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  • LESSON PLANS

    Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (lesson 6 of 7)

    After the challenging first winter of 1620, the Pilgrims made great progress in settling Plymouth. This lesson will take…

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  • Cheyenne Native American Game

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    Cheyenne Native American Game

    Have your students learn how to play an old Native American game. This Cheyenne game is fun and easy to learn!

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  • Teaching Guide to Louise Erdrich's Birchbark House Books

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    Teaching Guide to Louise Erdrich's Birchbark House Books

    Supplement The Birchbark House, The Game of Silence, and The Porcupine Year with this teaching guide to the books by…

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  • Quiz: Notable American Indians

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    Quiz: Notable American Indians

    Give students this quiz to help them learn more about American Indian Heritage: famous people, noteworthy places, and…

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  • ACTIVITIES

    Percussion Performance and Culture

    Students in grades 5-8 study African and Native American percussion, consider music's cultural relevance, and perform in…

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    Wampanoag Thanksgiving -- Answer Key

    Use this answer key with the Wampanoag Thanksgiving worksheet. This lesson teaches students about the Wampanoag people,…

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  • REFERENCE

    Native American Instruments

    Learn what materials were traditionally used to make Native American instruments, and the role these instruments played…

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    Intertribal Style of Native American Music

    Reference the history and present details of Native American music developed among many tribes.

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    Contemporary Native American Music

    Find out some of the many ways in which Native American influence is heard in popular genres of modern music.

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  • BOOK GUIDES

    Native American History Books by Judith St. George

    Share a book guide that discusses ways to broaden students' understanding of Native American life, traditions, beliefs,…

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    Tlingit Indians and Their Environment Activity Worksheet

    Students learn about the Tlingit Indians of the Pacific Northwest and their special relationship with the natural…

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    American Indians Today

    Read an article about modern American Indians. This is a great resource for American Indian Heritage Month in November.

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  • Games and Toys

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    Games and Toys

    Enjoy an art project that is perfect for Native American Heritage Month (November).

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  • Folktales of the Northeast Woodlands

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    Folktales of the Northeast Woodlands

    Students read stories told by Native Americans of the Northeast Woodlands, and then complete the accompanying…

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  • Genetic Tracing of the First Americans

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    Genetic Tracing of the First Americans

    Where did the first Native Americans come from? Find out with the reading passage and map in this printable.

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  • Vegetable Dyes Are Hard to "Beet"

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    Vegetable Dyes Are Hard to "Beet"

    Vegetables are an excellent source of many different colors of dye. Learn how Native Americans used natural dyes and…

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  • Carve an Apple Doll

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    Carve an Apple Doll

    Make a doll to illustrate a Crow Indian colloquialism, which describes elderly people as having the skin of dried…

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  • Effigy Burial Mounds

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    Effigy Burial Mounds

    Overlooking the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa, there stands a fascinating group of Indian burial mounds. This…

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  • Build a Seminole Summer House

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    Build a Seminole Summer House

    Students build a model Seminole Indian house, like those that were once in present-day Florida.

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  • Cherokee Cooklore

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    Cherokee Cooklore

    Students learn about traditional Cherokee dishes, and what it took to make them. This printable about Native Americans…

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  • Native Americans in the Civil War

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    Native Americans in the Civil War

    Students learn about the participation of Native Americans in the Civil War.

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  • The General

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    The General

    Here's a brief biography of General George Armstrong Custer, as well as a recounting of his infamous last stand.

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  • Dull Knife, Little Wolf, and the Long Way Home

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    Dull Knife, Little Wolf, and the Long Way Home

    This is the story of a group of Cheyennes who decided they would rather die than leave their home. This printable…

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  • The Buffalo Hunters

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    The Buffalo Hunters

    Native Americans used every part of the buffalo they hunted. When the animals became extinct, so did the people's way of…

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