Explain the seasonal round economy and how Indigenous food, work, and ceremony followed the 13 moons
Exercise
Difficulty 4
~4 min
hist.g2.f.cul.seasonal_round.ex_02
Trade Or Moon
MG-8
Chart
Mounted on classroom wall at child-eye-height. CRITICAL counter-trope tool: shows that Native peoples are HERE NOW in every field - government, science, arts, sports, education. Used throughout the unit; final extension in lesson 18 capstone where children may add a Living Nations Today tile of their own research.
Prompt
Look at MG-8 (moons) AND MG-14 (trade routes). Pick ONE moon and ONE trade good and explain how the seasonal-round activity of that moon connects to the trade good. (e.g., the Sugar Bush Moon connects to maple syrup, which was sometimes traded across nations.)
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
constructed response
rubric
Named moon + named trade good + explicit connection statement
Hints
- What was gathered or made in that moon? Could that be traded?
- Many trade goods came FROM seasonal-round activities.
Misconceptions to watch
- Children may struggle to connect - scaffold with the example.