We spent this past week learning about Native Americans. Our centers were all Indian themed. We enjoyed a lot of Native American tales and did some fun art jobs to go along with the stories. We also worked on a study of different tribes and the different types of homes they made. We are creating a book of what we learn about Native Americans. At this center they listened to the book I Can Read About Indians and then worked on drawing Indians in different setting and writing facts that they learned. They put Indian symbols in ABC order and sorted Indian cards with different r clusters to go with a skill in reading. They were introduced to using a ruler to measure to the nearest inch. They measured different Native American symbols. Another center they unscramble words to make a complete sentence about Indians and they worked on number order to 75 by putting sets in order from least to greatest. These are 3 of the legends that we read this week. In the story Raven we learned how the light was put in the sky. The Legend of the Bluebonnet taught us about making sacrifices and not being selfish. The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush taught us that everyone is different and has a special gift to share with others. They loved this art job where we made the Indian Paintbrushes. We also made Indian headbands and collected our feathers for good behavior. Here are our Indian Princesses and Indian Warriors.

The illustrations here show how to communicate using Native American/'Indian' sign language, and come from two vintage sources: one in the '50s, and the other from the '20s.

Using flat rocks and dried corn, students get an idea of how it is to grind corn

Aloha!!! The month of November is upon us and we have been having a great time with some simple but fun crafts. We started the month with some colorful leaf drawings. I was inspired by a Pinterest find from Art Projects For Kids. I gave the kids some leaves to look at and we talked about the symmetry. They sketched out their leaves and traced with a sharpie. They filled in each section with a design using crayons. Then they painted each a section a different color. I let them use whatever colors they wanted to, so it was a bit brighter than your usual fall colors. But I thought they turned out beautifully! We also made some Thankful Turkeys. The students traced a circle for the body, 4 feathers and they drew out the head and feet with some guidance from me. They came out pretty cute as well. This week we learned about the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag. We read both articles in our Scholastic News showing what it was like in 1620 for both of them. My students really loved the video on the Wampanoag way of life. You could have heard a pin drop as they watched it. So I decided to have them make a wetu. Materials: 1- 1 1/2 x 18 inch strip for the base 4- 1x12 inch strips for the dome 2-3 sheets of tan colored paper Just glue all the pieces together to make the dome. Then tear and paste the light colored paper in layers. Once it is dry, use a brown crayon to draw lines for the bark. Don't forget to cut a hole for the door. My class really did a great job with these and they are dying to take them home to share with their families. I hope you are enjoying this crazy month with some fun activities of your own! Tomorrow is our annual Turkey Trot and we are making No Bake Pumpkin Pie in the afternoon. It should be an awesome day! Mahalo for stopping by and I hope you and your loved ones have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

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This simple toss and catch game is the first of the Indian toys we will make this week. I found the directions from the Plimoth Plantation ....

I can't believe it is already November!! With that said, I happily put away my spider and bat decor

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The Little Travelers shares how to make and play Picaria - a Native American math game!

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Highlights A 2022 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor BookA 2022 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Twelve Native American kids present historical and contemporary laws, policies, struggles, and victories in Native life, each with a powerful refrain: We are still here! Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (Children's Book) 2022 3rd Winner, American Indian Youth Literature Award (Picture Book) 2022 3rd Winner 7-11 Years 10.5" x 9.7" Hardcover 40 Pages History, United States Description About the Book "A group of Native American kids from different tribes presents twelve historical and contemporary time periods, struggles, and victories to their classmates, each ending with a powerful refrain: We are still here!"-- Book Synopsis A 2022 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Book A 2022 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Twelve Native American kids present historical and contemporary laws, policies, struggles, and victories in Native life, each with a powerful refrain: We are still here! Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing. This companion book to the award-winning We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga offers readers everything they never learned in school about Native American people's past, present, and future. Precise, lyrical writing presents topics including: forced assimilation (such as boarding schools), land allotment and Native tribal reorganization, termination (the US government not recognizing tribes as nations), Native urban relocation (from reservations), self-determination (tribal self-empowerment), Native civil rights, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), religious freedom, economic development (including casino development), Native language revival efforts, cultural persistence, and nationhood. Review Quotes ♦ Students at the Native Nations Community School share presentations about the history, present, and future of Indigenous communities. The vivid artwork features a simple, bold style. The narrative starts with a general introduction of Native Nations in the United States. Each presentation contains illustrations with the student's name, an overview of the subject, a brief list of the impact that the concept or historical moment had on Native American people, and the refrain "We Are Still Here!" The last pages show students and their families with a variety of skin tones and physical abilities studying the presentations on topics that include sovereign rights and relocation. Additional information, a time line, a glossary, sources, and an author's note offer further context. The lyrical text and jewel-tone illustrations elegantly work together to stirringly portray the ongoing fight for Native American recognition and rights. VERDICT An essential purchase for introducing the impact laws and treaties had and continue to have on Native Nations. --School Library Journal, starred review ♦ In this meticulously researched nonfiction picture book, Sibert honorees Sorell and Lessac team up once again to answer this question: What has happened to Native Nations and their citizens after the treaties with the U.S. government ended in 1871? Lessac's trademark colorful, folk-art-style illustrations show a Native American community school with a classroom of diverse students preparing for presentations at the Indigenous People's Day assembly. Spread by spread, each child speaks, featured words and terms highlighting the journey Native Nations have taken to reclaim their land and rights. They show why Indigenous people say, "We are still here!" In the "Assimilation" presentation, Native children are dressed in militarylike uniforms, showing how U.S. leaders used schooling to destroy Native traditions. Dividing plots of tribal land for "Allottment" left much treaty land open for public sale. With "Termination" and "Relocation," Native people were encouraged to leave their tribal lands and "act more like white people." But Indigenous people say, "We are still here!" and the narrative arc turns to emphasize resilience. When activists speak up and organize, it strengthens tribal sovereignty. The tribes "protect and provide for future generations" by holding on to their traditional ceremonies, opening businesses to support their tribal members, and reviving their tribal languages. The illustrations, too, change their tenor, modulating from historical wrongs to emphasize contemporary strength, community, and joy. An emphatic, triumphant declaration: "WE ARE STILL HERE!" --Kirkus Reviews, starred review ♦ The creators of We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga (2018) here share important Native American concepts for younger readers. Using a framework of students giving presentations for an Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration, Sorell and Lessac devote a two-page spread to each report topic: "Assimilation," "Allotment," "The Indian New Deal," "Termination," "Relocation," "Tribal Activism," "Self-Determination," "Indian Child Welfare and Education," "Economic Development," "Language Revival," and "Sovereign Resurgence." For each, they define, offer examples of its use (often to the disadvantage of Indigenous peoples), and conclude with the refrain "We are still here!" "Allotment," for example, explains how the U.S. government passed laws that assigned small sections of land to tribal citizens and sold the "leftover" land to white Americans and the railroads; "Relocation" describes the government's encouragement of Indigenous peoples leaving tribal lands to resettle in cities, which resulted in many living in urban poverty. Lessac's vibrant gouache illustrations include many historic scenes, including of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, the occupation of Alcatraz Island, arguments before the Supreme Court to challenge policies that prohibited traditional religious practices, and efforts to strengthen tribal languages. Appended with further information, a time line, a glossary, and sources, this makes a perfect introduction for those too young for Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Debbie Reese, and Jean Mendoza's An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (2019). --Booklist, starred review ♦ In this informational picture book by the team behind We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga, a diverse group of students and families are headed to (the fictional) Native Nations Community School for Indigenous People's Day presentations. Each spread depicts a different student's report on a subject significant to Native people's experience since the late 1800s. Topics include assimilation, allotment, termination, language revival, and more; although these are dense and complex areas, Sorell makes them comprehensible for readers through the book's unique format. Each classmate's "presentation" includes a brief summary or definition ("Assimilation: Most U.S. leaders did not resoect our ways and thought it would be better for us to adopt their beliefs and practices") with a handful of supporting details. Every presentation concludes iwth the line: "We are still here!" Warm gouache illustrtions help support the historical context while personalizing the contemporary setting. This book provies information that is omitted from most curricula ("most people do not know what happened to Native Nations and our citizens after treaty making stopped in 1871") in an easy-to-understand manner. Above all, the message is reinforced for all readers: Native people are still here. --The Horn Book, starred review ♦ Students celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day explore 12 challenges currently facing Native nations in Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac's impassioned and informative follow-up to We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga. We Are Still Here!, for ages 7-10, is framed as a dozen first-person school reports written by fictional children who highlight ways in which Native communities have responded to devastation wrought by federal treaty-making. Each concept, spanning regions and with tribal specificity, fills a double-page spread. Historical scenes, such as "Assimilation" and "Allotment," evolve into modern themes including "Religious Freedom" and "Language Revival." Collectively, the reports showcase self-determination and the continuous agency of Native Nations despite efforts by the federal government to curtail sovereignty: "Despite the continued occupation of our homelands... and being mostly forgotten in US culture, Native Nations all say, 'We are still here!' " Sorell (At the Mountain's Base), an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, honors the vibrant contributions of many Native Nations with her careful research. Lessac (Under the Milky Way), in her signature gouache folk-art style, depicts culture and communities rooted in historical events and real locations, and features citizens with a wide range of skin tones and relationships. The presentation format of the text allows Sorell to introduce sophisticated concepts while leaving more complicated topics to her thorough backmatter. A timeline begins with the end of treaty-making in 1871, and additional material invites readers to delve more deeply. Native Nations have struggled and survived, and the successful reunion of this creative pair delivers an empowering affirmation of resilient communities. Discover: The award-winning duo behind We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga reunites with an affirming celebration of contemporary Indigenous citizens.--Shelf Awareness for Readers, starred review We Are Still Here: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know, by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac (creators of We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga), successfully illuminates a tremendous amount of historical information in an engaging, classroom framework. Each fictionalized student presents on a topic--such as Tribal Activism, Indian Child Welfare & Education, Language Revival--that is relevant to the historical and present lives of Native American communities. Coupling the atrocities of history with the fortitude of Native Nations, who say "We

Recently, my friends and I studied the different text structures of nonfiction. Having limited resources available to me in school, I went to my old friend "The Web." You might know my friend. No matter what I need, he always delivers. Okay, enough of the corny stuff. What I really found on my search for more information on nonfiction text structure was this amazing site: Literacy Leader Have you been to this site? The link above will take you to the page on text structure, but if you browse around there is a lot of other really good stuff there. Their home page link is here. This link will take you to their PDF packet on nonfiction text structure. I used it to make some quick posters in my room to compliment the lessons I did. If I had more time, they would be a bit fancier, but we are nearing the end of the marking period and I'm swamped with work. Here is what the posters look like. If you look at the PDF file, you will see that I enlarged some of the pages to make the posters. The PDF packet has some fantastic resources in it. One of the things I liked was the inclusion of signal words to help my friends identify text structure. I added those to each chart. Here are some other great things about this resource: In addition to signal words, it provides signal questions to help identify which text structure is used. It shows the different graphic organizers that are used for each type of text structure. There is a fantastic summarizing handout that pulls it together for your friends, sort of like a quick reference guide. The last few pages of the packet are five paragraphs on a common theme (crocodiles!) that you can use to have your friends identify the type of text structure. Since I taught a different structure each day as a mini lesson, I typed the paragraphs and projected the appropriate one on my ProBoard. Then, my friends highlighted the signal words within the paragraph. You could also just print the paragraphs and use them to assess your friends by having them identify the type of text structure and signal words. I should also point out that my friends loved the content of the paragraphs, and we all learned more about crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gavials. I know my schema is larger because I had no idea what a gavial was before these lessons! It can be hard to find real-life examples of the different text structures in books when you don't have the time to look around. The PDF does have a list of books you can use, but if you have a social studies textbook you have a fantastic resource in your hands. I find our textbook uses all five structures over and over again. It was quite easy for my friends to work in partner groups to identify sections throughout the book that use the five different structures. As we continue to work in social studies, I will throw out the question, "What text structure is being used here?" I'm happy to say they usually know. So, when I find a great resource, you know I like to share. If you have no interest in nonfiction text structure, still take a look around the Literacy Leader web site. It's a keeper! I promise you will find something you like.

Since the late 1970s, British artist Rachel Scott has found remarkable ways of merging art and life into one. A weaver, sewer, mender and patchwork-maker, her legacy of creating is closely intertwined into her family life, as a mother to two now grown-up daughters, and the wife of the abstract expressionist painter Frank Bowling. Endlessly...

Kolowis awithlaknannai is an abstract strategy game from the Zuni Native Americans and helps kids develop strategic thinking skills.

In 1708, representatives of the first major wave of German immigrants arrived upon American shores. By that time, Germans had already been coming to America for a century, but this was the date associated with the first major wave—the first of many that would follow. The purpose of this work is to shed light on the history of this important event in the history of immigration and settlement in America. It addresses the question as to why German immigration suddenly became a massive population movement. To accomplish this goal, the editor has selected two essential works which illuminate this topic. These works are: The German Exodus to England in 1709 by Frank Reid Diffenderffer, and The German Emigration to America, 1709-1740 by Henry Eyster Jacobs. The journey to America, and settlement, is a colorful part of German-American heritage. Don Heinrich Tolzmann (1993), 2007, 5½x8½, paper, 354 pp.  ISBN: 9781556137976 101-T0797

Travel back in time to discover the Cheyenne tribe. Young readers will learn all about Native American history with this worksheet.

A few resources for having a Nez Perce meal with your elementary student/students as part of a History Unit

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The Story of the Pilgrims | Picture Book Study The Story of the Pilgrims Picture Book Study is an indispensable tool for preschool, kindergarten, and grade 1 teachers. This exhaustive resource features a wide range of exciting extension activities tied to The Story of Pilgrims , aiming to enhance students' comprehension while igniting interest. Leveraging students' affinity for picture books, this resource enables educators to prolong engagement with the narrative while delving into language arts across disciplines. It is designed with differentiation in mind, catering to learners ranging from preschoolers up to those in grade 3. Flexibility: One main appeal of this product lies in its adaptability. Recognizing classroom diversity! Educators can choose and tailor components according to learner interests and needs. Components can be scaled down or amplified as required, providing an excellent tool for planning lessons around Thanksgiving themes across multiple grades. Product Details: An accessible 56-page PDF that includes teacher discussion guides; creative project ideas; YouTube video links aligned with content; diverse templates such as paper bag puppets representing turkeys, pilgrims, and Native Americans—it promotes hands-on learning suited well for kinesthetic learners. Intriguing visual cues such as jigsaw puzzle & story crown templates help reinforce recently learned content. Educational worksheets promote reinforcement through tracing exercises & big story mazes offering a sense-of-accomplishment element through completion tasks. Venn diagrams worksheet 'Compare Stories' or writing prompts like 'What Do You Think' invite more conscious cognition. Budding artists are catered via coloring pages with themes such as Mayflower & Pilgrims. The handwriting practice pages, sequencing story strips, and word cards ensure students engage in the critical reading and writing aspects of language arts. A comprehension-boosting opportunity for students to create their own appreciation list is offered via 'I Am Thankful For' activity page. In summary, The Story of Pilgrims Picture Book Study is a well-rounded resource that empowers educators to unpack a historical narrative in an engaging way catering to all learners' styles while supporting lesson flexibility. The Story of the Pilgrims | Picture Book Study

The talking stick is used in many Native American traditions. Whoever holds the stick has the right to talk. The talking stick is used to make sure that each person in a group has a chance to expr…

Native Americans are one of my FAVORITE topics to teach about. When I was student teaching, I worked with a fantastic Kindergarten teacher. ...

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After a lot of soul searching I finally worked out how I was going to make the first two of my Indian Longhouses, you'll not believe how easy they were to make. After seeing the final effect it's inspired me to make some more terrain pieces. So now for the "How too" 1. A quick trip down my local timber merchant, £3 bought me an odd length of 3"x2" soft wood. I then cut one end at a slight angle, to represent the face of one of the longhouses. 2. I marked the same outline shape to both sides of the wood and at the apex of the roof. 3. This was the most time consuming part of the job, using a saw, a chisel, plane and a stanley knife, I cut out the shape, I kept the wood at this length because it was easier to use the plane, long smooth strokes (cough!), rather than short jerky strokes. 4. I then cut the Longhouses to the length I wanted, I had hoped to get three houses out of the length of wood, but it would have made them too short, so I settled for two. 5. For the massive sum of 49p I bought a years supply of brown crepe paper to use for the bark effect. I then cut out tons of different sized squares and stuck them onto the wooden blocks using PVA wood glue, starting at the bottom and overlapping slightly with the next row. 6. This only took around an hour to do, and looked quite effective. 7. Over the last couple of months during walks in my local country park, (and at work, Fran!), I'd been collecting fallen twigs, I don't know the trees they came from, most must have been lying around for a while because they were very dry and brittle, but that's exactly how I wanted them. So after finding several lengths that looked to be around the same thickness, I cut them to size and glued them on with superglue, this turned out to be a little tricky as some of the twigs were not straight, (obviously!) so I glued them on there flattest side, which added to the effect, as they were then random looking. 8. Then with the same sized twigs I cut the uprights, these again were a little tricky, after glueing my fingers together and to the model I decided to hold them in place with the tip of my knife until they dried. 9. With a smaller sized length of wood I cut and glued in the cross struts. 10. I just repeated the procedure to complete the second longhouse. Then using a thin piece of MDF I cut out the two bases and glued them in place with PVA glue. 11. I then pinched some of Fran's Green stuff and made the two curtains, for the doors. 12. After seeing pictures of a porch like structure on some of the longhouses online, I made one for one of mine just to make it look different, I just used the same kind of procedure as before. In this picture the porch looks to be a different colour, but it's not the case, just a little camera trick! 13. The scalp post was just as easy, the only difference was that I added some cotton, to look like binding. The scalps were once again Fran's pinched Greenstuff. 14. The building were painted in an undercoat of GW black, then painted all over with Miniature Paint No82 Earth Brown, followed by a heavy drybrush of Vallejo 821 German Camo Beige, lastly another light drybrush of Vallejo 819 Iraqi Sand to highlight. The base was covered with PVA glue with sieved sharpe sand sprinkled on, with a few of the bigger stones left in. Then the base was dry brushed with Vallejo 976 Buff to highlight, lastly static grass was added for effect. So there you go........ Ray

The illustrations here show how to communicate using Native American/'Indian' sign language, and come from two vintage sources: one in the '50s, and the other from the '20s.

Native Americans The Plains Indians Unit Study & Lapbook

The illustrations here show how to communicate using Native American/'Indian' sign language, and come from two vintage sources: one in the '50s, and the other from the '20s.

40/365 February 10, 2011 I love seeing the 5th grade projects on display at my school every year. I remember doing these whe I was in school and the fact that kids are still making log cabins out of popcycle sticks and things around Lincoln's birthday makes me think that the world isn't going to Hell in a handbasket after all. I really enjoyed this one that was made from pretzels.

If you teach about the seven U.S. Native American cultural regions, look no further! This 34 page download is a complete kit with black line masters and photo directions for making a Native American lapbook all about the seven cultural regions in the United States. Included in this kit is a full page nonfiction passage with graphics for each of the seven regions. The passages are easy to read, and each one includes information about the environment, shelters, food, clothing, and transportation in each cultural region. I have researched and written these informational passages myself. The following seven regions are included: 1. Northwest Coast 2. California Intermountain 3. Southwest 4. Plateau 5. Great Plains 6. Eastern Woodlands 7. Southeast For each region, students can read the informational passage and then take notes using the foldable parts of the lapbook. There is a cultural regions map included for the students to color as they learn about each region. The lapbook cover gives a brief introduction to cultural regions with cut and paste vocabulary words (regions, adapted, natural resources, cultures, artifacts). Photos of every part of the lapbook are provided, with the written answers that you can use as an answer key. Lapbooks are an excellent way to keep students motivated and engaged in their learning. It is a nice way to keep everything in one place instead of sending home lots of loose papers. The complete lapbook makes a terrific study guide for the unit test. This product is now a part of a BUNDLE! Download it individually, or save money by purchasing it as part of the Interactive Social Studies Kit BUNDLE! Are you unsure about lapbooks? Watch this YouTube video to find out why I love lapbooks and how I use them in my own classroom. Thank you for considering my Native American Cultural Regions Kit. If you like interactive kits, you may also want to check out: Electricity Lapbook Interactive Kit Endangered Animals Lapbook Interactive Kit Geography Lapbook Interactive Kit Economics Bag Book/ Interactive Notebook Kit Civics & Government Envelope Book Kit

Share in the adventures of the Shawnee tribe with this reading comprehension worksheet on Native American history.