Grade 3, Lesson Outline: Chapter 5, Lesson 1

Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
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Chapter 5, Lesson 1: Following the Buffalo (pp. 80-85)

I. The Great Provider

A. About three hundred years ago Cheyenne people grew crops, but sometimes the harvests were small.

B. When the Cheyenne people had a poor harvest, they hunted whatever animals they could find near their homes.

C. Several times a year, the Cheyenne would leave home on foot and hunt buffalo.

D. The buffalo was a great natural resource--something found in nature that helps people live.

II. Help from the Horse

B. About 250 years ago, the Cheyenne began to raise horses for hunting.

C. The Cheyenne stopped farming and followed the buffalo for all their needs.

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