Our Heard Museum Field Trip: Learning about the Native People of Arizona!

This week we explored the native cultures and art of Arizona at the Heard Museum! The Heard was a great field trip which correlated with our current studies of the Native Americans of AZ.

We really enjoyed the journey we took, via our personal guide, through the Southwest and the vibrant arts and cultures of Native people.

We saw jewelry, cultural items, pottery, baskets, textiles, beadwork, a Navajo hogan, Hopi katsina dolls , and a 30-foot stunning glass and clay art fence by local artist Tony Jojola. We were able to try out a traditional pump drill and also create a bracelet using handmade beads! During our lunch, we were entertained as two men practiced hoop dancing!

We learned a lot, and the students were on their BEST behavior, as usual! It was another successful field trip! Thanks to Hiba's mom for sharing the pictures she took during the trip!

The fence...

Beading...

Trying out a pump drill...

Hoop Dancing....