Our Amazing Day as Native Americans

Today a traveling Native American museum came to Lowell. We went to the music room to hear all about Native American lives. Here are some of the things we learned AND some of our favorite activities!

Aimee: I liked seeing the beds and the chair. They aren't like our beds!

Molly: My favorite part was when we got to try on the clothes and play instruments because it kind of felt like you were a real Native American!

Jaden: My favorite part was when we saw how they made their tools. They used the cattail plant to make rope.

Max: I liked playing the game where you threw the elk-skin ball and other friends tried to catch it. I also liked the spears and the weapons Native Americans had.

Andrew: I liked the weapons because we could hold them.

David: I like that we learned about the spears and all the weapons they had. 

Aiden: I liked seeing how they made fire and getting to try and make a fire myself! I also liked seeing how the weapons were made and getting to see them. 

Addy: I liked that we got to try everything ourselves at the end. I also liked all the different games they had.

Abigail: My favorite part was when we got to play the instruments like the flute and drums.

Seth: My favorite part of the museum was when I got to try out the weapons. My favorite weapon was the spear. The spear was used for throwing short distances at mammoths or buffaloes. 

Carter: We talked about the atlatl. The atlatl is a weapon attachment that can help you thrown the spear further with greater force. I also liked making the cattails ropes. 

Patrick: I liked that we got to play the drums that he had with him. I also liked taking a class picture. 

Mackenzie: I liked doing the class picture and seeing how the dog carried stuff. I also liked all the weapons. 

Claire: I liked the game where one person covers their eyes and the other people try and steal a stick from them. The blindfolded person has to try and tag them before they get the stick. The trick is trying to be sneaky and grabbing where he isn't tagging. 

Sabina: I liked cracking the acorns with the rock. Then I smashed the nuts and turned them into powder.

Ethan: I liked the musical instruments. My favorite was the drum that I help by two fingers. 

Ella: One of my favorite things was the flute that I got to play. Another favorite thing was the game where there were two balls connected with a rope and you had to catch it with a stick. 

Lola: My favorite part was the rope making because it was complicated to do but it was fun!

Luke: I liked the weapons and the spear and the atlatl.

Grace: My favorite part was actually seeing the things that Native Americans used in their day. 

Here are some pictures of our fun day in the Native American Museum!