Land Stewardship/Activity Starter

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

K, 2

Overview

In this video from PBSLearningMedia, students learn about Native American land stewardship in South Dakota and raise money for your local food pantry. This video is part of Activity Starters, which is an animated video series. In each episode, an animated character introduces a concept and an activity.

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): KG

SS10.K.6

Compare cultural similarities and differences in individuals, families, and communities.

UP:SS10.K.6

Vocabulary

  • compare
  • contrast
  • culture
  • celebration
  • tradition

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Individuals, families, and communities mark special days or events in a variety of ways.
  • Cultures are celebrated in different ways.
  • Cultures follow a variety of traditions.
  • Vocabulary: celebration, tradition, culture

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Identify celebrations and traditions within their culture.
  • Recognize celebrations and traditions of other cultures.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There are cultural similarities and differences among individuals, families, and communities.
Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 2

SS10.2.10

Identify ways people throughout the country are affected by their human and physical environments.

UP:SS10.3.10

Vocabulary

  • identify
  • human environment
  • physical environment
  • compare
  • physical features
  • regions of the United States
  • recognize benefits
  • recreation
  • tourism
  • state parks
  • national parks

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Difference between human and physical environments the physical regions of the United States and the features of each.
  • Affects of environment on human behavior and ways of life.
  • Positive and negative affects of humans on the environment.
  • Examples of types of tourism and recreation and the affects of each, including state and national parks.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • List examples of the ways human and physical environments affect people and the ways they live.
  • Differentiate between regions of the United States based upon their physical features.
  • Differentiate between positive and negative effects that people have on the environment.
  • Explain the benefits of recreation and tourism, including at state and national parks.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There are various ways that people are affected by their human and physical environments, as well as the effects, both positive and negative, that humans have on the environment.

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

PBS

License Type

Custom

Accessibility

Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
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