Researchers have discovered an unknown ancient population that changes history as we know it.
Twenty indigenous North American crops important to the histories and cultures of Native Americans and early settlers.
9 Meaningful Native American Crafts for Kids as told by a Native Person. Fun Crafts, Books & Resources to explore Native Culture without cultural appropriation
To understand early American history, we need to investigate and understand North America as an Indigenous space. A place where Native American populations, politics, religion, and trade networks prevailed for centuries before and after the arrival of Europeans and enslaved Africans. In this episode, we travel into the heart of the North American continent to
FUN, hands-on Native Americans for Kids lesson with activities, crafts, printables and more to make learning history for kids come alive! K-6th grade.
You can type in your address and find out with Indigenous groups were native to that land.
Daniel Boone - North American Explorer. Free Lapbook, crafts and activities to learn about Daniel Boone.
The Williamsburg area is steeped in history. An important part of that history is the Native American groups who inhabited the area when ...
A lesson in which students develop critical literacy skills by responding to Andrew Jackson’s speech on “Indian Removal.”
By the age of 10, most children in the United States have been taught all 50 states that make up the country. But centuries ago, the land that is now the United States was a very different place. Over 20 million Native Americans dispersed across over 1,000 distinct tribes, bands, and ethnic groups populated the territory.
Young readers can discover the history of the Choctaw Native American tribe with this history worksheet.
Early American observers were too unsophisticated to appreciate the accomplishments of California's Native peoples.
Teachers planning lessons on Native Americans can paint a fuller and more accurate picture with carefully curated resources.
The Early Native American Homes booklet introduces a variety of early Native American cultures, focusing on the various homes they built and lived in.
In this post, I will talk a little bit about the period of European settlement and its effect on the Lenni Lenape over time. An example of this would be the reservation system imposed on Nat…
We list and describe many of the southern California native plants that were useful to the Native Americans of the region. We focus on medicinal plants
In a new study, published in the journal Nature, researchers investigated the population history of the region through an analysis of 34 ancient human genomes that date to between 31,000 and 600 years ago. The analysis revealed a previously unknown group of Paleolithic people, called Ancient North Siberians, who are distantly related to early West Eurasian hunter-gatherers.
Welcome to The Applicious Teacher! Ideas and resources for the REAL 2nd grade teacher. Writing, reading, digital, organization, and more!
Is America still genocidal? According to the Teflon Theory of White History the answer is no: the last full-blown genocide was in the 1800s. That was too long ago, so it has absolutely no effect on…
Native American Home Etiquette by Jamie K. Oxendine, Lumbee/Creek PRELUDE Native Americans from the Atlantic to the Pacific and the Arctic to the Tropics
Native Americans on the Menominee Reservation near Keshena, Wisconsin. A white man in the foreground appears to be drawing something out of camera range. T...
On special request, this Native American Unit Study is for the more advance readers or approximately grades 4-6. I hope you and your children find this Unit Study to be useful and enjoyable. As always please screen these resources for yourself before showing them to your children. Follow this link to the accompanying Notebooking Pages before you begin your adventure. First off start by reading up on Native American History. There is a lot here so pick and choose what you are most interested in or do it all. (scroll down to the American-Indian heading) The titles in brown are Intermediate and the titles in read are Advanced. Take a Virtual Field Trip to a Longhouse. Native American History Video Part 1 Native American History Video Part 2 Native American History Video Part 3 Native American History Video Part 4 Watch these videos and learn everything there is to know about the dreamcatcher! The Dreamcatcher Part 1 The Dreamcatcher Part 2 The Dreamcatcher Part 3 The Dreamcatcher Part 4 The Dreamcatcher Part 5 The Dreamcatcher Part 7 Now make your own dreamcatcher. Learn about Native Americans contributions to Science. Learn the science behind constructing a canoe and build your own. Native American Virtual Field Trip (even includes a pdf worksheet to go along with your adventure) Math Lesson: Take your time to go through this amazing resource for Native American Geometry. Make your own Tepee craft. Or make a Tepee Diorama If you are really adventurous make an outdoor Tepee that you actually fit in. Listen to American Indian Fairy Tales and learn their culture. Book of IndiansAuthor: Holling C. Holling Unit Study at HomeschoolShare Here are some more resources from HomeschoolShare. Native American Coloring Pages (most geared for older children and including educational value.) Here are some more The Homeschool Mom has ton of stuff to pick through so pick and choose. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about Totem Poles. Make sure you explore this site! There is a ton to see and learn here. Craft Activity: Soap Totem Pole Use these free totem pole designs to create a soap totem pole. Decide how many soap bars high you will want your totem pole. Next, draw your design in pen on your soap bars. Make sure they aren't too detailed. After you have your design then you will want to gather some carving tools (tooth picks, butter knife, a finger nail kit) Follow your design and carve into the soap with your carving tools. After your design is carved you can paint it with finger nail polish or leave it plain. Lastly use tooth picks to stack the bars of soap into a totem pole. You may need more then one tooth pick to secure each layer. Or you can cheat and do this easy Paper Totem Pole Craft. ONLINE AMERICAN INDIAN MUSEUMS Learn about different kinds of Native American Headdresses. Now make your own Native American Headdress (not the cheesy construction paper feather kind) Indian Heroes and the Great Chieftains (Baldwin Project Free Online Book) Indian Boyhood (Baldwin Project Free Online Book) The Soul of the Indian (Baldwin Project Free Online Book) Blackfeet Indian Stories (Baldwin Project Free Online Book) Red Indian Fairy Book (Baldwin Project Free Online Book) Take A Virtual Tour: A Virtual Tour of the National Museum of the American Indian ExhibitionsCreation’s JourneyandAll Roads Are Good Watch this video of a Native American Pow Wow Use the picture dictionary below to make your own American Indian Fairy Tale. First you need a paper grocery sack or for a mini-version a paper lunch sack. Then crumple up the paper sack. The more the better! For the best results use charcoal (or substitute with black crayon) and write your Native American Picture Story on your crumpled sack. Thank you for visiting Noah's Ark Homeschool Academy's Upper Elementary Native American Unit Study.
