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American Indians & 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 Native American 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 American Picture Writing
Indian Symbols and Meanings
Island of the Blue Dolphins Activities
Tipi Pattern
Native American Musical Instruments
Totem Pole
More Popular Native American Printables

Lesson Plans

Stone Fox: A Collection of Lessons
Native American Music: Call-and-Response
A Play about Sacagawea
The Wampanoag Indians: A Thanksgiving Lesson
The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7)
Describing Drum Beats in Native American Music
Native American Music and the Flute
More Native American Lesson Plans

Quizzes

Native Americans Quiz
American Colonies Quiz
Early America Quiz
Anasazi and Plains Indians Quiz

References

Native American Instruments
Thanksgiving Fact Sheet
American Indians Today
Ancestry of U.S. Population by Rank, 2001
More Native American References

Language Arts Activities

Sign of the Beaver
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Native American Tribes Word Search
Pedro's Journal Literature Guide
Indian Sign Language Chart
Cherokee Fables
Touching Spirit Bear and Ghost of Spirit Bear Reading Guide
More Popular Native American Language Arts Activities

Thanksgiving Activities

Native American Indian Crafts
History of Thanksgiving – Videos & Activities
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message
Wampanoag Thanksgiving Worksheet
Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (lesson 6 of 7)
Wampanoag Thanksgiving -- Answer Key
A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving
More Thanksgiving – Teacher Resources

Native American Music Resources

Native American Song: 0 Hal'Lwe
Percussion Performance and Culture
Intertribal Style of Native American Music
Teaching Native American Music
Regional Music Styles of Native American Tribes
Native American Pronunciation Guide
Contemporary Native American Music
More Native American Music Resources

Drama & Art Activities

Make a God's Eye
My Book About Native Americans
Plains Boy and Girl Cutouts
Games and Toys
Longhouses, Canoes, and Totem Poles
Make a "Wooden" Mask
Make a Button Blanket
More Native American Drama & Art Activities

Math Activities

Set Design for "Pilgrims of Plymouth"
Vitamin Math
Storing Food
Sandpainting Math
November Bulletin Board: Fractions
Literature & Math: Stories about Time

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