Iroquois Nation Online Reading Comprehension
Grade Level: 6 | Lexile: 1100 | Word Count: 521
 

Use this Activity:

Discuss -
  1. What does the name "Haudenosaunee" mean, and why is it important to the Iroquois?
  2. How did Iroquois women influence their society?
  3. What were the Three Sisters, and why were they important to the Iroquois?
  4. How did the Iroquois use games, stories, and ceremonies to teach values and traditions?
Reading Groups - This activity serves as an excellent tool for enrichment-based reading groups in language arts or social studies.
Morning Work - The activity takes most students about 25 minutes to complete, making it an ideal solution for morning work. It can be part of a series of Native American-themed activities offered to students as morning work.
Homework - This activity is a great way to assign homework in social studies or language arts.
Whiteboard - Have students come to the whiteboard to annotate important information or to click the correct answers.