Games of the Southeastern Indians

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

3

Overview

This informational material from the Encyclopedia of Alabama describes the games of the Southeastern Indians. Games include Stickball and Chunkey.  This information can be used when teaching about Alabama Indian cultures.

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 3

SS10.3.13

Describe prehistoric and historic American Indian cultures, governments, and economics in Alabama. (Alabama)

UP:SS10.3.13

Vocabulary

  • primary sources
  • calendars
  • timelines
  • reconstructing
  • past

Knowledge

Students know:
  • How to use a calendar.
  • How to interpret a timeline.
  • Vocabulary: primary sources, calendar, timeline, past, historical letter, artifacts

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Read a calendar.
  • Create and use a timeline.
  • Analyze a historical document.
  • Utilize maps, photographs, and other visual historic resources.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Primary sources play an important role in reconstructing the past.

CR Resource Type

Informational Material

Resource Provider

Encyclopedia of Alabama

License Type

Custom

Accessibility

Text Resources: Content is organized under headings and subheadings
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