Native Americans

Writing Prompts: Great Plains tribes (elem/upper elem)

Four writing prompts on Great Plains tribes.

Craft: Totem Pole (elem)

This is a fun craft for children to create while studying tribes of the Pacific Northwest.

Writing Prompts: Early Americans (elem/upper elem)

Four writing prompts from native tribes and early colonists, with directions for the teacher and a page for brainstorming included.

Early Reader: Corns, Squash, and Beans (primary)

This language arts project features four separate activities. A teacher's page explains how to work with students on a colonial American lesson focused on corns, beans, and squash. Great for early readers and a wonderful fall lesson, this lesson is part of the abcteach Colonial America unit.

Experiment: Growing a Bean (primary)

A teacher's page suggests how to best conduct this experiment; a chart is included for recording bean growth. This lesson is part of the abcteach Colonial America unit.

Recipes: Colonial America (all ages)

Three recipes: Johnnycakes, squash cornbread, and cornbread. These easy recipes would adapt well for reading comprehension lessons, math (double the recipe!), science (how does boiling water affect the flour?), as well as the life skill of cooking. These recipes are part of our Colonial America unit.

Paper Bag Puppet: Thanksgiving- Wampanoag Woman

Clip Art: United States History: Native American Tribes B&W

history illustration

Clip Art: United States History: Native American Tribes Color

history illustration

Coloring Page: Wampanoag Family

Dot to Dot: Thanksgiving - Indian Boy (to 5)

Craft: Paper Roll Pal -Wampanoag Woman

Word Search: Native American Tribes

Find the 23 tribe names in this mainland-shaped word search.

Comprehension: Cherokee Village (upper elementary)

This one-page reading comprehension follows a standardized testing format. An interesting factual comprehension and great testing practice!

Report Planner: Native Americans

Answer the target questions to help organize thoughts for a report on Native Americans.

Clip Art: Indian Corn (coloring page)

coloring page

Guided Reading: The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses (primary)

Suggestions for teachers to guide students during a "read aloud" of the 1979 Caldecott winner, with pages for students to fill in their own before, during, and after reading questions; this unit includes art prompts.

Research and Report: Native Americans

Report planner, KWL and a lined page for writing a report on Native American tribes.