Watch this short tour of Mission Trails

Learn about the Kumeyaay by walking in their path http://voicethread.com/share/407586/
Feel free to make your comments which may be added to the voice thread presentation. There is a tutorial on our technology tools page http://sites.google.com/site/elementarylibrary2/technology-tools .

Learning about our local indians the Kumeyaay

Visit Mission Trails Regional Park and hike around. Find the griding stones near the river, and the hut. See the Indian dam the Indians made for the Spanish mission. If you can't visit the park, check out their website http://www.mtrp.org/visitor_center.asp

Learn about the culture and some of their stories.

See images of Kumeyaay life http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=kumeyaay&gbv=2

Web resources for information. Add good ones you find here.

http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/projects/kumeyaay/WebLinks.htm
http://www.kumeyaay.info/

Choose one aspect of their life you would like to learn about. Not limited to these.
stories
food
clothing
shelter
warfare
trade
arts/crafts
language

Find books at the library about the Kumeyaay
Visit the Kumeyaay reservation
Interview a tribal member

Share what you learned with your class. Not limited to these choices.

You could create an authentic recipe
Build a model of a hut
Create pottery or baskets
Grind acorns on a grinding stone
Play Kumeyaay music
Write one of their stories in your own words with pictures from the Internet as a Power Point