A Year of Survival

Playing is learning!

Gather edible plants, hunt sneaky rabbits, and survive ambushes to earn points in this card game.
Students will work together as a group to test their skills at navigating the tough ice-age landscape.
Pacing: 30 minutes

Preparation

  • Print cards and instructions.
  • Read game instructions or watch the video below and be prepared to explain the game to students.
Play button
The words "Game play instructions" with picture of cards on a table.

Instructions

Visit the Ice-age Texas and Daily Life sections of the website.

Explore the digital cards, games, artifacts, and videos to learn more about the daily life of Paleoindians.

If you are short on time, be sure to have students visit three important sections in order to have the background information for the game: Amazing Animals, Essential Inventory, and What Was For Dinner?

Play the card game.

TEKS

7th Grade Social Studies (1) History. The student understands traditional historical points of reference in Texas history. The student is expected to: (A) identify the major eras in Texas history, describe their defining characteristics, and explain the purpose of dividing the past into eras, including Natural Texas and its People.

7th Grade Social Studies (20) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired through established research methodologies from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to: (C) organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps.

7th Grade Language Arts (12) Inquiry and research: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes for a variety of purposes. The student is expected to: (A) generate student-selected and teacher-guided questions for formal and informal inquiry; (B) develop and revise a plan; (J) use an appropriate mode of delivery, whether written, oral, or multimodal, to present results.