Today I created an Animoto video for use in my second grade Social Studies, First Americans unit. I decided that a photo video with Native American Indian music would be a terrific front-loader to lesson one which covers the Powhatan, Sioux, and Pueblo Native Americans. It will appeal to my assorted group of learners as it has many elements including music and pictures. The video is only 30 seconds long so it won't take up much instructional time and it will also serve as a great transition from one subject area to the next. In addition to engaging my group of students, as a front loader it will serve to activate background knowledge on Native American people. Following a short discussion on the content of the video we will read our textbook and follow up with another viewing of the video which will serve to reinforce the content that we covered. We will then create a Venn diagram on the white board comparing and contrasting the three groups. The day's lesson will conclude with learners writing a blog post about the things they have learned.
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