As part of the their Iroquois study at NEST+m, third graders were asked to construct their own model of an Iroquois longhouse. Cavan and Greg went to Tompkins Square park and gathered sticks, wood, stones, grasses and sand to use in the model. Then they planned where everything would go and set to work building the main structure. They added a stream, trees, fire pit, rocks and paint.
The finishing touch was the addition of a turtle above the longhouse door. The Iroquois used animal names for their Clans. Behold the abode of the Turtle Clan.
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