Mr. Salsich's Class
Third Grade Explorations in Learning
Feb
12
Native American Jewelry and Decorations
Filed Under (Social Studies) by Mr. Salsich on February 12, 2011 and tagged Native Americans, Voicethread
We have been learning a lot about the Native American tribes of our area.
Here is a voicethread by Margot and Taylor about some of the jewelry and decorations that they wore.
(This voicethread was written and recorded all by Margot and Taylor!)
To learn more about the Native tribes of this area, visit our wiki page.
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What did you think of the Voicethread?
What was something interesting you learned?
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February 12th, 2011 at 6:26 pm
Dear Margot and Taylor,
I want to thank you for your highly informative report about the jewelry and decorations of the Native Americans. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the report, but I was especially impressed by how well organized it was, and by how slowly and clearly you spoke.
My favorite fascinating fact was that the men sometimes used shells to pluck out their hair one by one. Goodness gracious! That must have been seriously painful!
Thanks again, Margot and Taylor. It’s clear that you are devoted and serious scholars.
Sincerely,
Mr. Hamilton Salsich
February 12th, 2011 at 7:10 pm
Hi Taylor and Margot, good job historians. I like your report very much. I think you did a great job using Voicethread. I also really like Mr. Salsich’s comment. Keep up the good work.
February 12th, 2011 at 11:37 pm
Dear Taylor and Margot,
What a wonderful voicethread presentation.
You both spoke clearly, I really enjoy listening to you both.
What beautiful jewelery made by the Native Americans, to think some were made out of shells.
I found it very interesting that the Native Americans used the art of tattooing which is still used today.
Thank you for a great post.
Yours sincerely,
AA.
February 13th, 2011 at 3:07 pm
Dear Mr. Salsich,
I am so happy that the voice thread turned out well! I worked hard on recording and writing the whole voice thread. I think we should do more voice threads more often.
I think that the Native American art and decorations are very interesting. People should learn more about the songs and dances because when Taylor and I were reasearching that part we couldn`t find any information about those subjects.
From,
Margot*
February 15th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Dear Mr. Salsich,
I loved the video and can’t wait till the next one. Keep up the good work.
From,
Nathan
February 15th, 2011 at 10:55 pm
Dear Margot and Taylor,
I thoroughly enjoyed your report on native American customs. It was well written, I liked the illustrations and hearing your voices was very engaging. I agree with Mr. Salsich regarding the method of plucking hairs out one by one, sheesh! Did that help them get ready for battle?
I also love the jewelry made from quahog shells.
Alexandra and I like to collect wampum shells on the beach, the more purple the better.
thanks again,
Alexandra’s mom
February 16th, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Dear Alexandra’s mom,
Thank you for the great comment. I agree the native American jewelry is very pretty. If they did sell it in stores I would buy it but it would be very expensive. You’re right the more purple the better. I also collect seashells but I don`t get purple. Plucking hairs out one by one would take a lot of time probably more than 2 hours. Yes, I can imagine Mr. Salsich plucking his hairs out one by one. Now that would waste time.
Happy Blogging
Alexandra’s buddy,
Taylor***
February 17th, 2011 at 4:13 pm
Dear Taylor and Margot
I thought your video about the Native tribes was interesting because I learned new things about those tribes.
From Ronnie
February 17th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
Dear Taylor and Margot,
You did a really nice job on the voice thread. I never knew that Native American men wore bird feathers on their head. I did not know that purple was the most rare color for beads. Everything that I learned was very interesting. I could understand everything that you were saying. Your recording was the best one I ever heard. I really liked your voice thread.
Sincerely,
Aleah
February 17th, 2011 at 4:18 pm
Dear Mr. Salsich class,
you did a good job on the native Americans about how they wore clothes and how they made clothes out of porcupine clothes. Also how they made jewelry.
Ian
from Techie Kids
February 24th, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Dear Margot and Taylor,
Great job! I loved the voice tread! I learned so many different things. I thought when you said purple was rare was very interesting. I thought it was interesting because usually purple is not a very rare color.
Sincerely,
Sydney
February 24th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
Dear Mr. Salsich,
You did a really nice job with the voicethread. You guys did amazing, and I am not fooling around. I think everyone would love that. Thanks for the amazing facts and video.
Sincerely,
Maria
February 24th, 2011 at 4:12 pm
Dear Mr.Salsich
What I learned was that they made jewelry made from sea shells. Thats what I learned from the video.
From, Natalie
February 24th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
Dear Margot and Taylor,
I think it is very interesting that the Indians don’t wear the belts. I think it is cool that they use them to tell stories.
From Haley at Techie Kids
February 24th, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Dear Mr. Salsich’s Class,
I’m from Techie Kids and thank you Margot and Taylor. I never knew that Native Americans used sea shells and porcupine quills to make jewelry. Now I learned something new today! Thank You so much.
Your Blogging Buddy,
Madeline
February 24th, 2011 at 4:26 pm
Dear Margot and Taylor,
Thank you for all the great info. I didn’t know that they wore shoes with paint and animal skin on them. I also didn’t know that purple was an rare color. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Jordan
Techiekids
April 1st, 2011 at 12:45 pm
Hi Margot and Taylor,
amazing voicethread presentation.
American native jewelry is very beautiful, no doubt.
Nice historic facts about the lives of those tribes.
Regards,
Frank