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Core Understandings
- About 5,000 years ago people began to gather in vilages for at least part of each year. Some people formed what today are called tribes.
- Indian tribes lived in all parts of California. Some tribes lived close to where you live now.
- Native Americans made everything from the natural resources around them.
- Living in different regions affected each tribes society.
- Each tribe had its own creation stories and legends.
Learning Objectives
- Research Internet sites on the different tribes around California.
- Compare and Contrast data on legends, food,and housing from different tribes.
| California Content Standards |
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| | English and Language Arts | |
| Grade Four
| | Reading |
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| | ELA.4.2.0. Reading Comprehension |
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| | Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text |
 | ELA.4.2.5. Compare and contrast information on the same topic after reading several passages or articles. |
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| | Writing |
| ELA.4.1.0. Writing Strategies |
| Organization and Focus |
| ELA.4.1.3. Use traditional structures for conveying information (e.g., chronological order, cause and effect, similarity and difference, and posing and answering a question). |
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| | Research and Technology |
| ELA.4.1.7. Use various reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, card catalog, encyclopedia, online information) as an aid to writing. |
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| | History and Social Science
| Grade Four. California: A Changing State
| | HSS.4.2. Students describe the social, political, cultural, and economic life and interactions among people of California from the pre-Columbian societies to the Spanish mission and Mexican rancho periods. |
| HSS.4.2.1. Discuss the major nations of California Indians, including their geographic distribution, economic activities, legends, and religious beliefs; and describe how they depended on, adapted to, and modified the physical environment by cultivation of land and use of sea resources. |
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Understandings & Objectives
