The Mapping of Texas History:  Early Texas - People & Explorers

This lesson has kids map the native tribes of Texas, along with Spanish and French explorers (as seen on page 121 in the textbook).
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Students who completed the Geography and Regions layer can see which regions of Texas each native tribe lived in. Then, they can easily make the connection on how the geography of Texas influenced how these people lived. 

Be sure to tell the story of History while your kids are mapping to give them context of time. Once this is built, they can continue to use this map for reference, especially perhaps when talking about Cabeza de Vaca more in depth.

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Cabeza de Vaca:  How Did He Survive? 

In this Mini-Q, students will analyze 4 documents and force them to take a stand on how Cabeza de Vaca was able to survive his shipwreck. Share this Slides presentation with students in Google Classroom so they will have their own copy to complete and turn back in to you digitally.

Native American Cultures Google Expedition

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Check out the Google Expedition on Native American Plains Culture. Take your kids on a virtual field trip using Google Expeditions or contact your Instructional Technology Coach to check out a class set of VR goggles. ​Use this lesson plan template to help plan out your Expedition lesson.