Wigwam school project

The girls finally got to make their wigwams. We followed the directions in the MFW teacher manual and they came out so realistic. They used cut-up cereal boxes for the frame and brown construction paper for the "shingles." After gluing on the shingles, we covered the entire outside with white glue. When they dried the girls cut smoke holes in the top. They looked and felt much like real bark and are very sturdy. Both of the girls added their own accessories. Emily made hers from clay and…

We have reached a milestone folks!! Week 10!!! Yayyy:) How many weeks are there? 34? We have covered so much in these 10 weeks together. To start our week, since it is now November, we made …

Wigwam school project

Wigwam house project

We've been reading Charlotte and David Yue's The Wigwam and the Longhouse this week, and it's been spawning quite a bit of creative play - fire pits... ...and Indian camps in the backyard, and that sort of thing. The Yue's, while leaning pretty heavily in the direction of the "noble savage" in their depiction of the eastern Native American tribes, do a fantastic job presenting the details of their daily life gone by in a way that makes it seem very real, and appealing. We will definitely be…

The Eastern Woodlands Indian Diorama

First, we gathered little tree branches and some raffia (which Mrs. Brittain gave us) to build the frame for our wigwam. We bought a circle ...

Wigwam school project

asy kids' wigwam craft! This Native American craft for kids would be a great Thanksgiving craft or would pair nicely in a unit about early American history.

Patrick's project for school. Algonquin home-wetus or wigwam

The Longhouse Project | A Half Hour a Day

This may not seem like one of my normal DIY projects but it’s still a fun and creative one so I thought you might want to see it. For any parents out there, flag this post because your …

Think of a traditional Native American home from the past and you probably conjure the image of a teepee, but Native Americans built at least 20 types of homes, including long houses, pueblos and wigwams, which were used mainly in the eastern United States. Of all the types of houses, wigwams are fairly simple to ...

Caddo Indian Village Diorama Project- what Brayden actually made

As part of their study of the Lenape Indians, Class II students in Mrs. Knuppel ‘s and Mrs. Wainwright’s classes constructed two modern, indoor wigwams this week. Using plastic poles to form bases, or “earth circles,” boys first built frames with sapling branches. Next, they secured the branches with zip ties to strengthen the frames (and expedite the traditional tribal process of tying more than 400 knots). Finally, they selected openings to serve as doors and covered each wigwam with…

how to make a wigwam -- fun Native American craft for Thanksgiving or Jamestown unit