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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 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
A Thanksgiving Quilt
Indian Symbols and Meanings
Native American Picture Writing
A Thanksgiving Poem
Make Your Own Totem Pole
Thanksgiving Match-Up & Vocabulary
Native American Indian Crafts
More Popular Native American Printables
Lesson Plans
The Wampanoag Indians: A Thanksgiving Lesson
The First Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 5 of 7)
The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7)
Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives
Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (lesson 6 of 7)
Stone Fox: A Collection of Lessons
Native American Music: Call-and-Response
More Native American Lesson Plans
Quizzes
Native Americans Quiz
American Colonies Quiz
Anasazi and Plains Indians Quiz
Early America Quiz
References
Thanksgiving Fact Sheet
Indian Pudding
Cranberry-Nut Bread
Native American Instruments
More Native American References
Language Arts Activities
Sarah Morton's Day, Samuel Eaton's Day, & Tapenum's Day
Indian Sign Language Chart
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message
Sign of the Beaver
Indians and Pilgrims
Woodland Indians -- Wigwams and Longhouses
Island of the Blue Dolphins
More Popular Native American Language Arts Activities
Thanksgiving Activities
Make a Corn Necklace
Wampanoag Thanksgiving Worksheet
A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving
Set Design
Wampanoag Thanksgiving -- Answer Key
American Indians Today
More Thanksgiving – Teacher Resources
Native American Music Resources
Native American Musical Instruments
Describing Drum Beats in Native American Music
Native American Song: 0 Hal'Lwe
Teaching Native American Music
Native American Music and the Flute
Contemporary Native American Music
Native American Pronunciation Guide
More Native American Music Resources
Drama & Art Activities
Longhouses, Canoes, and Totem Poles
Tipi Pattern
Plains Boy and Girl Cutouts
Cherokee Fables
Make a "Wooden" Mask
Make a Button Blanket
Make a God's Eye
More Native American Drama & Art Activities
Math Activities
Sandpainting Math
Literature & Math: Stories about Time
Storing Food
Vitamin Math

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Use our Educators' Calendar to find activities and printables for every day in November, including Geography Awareness Week (Nov. 15–21) and Thanksgiving (Nov. 26). Plus celebrate American Indian Heritage Month and Aviation History Month all November long!

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