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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
Indian Symbols and Meanings
Make Your Own Totem Pole
Native American Picture Writing
Native American Indian Crafts
Native American Musical Instruments
Native Americans Printable Book (2-5)
Plains Boy and Girl Cutouts
More Popular Native American Printables
Lesson Plans
Stone Fox: A Collection of Lessons
Oregon Trail
The Wampanoag Indians: A Thanksgiving Lesson
Native American Music: Call-and-Response
Describing Drum Beats in Native American Music
The First Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 5 of 7)
Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (lesson 6 of 7)
More Native American Lesson Plans
Quizzes
Native Americans Quiz
Anasazi and Plains Indians Quiz
American Colonies Quiz
Early America Quiz
References
Jay Silverheels Biography
Native American Instruments
Sacajawea
Thanksgiving Fact Sheet
More Native American References
Language Arts Activities
Sign of the Beaver
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Indian Sign Language Chart
Pedro's Journal
Island of the Blue Dolphins Activities
Sacajawea Reading Comprehension
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message
More Popular Native American Language Arts Activities
Thanksgiving Activities
Make a Corn Necklace
A Thanksgiving Quilt
Cranberry-Nut Bread
American Indians Today
A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving
Indian Pudding
Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives
More Thanksgiving – Teacher Resources
Native American Music Resources
Native American Pronunciation Guide
Native American Song: 0 Hal'Lwe
Intertribal Style of Native American Music
Teaching Native American Music
Native American Music and the Flute
Contemporary Native American Music
Percussion Performance and Culture
More Native American Music Resources
Drama & Art Activities
Tipi Pattern
Make a Button Blanket
My Book About Native Americans
Make a "Wooden" Mask
Make a Sand Painting
Make a God's Eye
Set Design
More Native American Drama & Art Activities
Math Activities
Storing Food
Sandpainting Math
Literature & Math: Stories about Time
Vitamin Math

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