Lenape Research and Map Gets Ready to Go Public

Fourth grade is in the process of making a map of Philadelphia from the late 1400's. The students are drawing and painting a 2-D map that will support their writing and display objects they have crafted representing their individual research.

We foraged outdoors for seed pods, leaves, acorns, pinecones, dried flowers, berries, sticks, pebbles, bark and more.  We discovered everything you can imagine one would come across outdoors this time of year. These natural materials were the basis for our map creations.

The students were tasked with creating objects from our collection of materials.  This process helped them connect to how the Lenape fashioned tools and other items centuries ago for survival. Students' creativity and imagination was evident, and in the end, amazing things were crafted to help them expand and tell their stories.