Native Americans continued...

Today, we read Whale In the Sky which is a tale from the Northwest American Indians about totem poles. We learned that carvers would carve a trunk of a tree in order to tell a story. We practiced this idea by making our very own totem poles which we hung on our class bulletin board. Putting their skills to the test, the children not only used vibrant colors like the Native Americans used but made our own totem poles by putting the animal pictures in ABC order. They were so excited to have their work displayed in the new classroom.