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Native Americans - Teacher Resources

Look below for lessons, activities, and printables on Native American life and culture. Use these resources to teach students of all ages about the colonization of America from a different perspective. You'll find great educational resources for Thanksgiving and American Indian Heritage Month in November. There are also plenty of activities to use throughout the year for music, drama, art, and language arts.
Printables
Make Your Own Totem Pole
Native Americans Printable Book (2-5)
Native American Picture Writing
Indian Symbols and Meanings
Make Your Own Totem Pole
Cheyenne Native American Game
Indian Sign Language Chart
More Popular Native American Printables
Lesson Plans
Stone Fox: A Collection of Lessons
Oregon Trail
A Play about Sacagawea
The Wampanoag Indians: A Thanksgiving Lesson
Describing Drum Beats in Native American Music
Oregon Trail Rubric
Tlingit Indians of the Pacific Northwest
More Native American Lesson Plans
Quizzes
Native Americans Quiz
Anasazi and Plains Indians Quiz
American Colonies Quiz
Early America Quiz
References
Native American Instruments
Sacajawea
Contemporary Native American Music
American Indians Today
More Native American References
Language Arts Activities
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Sign of the Beaver
Native American Tribes Word Search
Pedro's Journal
Island of the Blue Dolphins Activities
Sacagawea
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message
More Popular Native American Language Arts Activities
Thanksgiving Activities
Native American Indian Crafts
Sarah Morton's Day, Samuel Eaton's Day, and Tapenum's Day
Squanto and the Great Debate
Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (lesson 6 of 7)
The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7)
Set Design
Cranberry-Nut Bread
More Thanksgiving – Teacher Resources
Native American Music Resources
Teaching Native American Music
Native American Musical Instruments
Native American Music and the Flute
Native American Music: Call-and-Response
Native American Song: 0 Hal'Lwe
Intertribal Style of Native American Music
Native American Pronunciation Guide
More Native American Music Resources
Drama & Art Activities
Native American Powwow
Tipi Pattern
Games and Toys
Children of Native America Today Activities
Make a Button Blanket
Build a Seminole Summer House
Cherokee Fables
More Native American Drama & Art Activities
Math Activities
Storing Food
Sandpainting Math
Vitamin Math

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