This is one of three lesson plans on Claire's Southwest Experience Unit. All 3 can be found together under Social Studies.
Teacher writes student responses on the board.
Teacher tells students that they will be learning about Native Americans who inhabit the Southwest. Some of these tribes include the Navajo, Hopi, Anasazi, Hohokam, Mogollan, and Mimbres. Students are then asked to locate the Southwest region on a map and tell what states make up that region. Teacher tells students that they will be learning about Native Americans today by reading about their pottery. Students are told that Native Americans decorated their pottery with pictures.