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What You Need to Know
Wampanoag Life Before 1620
Suggested Activities

Tapenum's DayEveryday Life

Read "Tapenum's Day" (See Books and Videos). Have the class describe what they learned about life before 1620.

Play Environment Game (See Activity materials in 'Indians who met the Pilgrims')

Set up a dead fall and figure four trap (See Activity materials in 'Indians who met the Pilgrims')


Wetus

• Compare a wetu with a teepee. What are they each made with? How are they different? The same?

Wetu

Wetu

Teepee

Teepee


Men and Women

Which objects in the Collections and Resources section of the website do men use? Which do women use?

  • Men: Woodworking, Hunting, Fishing
  • Women: Weaving, Planting, Pottery

Ring and PinGames

Look at examples of Ring and Pin games Learn to play and make Ring and Pin (See Activity materials in 'Indians who met the Pilgrims' and 'Ring and Pin Discovery' kit).


Garden

Identify the Three Sisters: Corn ('Maize'), Beans, and Squash

Draw a garden (See Activity materials in 'Indians who met the Pilgrims')


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