The fourth grade students have been reading and researching about various aspects of the Lenape culture dating from the 1500's. Each student selected a topic that interested them and set about reading text and synthesizing information related to their subject. They have recorded their facts and are in the process of deciding how to tell their stories. They are creating topic sentences and arranging their facts into subcategories. One of the many things they are working on is seeing and understanding the big idea within their subject, while also including interesting details in their subcategories.
The students are also still working on building their wigwam. The structural pieces are in place. They are weaving cordage through thin reads to create a covering for the sides. Another group is working on a small bed like structure so they can sit on something inside the wigwam other than the ground during the colder months.
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