Native American Heritage Month Teacher Resources

November is Native American Heritage Month
Enhance students' learning of Native American heritage and culture with our lesson plans, projects, activities, and printables.Recommended Native American Heritage 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 Native American Heritage Month in November. There are also plenty of activities to use throughout the year for music, drama, art, and language arts.
Printables
These printables include crafts, history lessons, activities, and much more regarding the culture and heritage of Native Americans.
- Tipi Pattern
- Island of the Blue Dolphins Activities
- The Trail of Tears
- Indian Symbols and Meanings
- The Navajo Code Talkers
- Native American Musical Instruments
- Learn About Pocahontas
- More Native American Printables
Lesson Plans
Use our lesson plans to teach students the significance of music, call-and-response and Thanksgiving to Native American culture.
- Native American Music: Call-and-Response
- Stone Fox: A Collection of Lessons
- The Wampanoag: A Thanksgiving Lesson
- Percussion Performance and Culture
- Describing Drum Beats in Native American Music
- Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives
- The First Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 5 of 7)
- More Native American Lesson Plans
Quizzes
Test students' knowledge on famous Native Americans and their art and technology with our quizzes.
References
Our references include detailed lists of the instruments and materials used by Native Americans, their music styles and much more! References also include Native Americans' recent ancestry in the United States.
- Native American Instruments
- Contemporary Native American Music
- Intertribal Style of Native American Music
- Ancestry of U.S. Population by Rank, 2001
- More Native American References
Thanksgiving Activities
Teach students about the history of Thanksgiving, the contribution of Native Americans and much more with these fun Thanksgiving activities!
- History of Thanksgiving
- The Wampanoag: A Thanksgiving Lesson
- Sarah Morton's Day, Samuel Eaton's Day, & Tapenum's Day
- Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message
- Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives
- Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (lesson 6 of 7)
- The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7)
- More Thanksgiving Teacher Resources
Language Arts Activities
Enhance students' reading and writing skills with these reading warm-ups, folktales, songs and more relating to Native American history and culture.
- Sign of the Beaver
- Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up: Sacagawea Biography
- Native American Life
- Native American Song: 0 Hal'Lwe
- Pedro's Journal Literature Guide
- Native American Report
- Folktales of the Northwest
- More Native American Language Arts Activities
Native American Music Resources
Music holds much influence over Native American culture. Give your students a glimpse into the culture with various resources regarding Native American songs, music styles, instruments, pronunciation and much more!
- Native American Song: 0 Hal'Lwe
- Regional Music Styles of Native American Tribes
- Teaching Native American Music
- Native American Music and the Flute
- Native American Pronunciation Guide
- More Native American Music Resources
Drama & Art Activities
Students will learn more about Native American culture with our art activities which include fun crafts, reading practice and more.
- Totem Pole
- Make a God's Eye
- Make a "Wooden" Mask
- Native American Powwow
- Longhouses, Canoes, and Totem Poles
- Make a Button Blanket
- Children of Native America Today Activities
- More Native American Drama & Art Activities
Math Activities
Focusing on the Native American diet and the time period before refrigeration, students will use math to help them comprehend how Native Americans survived by storing food. Students will also work on their dimensions and time-telling skills with these fun math activities!
Browse Native American Heritage Month Resources
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Native American Instruments
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WORKSHEETS
Tipi Pattern
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WORKSHEETS
The Navajo Code Talkers
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REFERENCE
Learn About Pocahontas
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Mini Totem Pole
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ACTIVITIES
History of Thanksgiving
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WORKSHEETS
Island of the Blue Dolphins Activities
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Indian Symbols and Meanings
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Make a God's Eye
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LESSON PLANS
The Wampanoag: A Thanksgiving Lesson
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GAMES AND APPS
Classroom Olympic Games
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WORKSHEETS
Make a Button Blanket
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BOOK GUIDES
Sign of the Beaver
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BOOK GUIDES
Teaching Guide to Louise Erdrich's Birchbark House Books
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ACTIVITIES
Pedro's Journal Literature Guide
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ACTIVITIES
Sarah Morton's Day, Samuel Eaton's Day, & Tapenum's Day
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LESSON PLANS
Thanksgiving: Multiple Perspectives
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ACTIVITIES
Important Indigenous Americans: Profiles, Resources & Tips
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WORKSHEETS
Hunt and Gather or Farm and Feast? Survival Game
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Native American Report
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DAILY WARM-UPS
The First Americans Reading Warm-Up
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WORKSHEETS
Folktales of the Northwest
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LESSON PLANS
Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (lesson 6 of 7)
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WORKSHEETS
Children of Native America Today Activities