Teaching Themes
Native American Heritage: Everything You Need
Students can use these resources to research and understand Native American cultures.
Computer Lab Activities, Interactive Whiteboard Activities, Listen and Read Activities
Navajo Ways: A Listen And Read Book, Level A
Grades: 1–2
Early readers can check out Navajo clothes, their homes, and art with this short reading activity that features text, audio, and photos.
Articles
Web Hunt: Native American Heritage
Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
Explore five traditional Native American crafts while designing your own beadwork, moccasins, and more.
Native Americans Books
Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12
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 Online Learning Activities Native American CulturesGrades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Students “visit” field sites to study the ancient and modern-day Native American cultures of New Mexico, Utah, and Washington. |
 Online Learning Activities Oral History of the Skagit River: A Native American Cultures ActivityGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Through field reports and interviews, students discover how the Skagit River is closely linked to the lives of the people in the valley. |
 Computer Lab Activities, Interactive Whiteboard Activities, Listen and Read Activities Native Americans Did It First: A Listen and Read Book, Level AGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Early readers learn about Native American inventions, from the hammock to kayaks, in this brief story that includes text, audio, and photos. |
 Computer Lab Activities, Interactive Whiteboard Activities, Listen and Read Activities Native American Inventions: A Listen and Read Book, Level BGrades: 1–2 Through photos, texts, and audio, early readers will discover a few entertaining and delicious items that were invented by Native Americans. |
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Articles, Writing Prompts Stone Fox Writing PromptGrades: 3–5 Ask students what they think happens next to little Willy, Grandfather, and Stone Fox. |
Discussion Guides, Book Resources The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses Discussion GuideGrades: 3–5 "A [Native American] girl feels such kinship with the wild horses that she eventually becomes one of them. Both storytelling and art express the... |
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Extension Activities, Book Resources The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses Extension ActivitiesGrades: 3–5 Extension Activity for The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble. |
Discussion Guides, Book Resources Guests Discussion GuideGrades: 3–5 A story about Thanksgiving from the point of view of the hosts: the Native Americans who were kind enough to share what they had with the Pilgrims... |
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Activities and Games, Extension Activities, Book Resources Guests Extension ActivitiesGrades: 3–5 Extension activity for Guests by Michael Dorris. |
Vocabulary Builders, Book Resources Guests Vocabulary BuilderGrades: 3–5 Vocabulary builder for Guests by Michael Dorris. |
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Articles, Online Learning Activities Explore the Heritage of Indigenous PeoplesGrades: 3–5 This content resource helps teachers and students locate information on the heritage of indigenous peoples through various sites. Related links... |
Book Excerpts The Journal of Jesse Smoke Text ExcerptGrades: 6–8, 9–12 The terrors of the Trail of Tears are revealed through the fictionalized journals of Jesse Smoke, a Cherokee boy whose intelligence and diligence... |
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Articles, Author's Notes The Journal of Jesse Smoke Author's NoteGrades: 3–5, 6–8 The terrors of the Trail of Tears are revealed through the fictionalized journals of Jesse Smoke, a Cherokee boy whose intelligence and diligence... |
Booktalks Geronimo BooktalkGrades: 6–8 After years of standing against the U.S. government, the great warrior and spiritual leader Geronimo's life is coming to an end, as his grandson... |
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Discussion Guides, Book Resources The Mud Pony Discussion GuideGrades: 3–5 Discussion guide for The Mud Pony by Caron Lee Cohen. |
Discussion Guides, Book Resources Stone Fox Discussion GuideGrades: 3–5 Strategies for introducing the class to the book Stone Fox, by John Reynolds Gardiner. |
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Extension Activities, Book Resources Stone Fox Extension ActivitiesGrades: 3–5 Have your class invent their own hand signals to communicate without words. |
Lesson Plans, Book Resources Stone Fox Lesson PlanGrades: 3–5 Point out Jackson, Wyoming, and the Teton Mountains on a topographical map. Invite students to indicate on the map the mountain range of which the... |
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Lesson Plans, Vocabulary Builders, Book Resources Stone Fox Vocabulary BuilderGrades: 3–5 Learn new words from the book Stone Fox, by John Reynolds Gardiner. |
Extension Activities, Book Resources Indian Chiefs Extension ActivitiesGrades: 6–8 Use these activities to extend the learning about Native American historical leaders. |
