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Grade 2 Social Studies · World 3: First Georgians · Level 18
Muscogee (Creek) Ways of Life
Farming corn, beans, and squash; hunting, fishing, tools, and clothing.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 18
- The Muscogee were farmers. They planted corn, beans, and squash together. These are often called the Three Sisters, because they grow well side by side.
- Hunters used bows and arrows and blowguns made of river cane. Deer gave them meat, skins for clothing, and bones for tools.
- People fished with nets and spears, and traveled the rivers in dugout canoes carved from big logs.
- Clothing was made of deerskin, with soft leather moccasins on their feet. They made clay pots and river cane baskets.
- Each summer, the Green Corn Ceremony celebrated the new corn crop, a fresh start for the year.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:
- SS2H2 — Describe the Georgia Muscogee (Creek) and Cherokee cultures of the past in terms of tools, clothing, homes, ways of making a living, and accomplishments.