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PRESENTED BYTHE LIFE OF WILMA MANKILLERLesson: Productive ResourcesWILMA’S WAY HOME:Author/Illustrator by Doreen Rappaport

Lesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.edu Wilma’s Way Home: The Life of Wilma MankillerAuthor/Illustrator by Doreen RappaportDisney-Hyperion /2019STORY SYNOPSIS: This picture-book biography of WilmaMankiller, the first female chief of theCherokee Nation, begins with her early lifein rural Oklahoma. The sixth in a family ofeleven children, she grew up in a poor, butloving family. Her life in a supportive ruralcommunity is disrupted when a newgovernment policy relocates her family tosuburban San Francisco. There she facesmany challenges, but eventually finds anew community at the Oakland IndianCenter, returns to Oklahoma, and finds hercalling as a leader. Direct quotes fromWilma Mankiller’s autobiography areincluded in the blank verse narrative.

Lesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.edu Book- Wilma’s Way Home: The Life of WilmaMankiller by Doreen Rappaport Visual – Native American Productive Resources Activity Sheet – Native American ProductiveResources Writing tools Document camera The student will demonstrate knowledge of theNative American Inuit, Kwakiutl, Lakota, Pueblo,Iroquois tribes. The student be introduced to the history of theCherokee Nation.The student will identify the productive resourcesused by Native Americans. Natural resources: Things that come directly fromnature Human resources: People working to producegoods and services Capital resources: Goods produced and used tomake other goods and servicesINTRODUCTION: Wilma Mankiller, a member of the Cherokee Nation,was born in Oklahoma. However, before theEuropeans arrived, her ancestors lived in theSoutheastern United States in an area which is nowAlabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,and Tennessee. GRADE LEVEL: 3-6TIME ALLOCATION: 25-30 minutes MATERIALS:OBJECTIVES: ECONOMIC CONCEPTS:

Reading Makes Cents 2022-2023Wilma’s Way Home: The Life of Wilma MankillerLesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.eduVIRGINIA STANDARD OF LEARNING- HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCEb) locating where the American Indians settled, with emphasis on Arctic(Inuit), Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plains (Lakota), Southwest (Pueblo), andEastern Woodland (Iroquois);c) describing how the American Indians used the resources in theirenvironmentThe student will describe natural resources (water, soil, wood, and coal), humanresources (people at work), and capital resources (machines, tools, and buildings).The student will demonstrate an understanding of different cultures and thenatural, human, and capital resources they used in the production of goods andservices.The student will demonstrate knowledge of how early cultures developed in NorthAmerica byIntroduce the lesson by showing the students the cover of the book, Wilma’s WayHome: The Life of Wilma Mankiller. Explain that Wilma Mankiller was a leader in theCherokee Nation and preserving Native American culture was important to her. Read the book to the students if time allows. This will take about 15 minutes. Anonline reading may be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--seTLltE44Explain to the students that today’s lessons involves reviewing productiveresources and various Native American tribes located in North America. Display the visual. Review the contents with the students. Explain that they will becompleting an activity sheet that uses the same format as the example on thevisual. It will be challenging, but by working with the information or “clues” given,they should be able to be successful. Distribute the activity sheets and writing tools. Students may work independentlyor in pairs. 2.83.8 USI.3 1.2.3.4.5.PROCEDURE:

Lesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.eduReading Makes Cents 2022-2023Wilma’s Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller Check for understanding. Answers Conclude the lesson by discussing why the different Native American tribesbecame skilled, creating tools to help them become hunters, builders, and farmers.[Most students will note that the natural resources that were available wereimportant to the tools that were made. Most of their “products” were related toitems needed for survival: food, shelter, and clothing.] 7. 6.

Reading Makes Cents 2022-2023Wilma’s Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller Visual-Native American Productive Resources Natural Resources: Things that come directly from nature. Native Americans fished, hunted, and grew crops for their food. Human Resources: People working to produce goods and services. Native Americans were hunters, farmers, fishermen, and boat builders.Capital Resources: Goods produced and used to make other goods and services. Native Americans used bows and arrows, wooden rakes, and kayaks. ACTIVITY SHEET EXAMPLE:The Cherokee Indians are a Native American tribe. They are the largest tribe in theUnited States. Traditionally the Cherokee made coil pots. They were smoothed out usinglarge wooden paddles and then stamped with detailed designs using pottery stamps. Lesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.edu

Lesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.eduReading Makes Cents 2022-2023Wilma’s Way Home: The Life of Wilma MankillerNatural Resources: Things that come directly from nature. Human Resources: People working to produce goods and services.Capital Resources: Goods produced and used to make other goods and services. Activity Sheet- Native American Productive Resources Directions: Complete the chart using the words listed below. Dwelling BuildersWooden Rakes, Stone Axes, andWooden HoesSeal Skin, Driftwood, Whale BoneFishermenBows and Arrows, Snares, Spears,Tomahawks Bone Skinning Knife, BlubberPounderCorn, Beans, and SquashSalmon and Sea MammalsWooden Ladders, Carts, and BrickMoldsBison, Deer, Elk, and Bear

Reading Makes Cents 2022-2023Wilma’s Way Home: The Life of Wilma MankillerAnswer Key-Lesson Plan By:Lynne F. Stoverstoverlf@jmu.edu