Native American Heritage Month Teacher Resources

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.

• American Indian Art and technology Quiz
• Notable American Indians Quiz

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!

• Storing Food
• Literature & Math: Stories About Time
• Vitamin Math
• Set Design for "Pilgrims of Plymouth"