Immersing Students in Native American History

Students in Mrs. Floyd's eighth-grade Georgia History classes recently participated in a lesson conducted by Amelia Gallo, Programs and Membership Manager of the Thomasville History Center. The lesson was over the indigenous people of Georgia, their characteristics and the impact of Europeans. Ms. Gallo shared artifacts from various time periods in pre-history and allowed the students to play "Chunky," a Native American game where they threw spears at a moving stone disc, trying to get closest. This lesson was designed to supplement instruction on Standard SS8H1, which asks students to "Evaluate the impact of European exploration and settlement on American Indians in Georgia."

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