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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
Indian Symbols and Meanings
Make Your Own Totem Pole
Reading Warm-Up 30 for Gr. 5 & 6: Biography
Native American Picture Writing
Island of the Blue Dolphins Activities
Native American Musical Instruments
Longhouses, Canoes, and Totem Poles
More Popular Native American Printables
Lesson Plans
Stone Fox: A Collection of Lessons
Oregon Trail
Percussion Performance and Culture
A Play about Sacagawea
Describing Drum Beats in Native American Music
The Wampanoag Indians: A Thanksgiving Lesson
Native American Music: Call-and-Response
More Native American Lesson Plans
Quizzes
Native Americans Quiz
Early America Quiz
American Colonies Quiz
Anasazi and Plains Indians Quiz
References
Native American Instruments
American Indians Today
Sacajawea
Contemporary Native American Music
More Native American References
Language Arts Activities
Sign of the Beaver
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Indian Sign Language Chart
Pedro's Journal Literature Guide
Touching Spirit Bear and Ghost of Spirit Bear Reading Guide
Cherokee Fables
Woodland Indians -- Wigwams and Longhouses
More Popular Native American Language Arts Activities
Thanksgiving Activities
Native American Indian Crafts
A Thanksgiving Quilt
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message
Sarah Morton's Day, Samuel Eaton's Day, & Tapenum's Day
Thanksgiving Fact Sheet
Cranberry-Nut Bread
A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving
More Thanksgiving – Teacher Resources
Native American Music Resources
Teaching Native American Music
Native American Song: 0 Hal'Lwe
Native American Music and the Flute
Intertribal Style of Native American Music
Native American Pronunciation Guide
Regional Music Styles of Native American Tribes
Sounding Word-Rhythms
More Native American Music Resources
Drama & Art Activities
Plains Boy and Girl Cutouts
Tipi Pattern
Make a Button Blanket
Native American Powwow
Make a God's Eye
Great Plains Indian Beadwork
Make a "Wooden" Mask
More Native American Drama & Art Activities
Math Activities
Storing Food
Sandpainting Math
Literature & Math: Stories about Time
Vitamin Math
Set Design

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