March 2018
Lenni Lenape in River Edge Schools
Roosevelt School's 4th grade classes held their first annual Native American Exhibit. Students studied the Lenni Lenape culture and crafted Lenape artifacts. Each class studied an additional Native American tribes, such as the Sioux, Navajo, Inuits, and Tlingit, and then created display boards specifically for their topic. The boards highlighted clothing, food, beliefs, shelter, culture, tools and weapons. They also presented a slide show comparing their tribe to the Lenape. Roosevelt School hopes to keep this event as a long lasting tradition!
(See first 10 photos below.)
Cherry Hill School 4th grade students were treated to a visit from Mr. John T. Kraft, Director of Lenape Lifeways, Inc. Mr. Kraft is an archaeologist and educator who has helped discover and excavate Lenape villages and artifacts, and has added much new information about their family life, dwellings, diet, spiritual beliefs and technology. He has been working with the Lenape people, creating museum exhibits, consulting with editors for social studies textbooks, and lecturing for nearly 30 years. It was a visit that the Cherry Hill 4th graders will always remember!
(See final 6 photos below)
(See first 10 photos below.)
Cherry Hill School 4th grade students were treated to a visit from Mr. John T. Kraft, Director of Lenape Lifeways, Inc. Mr. Kraft is an archaeologist and educator who has helped discover and excavate Lenape villages and artifacts, and has added much new information about their family life, dwellings, diet, spiritual beliefs and technology. He has been working with the Lenape people, creating museum exhibits, consulting with editors for social studies textbooks, and lecturing for nearly 30 years. It was a visit that the Cherry Hill 4th graders will always remember!
(See final 6 photos below)
S.T.E.A.M.
Mrs. Patrocinio's 6th grade class at Cherry Hill School visited the STEAM Lab! Her students went into the lab to create homes that the pioneers that moved out west would have built. They used the Maker Space materials plus materials they brought in from home. They were to use their knowledge from SS we discussed in class as well as some research to come up with a group plan. They then had to gather materials they needed and begin building. It took about two weeks total to finish. Once complete, the group was required to write a blurb about the piece and how it represented someone who moved out West in the 1800's. Below are photos that captured the STEAM projects.
