Effigy Mounds National Monument - A Day in The Life of a Moundbuilder (U.S. National Park Service)

A Day in the Life of a Moundbuilder

Strand:	Social Studies
Grade Level:	2 - 3
Duration:	30 minutes
Location:	classroom
Objective:	The students will be able to write about a day in the life of a Woodland child based on information discussed on the field trip and in class
Materials:	lined paper pencil
Vocabulary:	Woodland culture comparisons chores
Procedure:	Discuss with the students what a typical day in the life of a child from the Woodland culture might be like What do they do in the morning? What chores might they have? How would they get their food? Who would get their food? What do they eat? What do they do for fun? How do they bathe themselves? Do they have school? What would it be like? Have the students write about what a Woodland child would do throughout the day - morning, afternoon, and evening Have them share their papers in small groups or as a whole class