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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 American Picture Writing
Indian Symbols and Meanings
Cheyenne Native American Game
Daily Warm-Up 30 for Gr. 5 & 6: Biography
Make Your Own Totem Pole
Native Americans Printable Book (2-5)
More Popular Native American Printables
Lesson Plans
Stone Fox: A Collection of Lessons
Oregon Trail
Describing Drum Beats in Native American Music
The Wampanoag Indians: A Thanksgiving Lesson
Native American Music and the Flute
Native American Music: Call-and-Response
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
Native American Instruments
Contemporary Native American Music
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
Native American Tribes Word Search
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message
A Play about Sacagawea
More Popular Native American Language Arts Activities
Thanksgiving Activities
Native American Indian Crafts
American Indians Today
Cranberry-Nut Bread
A Not-So Traditional Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives
Indian Pudding
Thanksgiving Match-Up and Vocabulary
More Thanksgiving – Teacher Resources
Native American Music Resources
Teaching Native American Music
Native American Musical Instruments
Regional Music Styles of Native American Tribes
Intertribal Style of Native American Music
Native American Song: 0 Hal'Lwe
Native American Pronunciation Guide
Percussion Performance and Culture
More Native American Music Resources
Drama & Art Activities
Tipi Pattern
Native American Powwow
Build a Seminole Summer House
Set Design
Native American Ceremonial Dances
Games and Toys
Make a Coiled Pot
More Native American Drama & Art Activities
Math Activities
Sandpainting Math
Storing Food
Vitamin Math

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