"Students, before the colonists arrived from Europe, many Native Americans lived along the eastern edge of North American.  Let's look at this slide show.

Show Powerpoint and ask for volunteers to read information about the Abenaki and Iroquois tribes. Ask for students to sign up to add to the slide show by creating slides on the following tribes:

Delaware

Powhatan

Cherekee

Creek

Write down names of students who want to research these tribes and add to the slideshow.

I am going to hand out a map for you to complete.  Write in the names of the tribes one the lines in the correct region shown on the map.  Shade in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico blue.

Use the example map to shade in the regions that the colonists claimed.  Tomorrow you will learn the names and locations of the thirteen colonies.

Dismiss students who signed up to research the Delaware, Powhatan, Cherokee and Creek Native Americans to begin their research using computers and ipads. I have created a list of resources for each tribe in sqworl for students to select from.

For the rest of class say, "Students, I have three Native American Legends for you to read.  The Rabbit Dance and Turtle's Race with Beaver are legends from the Iroquois Nation:  The Mohawk and the Seneca Tribes.   The third legend is from the Cherokee Nation and it is  titled, Why The Possum Has a Naked Tail.

Pick 1, 2 or all 3 legends to read and enjoy by yourself for with a partner.  Later today we will perform the rabbit dance.