Lesson Plans for Teaching About Native Americans



SOURCES FOR TEACHING ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS
		Lesson Plans for Alaska, Northeast, Northwest. Plains, and Southwest \| Miscellaneous Help
				LESSON PLANS: SOUTHWEST NATIVES Lessons on Navajo Grade 2 Navajo Long Walk Good set of lessons with questions. Ages 9-12. Lessons on Pueblos Ages 9-12 Pueblo Peoples (through a watercolor at the Smithsonian) Ages 10-14 Pueblo Background Recommended books CHOINUMNE\|CHUMASH \| HOHOKAM \| KARUK\| NAVAJO \| OHLONE \| PUEBLO \|YUMA\| YUCHI \|ZUNI\| SOUTHWEST PEOPLES (in general). Reading List from the Smithsonian
				LESSON PLANS: ALASKA NATIVES Alaska's Department of Education has information on teaching Native studies and education goals for a variety of subjects. And there are other good sources for Alaska. For the Tlingit/Haida/Tsimshian you can use Alaska's materia or that from British Columbia. Arctic Resources activities & information) Native American Whaling Recommended books ATHABASKAN \| CHINOOK \| INUIT \| TSHIMSHIAN\| YUPIK Additional reading list from the Smithsonian
				LESSON PLANS: PLAINS NATIVES Five Western Tribes Materials for Ages 4-8. Buffalo Story Robes Ages 4-8 Sacawagea Lakota Shield and other decorations of 1870s Plains people Taken from reputable sources.Very useful for accurate drawings. Art History Lesson on Plains Parfleche From the Getty Art Institute Recommended books PLAINS \|BLACKFOOT \| CHEYENNE \| CHIPPEWA \|CREE \| CROW \| CHEYENNE\| DENE \| DAKOTA \| HIDATSA \| \| KIOWA \| LAKOTA\| OJIBWAY \| PAIUTE \|PAWNEE\| PUEBLO \| UTE I do NOT recommend the Smithsonian reading list on the Plains.
				LESSON PLANS: NORTHWEST NATIVES Recommended books NORTHWEST PEOPLE, NOOTKA \| PUGET SOUND LUTSHOOTSEED \| TLINGIT Additional reading from the Smithsonian
				LESSON PLANS: NORTHEAST NATIVES Quiz on Names of Native People of the Northeast The fact that this is listed as a game helps! Names of Northeast Native Americans Find the hidden names. Wampum Maze Help students remember what a wampum belt looks like by having them follow the maze. Ages 4-8. Names of things in a Native dwelling Hidden names. Ages 4-8. Animals and their Tracks A good matching game for the younger ones. Ages 4-8. Recommended books ABENAKI \|IROQUOIS\| ONEIDA \|PASSAMOQUODDY\| POWHATAN \|WAPONANOAG Additional reading list from the Smithsonian LESSON PLANS: SOUTHEAST NATIVES Recommended books CHEROKEE\| CHOCTAW\| MUSKOGEE Archeological images Additional reading list from the Smithsonian
				LESSON PLANS: Help teaching Native literatures Find a Native American author? Search the Native American Authors Index or try the Association for the Study of American Indian Literature Need a good book? Try Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children Ed. Beverly Slapin and Doris Seale 4th edition. Stumped for ideas on teaching a book? Some good suggestions Back to Native American Literature Bibliography \|Back to First Nations Literature Bibliography _______________________________________________ Quizzes Names of Native American peoples (Quiz) An excellent quiz that seems more like a game. But an excellent way to help children remember. Native American Botany (Quiz) For learning the names of plants that native Americans ate. It helps that the quiz takes the form of the game hangman. Native artistic styles by US region Native Housing styles and materials (Quiz) __________________________________________________________ ImageS Images for Teachers Pictures of western landscape, metates and other useful materials. Free Clipart Images \|Flags of US tribes to illustrate handouts and lessons Images to print out for coloring Many pages containing animals, a wigwam, Ojibwe boy and girl. __________________________________________________________ Combat US Stereotypes See also advice for British Columbia (Canada) and Australia American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children Arlene B. Hirschfelder, Paulette Fairbanks Molin, Yvonne Beamer, Yvonne Wakim
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