

Books:

Websites:

Materials Used:

—  A paper towel tube or other long cardboard tube

—  Aluminum foil

—  Rulers

—  Dry rice

—  Brown paper (from a grocery bag)

—   Glue

—  Scissors

—  Crayons or markers

Technology Used: Powerpoint used to introduce Native American Rain Dance Ritual & influence of rain sticks/ rain dance.

Timeline for Lesson: 2 week

Activity Procedure:

1.     Trace around the end of your tube onto a piece of brown paper

2.     Draw a bigger circle around that circle and then draw a lot of spokes between the two circles.

3.     Cut along the spokes.

4.     Put glue on the spokes and glue the cap onto one end of your tube.

5.     Cut a piece of aluminum foil that is about one and half times the length of your tube and about 6 inches wide.

6.     Crunch the aluminum foil into long, thin, snake-like shapes.

7.     Then twist each one into a spring shape.

8.     Put the aluminum foil springs into your tube.

9.     Pour some dry rice. The tube should only be about 1/10 full.

10.  Make another cap from brown paper (the same as the first three steps) and cap your tube.

11.  Decorate the tube by covering it with brown paper or construction paper, and then making designs with crayons or markers (or cut-out paper or stickers).

12.  play native American music and let kids do their own rain dance.

Assessments (objective or subjective)

Objective Assessment-Ask the class

—  Why did Native Americans have a rain dance?

—  Turn to your neighbor & show them your rain stick. What was the reason in expressing your art?