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

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