SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2021 | 5B
Next to each shape, write in the
fraction of the shaded area.
© 2021 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 37, No. 45
Carvings
The Pacific Northwest coastal region of North America has
many tall, straight trees. First Nations peoples carved trees,
especially the red cedar, to create monuments that
document a family history or events, legends and identity.
These carved trees are called totem poles. The creatures
carved in a sequence on the poles and the colors they are
painted, each have meaning in a story, legend or myth.
Whale
Standards Link: Social Science: Students understand the customs of the First Nations Peoples.
Look at the totem pole on the right.
Three of the six animals on the pole are
mammals, or animals with fur.
What fraction describes the part of the
totem pole that is carved with
mammals?
Frog
Can you
find the
log that’s
different
on
today’s
page?
What fraction describes the
number of animals with beaks
on the totem pole?
Bear
Cut out the totem pole carvings along the solid lines and fold
along the dotted line to hide the name. Arrange them on the
blank totem pole to show the following different totem poles:
• 1/3 animals with beaks and 4/6 animals that swim
• 2/6 animals with fur and 2/6 animals that swim and
1/3 animals that fly
Beaver
• 1/2 animals with fur
and 1/3 animals that
swim and 1/6
animals that fly
Now use the carvings to make
your own totem pole. Make up a
story about the animals on your
totem pole.
Use the
News for Art
Use newspaper
classified ads to create
a beautiful totem pole
picture. Cut out a
column of ads. Color
each ad a different color
with markers or water
colors. Use a black felt
tip pen to draw a
creature on each of the
“blocks” of color. Glue
this on a piece of black
construction paper.
Thunderbird
Killer Whale
Dog Fish
Hawk
Eagle
Wolf
Raven
Standards Link: Math/Number Sense: Students understand that fractions refer to part of a whole or part of a group; solve problems involving equivalent fractions.
Long ago, the people of a village on
the Nass River had no ________. All
day long they heard a wolf crying in
the woods. One ________ man finally
went to see why the wolf was crying.
He found the wolf in great pain and
he offered ____________ words and
help. The wolf opened his mouth.
Inside, the kind man found a ______
stuck in the wolf’s throat. He
removed it and the wolf ran off.
Later, the man heard the wolf cry
again. Once again he went to him.
The _________ wolf greeted the
man with joy and led him to a deer
carcass. This happened every day
and soon the village had lots of food.
Find the
missing words.
SOOTHING
BONE
FOOD
BRAVE
HAPPY
(Adapted from Totem Poles, Bellerophon Press, Santa Barbara.)
Standards Link: Launguage Arts/ Literary Analysis: Students comprehend the basic plot of legends.
CARVINGS
TOTEM
POLE
WOLF
MOUTH
MAMMALS
STORY
HUMANS
BEAKS
FROG
FISH
EAGLE
FRACTION
CREATE
RAVEN
Standards Link: Visual Art:
Students use a variety of media
to represent concepts.
N C R E A T E B T I
W E L G A E G E C F
M O U T H O A A S R
P I L V R A R K L A
N Y M F T V E S A C
E R R I
I O C A M T
V O N N S S T T M I
A T G O T E H E A O
R S N A M U H M M N
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Totem News
ANSWER: Henry the 1/8th.
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SEQUENCE
The noun sequence means
the order in which things
are connected.
The story followed a
sequence of events as
he got older.
Try to use the word
sequence in a sentence
today when talking with
your friends and family.
Kids Care
Create a totem pole that represents a news
story or an event in your community. To do
this, cut out and glue pictures from the
newspaper onto a strip of construction paper.
Write down why you selected each picture.
Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write narratives that relate
ideas or observations.
This week’s word:
Tell about a time you
helped another person.
It could be something
you did as an individual
or as part of a group.