American Indians & Native Americans - Teacher Resources Our lessons & printables on Native American life & culture are great resources for Thanksgiving...		Pedro's Journal Literature Guide The literature guide for Pedro's Journal, a story about Columbus' travels, includes...
Native American Picture Writing Each Native American tribe had its own spoken language. To communicate across tribes, they used...		Island of the Blue Dolphins Island of the Blue Dolphins tells the story of an American Indian girl stranded on an...
Indian Symbols and Meanings Students write a message using the written symbols of the Southwest Native Americans.		Native American Musical Instruments In this music activity, students learn about Native American culture and make their own drums.
Make Your Own Totem Pole After reading about the history of totem poles, children assemble their own pole. This is a...		Popular Colonial Times Printables Our Colonial times printables for K-12 provide great teaching ideas for Thanksgiving. Use these...
Sign of the Beaver This literature guide includes lessons and activities to use while teaching Sign of the...		Woodland Indians -- Wigwams and Longhouses Teach children about the different kinds of homes the Woodland Indians lived in. Use this...
Stone Fox: A Collection of Lessons Using the book, Stone Fox, students will explore character, setting, and issues for Native...		Indian Sign Language Chart Write a rebus story using the Indian pictures to help you. This is a fun and printable...
Island of the Blue Dolphins Activities Explore extension lessons and activities related to Island of the Blue Dolphins, the...		Native American Music: Call-and-Response Introduce students to a call-and-response form of Native American song and dance.
Popular Native American Printables Printables on Native American life and culture are perfect for Thanksgiving and American Indian...		Native American Music Resources Introduce your students to the music of another culture through resources about Native American...
Percussion Performance and Culture Students in grades 5-8 study African and Native American percussion, consider music's cultural...		American Colonies Quiz Test students' knowledge of Colonial times with this quiz.
Touching Spirit Bear and Ghost of Spirit Bear Reading Guide This reading guide includes questions for class discussion and extension activities for...		Native American Instruments Learn what materials were traditionally used to make Native American instruments, and the role...