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Native American Bartering
Fifth graders create items to barter. In this Native American bartering lesson, 5th graders read a book, design and make items, and barter with their peers. Students reflect on the experience through journal writing.
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Firsts from Aboriginal Peoples to Pioneers
Students examine Aboriginal people of the Americas. In this history activity, students make connections between their own lives and those of Aboriginal people. Students engage in a 'talking circle' and use storytelling as a mode of...
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Native Americans
Learners participate in a skit. In this Native American history lesson, students read a book about Native Americans and answer comprehension questions. Learners then read a story about the Wampanoag people and work in groups to act out a...
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Trails of Understanding: The Earliest Immigrants
Students research Native American tribes. In this human migration instructional activity, students determine how tribes lived and established cultures. Students create PowerPoint presentations that feature their findings.
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Native American Graphic Organizer
In this Native Americans worksheet, students fill out a graphic organizer about different Native American tribes and their environment, clothing, shelter, and more. Students research 5 different tribes.
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Maple, Sugarbush and the Anishinabe
In this maple, Sugarbush and the Anishinabe learning exercise, students use Internet research to answer 15 questions based on the book, Ininatig's Gift of Sugar--The Tradition of Native Sugarmaking. This page has numerous links to web...
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The Birchbark House Internet Activity
In this "The Birchbark House" Internet activity worksheet, students, after reading the novel, use links to web resources to answer 12 questions about the story and native American culture. This page has numerous links to web...
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Poverty Point Native Americans
Young scholars investigate the Poverty Point Indians. In this Native Americans lesson, students research the Indians and use the information to fill out graphic organizers and to compare and contrast communities over time. Young scholars...
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Plows on the Hunting Grounds
Students will examine and anaylze the assimilation of Native Americans in the US.
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Native Lands: Indians in Georgia-Shifting Ground Political Cartoon-Introduction
Students explore the relationship between the Creek, Cherokee, and European/American cultures prior to the American Revolution. Students do Internet research to identify and explain changes in these cultures, then ...
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Pass the Peace Pipe
Students investigate the history of smoking in the United States. In this history of smoking lesson, students read about the Native American influence on early settlers before researching the Internet for information about the history of...
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Native Lands: Indians in Georgia
Students research what Native Americans looked like in order to dispel common stereotypes. In this Native American history lesson plan, students begin by drawing their mental picture of an Indian, then they research North American...
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Native Lands: Indians in Georgia
Young scholars investigate the Native Americans of the Muscogee Creek and their use of the land. In this U.S. history lesson, students investigate the importance of the deer for the Muscogee Creek peoples' way of life and the many uses...
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4th grade social studies review
For this geography worksheet, 4th graders answer multiple choice questions about laws, Native Americans, geography, and more. Students complete 25 questions.
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Native Americans
Fourth graders investigate the role of environment in the life of three Native American tribes. For this Native Americans lesson, 4th graders define environment, regions, and natural resources. Students recognize how...
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3rd grade social studies
In this social studies activity, 3rd graders complete multiple choice questions about Native Americans, sequencing history, geography, and more. Students complete 20 questions.
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When Turtle Grew Feathers
Young scholars explore the Choctaw Native American tribe. For this cross curriculum literacy and U.S. history lesson, students locate where the Choctaw Indians lived on a United States map. Young scholars listen to When...
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Early History of Our Lane
Second graders study Native American Kalapuya culture. In this American History instructional activity, 2nd graders discover the early inhabitants of their community. They take a field trip to Dorris Ranch.
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Southeastern Native Americans' Lifestyles
Students complete activities to learn about Southeastern Native Americans. In this lifestyles instructional activity, students watch a PowerPoint about Southeastern Native Americans, view artifacts from the region and discuss the...
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Researching North American Tribes: The Cree
Students research the Cree tribe of North America. For this Native American lesson, students will research on-line, then compare and contrast the differences between the Cree tribe and other Native American tribes. Students will break...
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The First Conservationists
Learners read a story. In this Native American lesson, students learn about Native Americans and their responsibility to take care of a place called Turtle Island. Learners learn the vocabulary words generation, befall, interdependence...
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Making a Tepee and Buckskin Paper
Students make an Indian craft. In this Native American culture lesson, students view pictures of tepees and then create a tepee of their own. Students learn about buckskin paper and use it to make an Indian craft.
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Barter Day
Fourth graders understand the process of bartering. In this barter day lesson, each student barters an item in their desk with another student. All items are returned at the end of the activity and it is important to tell the students...
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Indian Removal: Does History Always Reflect progress?
Students explore the idea that progress for some might not mean progress for all. For this Native American lesson, students recognize different viewpoints about historical events through the study of primary documents. Students decipher...