Teacher Rebecca Burdett has shared through Teaching the Hudson Valley a lesson plan for grades 1-2 on native peoples of the Hudson Valley. The lesson plan gives students a glimpse into the lives of the first peoples who lived on the banks of the Hudson River. Through site visits, readings, and in-class activities, children are encouraged to formulate an idea of what life was like for children and families living near the Hudson River before the first contact with European explorers and settlers.
Please see the local history of Native Americans on the School Forest History page. Additionally, it may be useful to incorporate Daniel Wolff's booklet A Glimpse of the Lenape: The Night Before. And, it may be interesting to show the film produced by Riverkeeper, The First People of the River. You may view the film below.
Please see the local history of Native Americans on the School Forest History page. Additionally, it may be useful to incorporate Daniel Wolff's booklet A Glimpse of the Lenape: The Night Before. And, it may be interesting to show the film produced by Riverkeeper, The First People of the River. You may view the film below.
The First People of the River, Riverkeeper
Burdett, Rebecca. "Lesson Plan Summary: Native Peoples of the Hudson Valley." Teaching the Hudson Valley. Teaching the Hudson Valley, n.d. Web. 6 April 2016.
Wolff, Daniel. A Glimpse of the Lenape: The Night Before. New York: The Austen-Stokes Ancient Americas Foundation and Riverkeeper, Inc., 2009. Web. 6 April 2016.
Riverkeeper. "The First People of the River — Part 1 of 7." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 8 July 2009. Web. 6 April 2016.
Wolff, Daniel. A Glimpse of the Lenape: The Night Before. New York: The Austen-Stokes Ancient Americas Foundation and Riverkeeper, Inc., 2009. Web. 6 April 2016.
Riverkeeper. "The First People of the River — Part 1 of 7." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 8 July 2009. Web. 6 April 2016.