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Power Totem
Students investigate the important symbols to Native cultures by writing a poem. In this animal totem lesson, students discuss animal spirits and their relation to the Native American lifestyle. Students write a cinquain poem about...
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Making Native American Vests
Students listen to the story Brother Eagle, Sister Sky and observe Native American clothing worn by the characters in the book. Students create a vest out of a pre-cut brown paper bag and decorate with Native American symbols.
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Designing Your Inner Self
Students identify connections between various cultures and the symbolism used in them. Individually, they reflect on their own culture, beliefs and values and identify the symbolisms they use to show them. They discuss how their clothes...