Lesson Materials

• • Pueblo Community Lesson Plan (PDF)

Authors:
Rose Alokolaro, Dianne Bennett, Lindsey Charron, Renee Huizenga, Jennifer Lopez, Jeannine Mendoza, Zamaria Rocio

Description:
This unit introduces students to the Ancestral Puebloan people and their relationship with the Mesa Verde natural environment.

Essential Question:
What do the structures of Mesa Verde reveal about the Pueblo People and their relationship with their environment and community? Why do people live where they do?

Learning Objectives:
Students will analyze primary and secondary sources to get a deeper understanding of the Puebloan peoples, culture, environment, and community.

Grade levels:
4th – 12th

Subjects:
History, Social Studies, Humanities, Anthropology, Geography, Environmental.

Keywords:
Ancestral Pueblo, Identity, Environment, Culture, Perspectives, History, Social Studies, Humanities, Anthropology, Geography.

Length:
1 – 2 Class period.

State Standards:
California State Standards