for grades: Pre-k | K | 1
Tools, Toys, and Tales of Native Americans
What was it like to be a child in a Lenape village centuries ago? Was their life very different from ours today? Children will travel back in time as they imagine walking across a winter landscape to a longhouse. As we visit each hearth in the longhouse, we will explore the way Native Americans of our region used items from nature as tools and as toys 400 years ago. Genuine artifacts will enrich the hands-on experience. Students will try their hand at a game of skill and learn the lessons that games would teach the Lenape children. Our adventure concludes with the story of “When the Turtle Flew South”, a traditional tale passed along through the generations to teach a lesson of patience.
Concepts presented in this program include:
Native American Culture
Social and family life
Use of toys and stories as teaching tools
Tool making, clothing construction, food preparation
as a field trip
Program Length: 90 minutes
45 minute presentation
30 minute guided trail walk,
15 minutes free exploration
Gift shop available upon request
Picnic area available upon request
Program Cost:
$200 for up to 25 students
Staff is free
Location: Wildlife Education Center
(25 Boulevard, Cornwall-on-Hudson NY, 12520)
in the classroom
Program Length: 45 minutes
Program Cost:
$225, plus travel fee, for the first program.
$200 for each additional program on the same day