Food from the Land

Compare how each region got food, and read a chart of foods by region.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 24

Let's compare the six regions! A chart puts facts side by side. Each row is a region. Read across to see its main food and how people got it.
Some regions farmed: the Southwest, the Northeast, and the Southeast all grew corn, beans, and squash.
Others hunted or fished: the Arctic hunted seals, walrus, and caribou; the Plains hunted bison; and the Northwest caught salmon.
Why? The land decided. You can't farm frozen ground, but you can hunt seals on it!

Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:

SS3H1.b — Compare and contrast how American Indians in each region used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.
IPS.1 — Information Processing Skill 1: compare similarities and differences (already mastered; apply and improve)
IPS.7 — Information Processing Skill 7: interpret timelines, charts, and tables (developing in Grade 3)