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Indian Village ( Totem Poles)
Students become familiar with Indian culture and why they built totem poles. In this totem pole instructional activity, students understand that totem were built to keep away evil spirits. Students create totem pole.
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Totem Pole and Native American Costume
Students create a totem pole, Native American costume, and Native American mask. They discuss design elements, view a slideshow, and using various craft materials construct a totem pole with various face designs, a Native American...
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T is for Totem Pole: Letter Tt
In this letter Tt worksheet, students review the stroke pattern for the capital and lowercase letter Tt. Students practice both letters by first tracing and then printing the letters several times. Students then trace and print the word...
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Power Totem
Learners investigate the important symbols to Native cultures by writing a poem. In this animal totem instructional activity, students discuss animal spirits and their relation to the Native American lifestyle. Learners write a...
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T Is For Totem Pole
In this printing the letter t learning exercise, students learn to form both the upper and lower case Zaner-Bloser letter t. Students trace dotted examples of the letters before practicing on their own on the blank primary lines.
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Animal Totem Pole
In this preposition "on" activity, students analyze a whimsical picture of animals stacked on top of one another. Students complete 6 sentences about the position of the animals by writing the word "on" in each sentence.
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Sculpture: Statues, Monuments, and More
Students explore some of the components of sculpture through a variety of artists and their artwork. The six lessons of this unit utilize the sculptures experienced when students were studying American history and the Native Americans.
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Go Native!
Learners explore the five Native American regions. They compare and contrast the dwellings, clothing, and tools of the Native American groups. Students research one group of Native Americans. They build totem poles, pueblos, weave...
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Native American Misconceptions
Students use their drawings to explore sterotypes of Native Americans and others.
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Enchanted Learning: Native American Crafts for Kids
Students and teachers will enjoy the craft project ideas on this colorful site! You'll find simple instructions with illustrations on how to make a Kachina doll, canoe, totem pole, rainstick, tepee, rattle, and a bulletin board to tie it...
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New Haven Unified School District: Peoples of the Northwest
Learn about the Kwakiutl, Native Americans of the Northwest culture region. Richly illustrated, this school-sponsored site emphasizes the link between Native traditions and the natural resources of the region.