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RL-K.1: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

RL-K.2: With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

RL-K.5: Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems)

RI--K.9: With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).

SL-K-1: Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. a. Follow agreed upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). b. Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.

SK-K.3: Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.

SL-K.5: Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.

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Grades K-1 Lesson: Stories and Histories of Our Place

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This lesson will give students an understanding and background of stories of Native Americans and allow them to have the opportunity to explore their own stories.

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Traditional Native Storytelling with Roger Fernandes: “The Ay-ay-esh Girl; A Sahaptin Legend”

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15 meaningful crafts and 5 inspiring stories that teach toddlers and preschoolers about Native American heritage. Perfect for the month of November!

The month of November marks a very important time in American History.

The pilgrims met the extremely helpful and friendly Native Americans.

They gave them food, showed them how to tend to the land, and prepare themselves for Winter.

By doing Native American crafts and activities, you can teach your children all about this important event in history.

Children will love creating Native American crafts.

Download our free Fun Crafts Week for kids!

Native American Heritage Crafts

1. This super, simple Cherokee rattle craft will turn into Native pretend play that kids will love. Grab a toilet roll, some ribbon and some plastics utensils and your kids will be dancing around the room in no time at at all.

2. Your kids are going to love using their Native American Talking Sticks crafts. Grab a few simple supplies you have at home and get started, now.

3. Practice some fine motor skills while drawing some colorful line designs on this super cute Indigenous Headband. Add a few feathers and your kids are going to have a blast.

4. These gorgeous Feather Necklaces are sure to please. They are colorful, bright and full of life!

5. Teach some Thanksgiving history while you create this super cute Native American Corn Craft and learn about the Legend of the Five Corn Kernels.

6. This adorable Handprint Native American craft will definitely be a keepsake to treasure. You'll want to pull them out every November!

7. Grab a few simple supplies and create a beautiful dream catcher. Mrs. P definitely says it right, "May all your dreams be pleasant".

8. Check out this delicious Snack-tivity! These Thanksgiving Teepee Cupcakes are making my mouth water!

9. Teach your children why the Plains people used to live in teepees by creating this super simple Paper Plate Teepee.

10. Turn a cardboard tube into a simple canoe! Can you believe that the first Indigenous people built their own canoes by hand! Wow!

11. Have some musical fun by creating this super simple Native American Drum craft. Your kids will be drumming all afternoon!

12. Make some cool music with these DIY Rainsticks. They're sure to keep your kids entertained for hours!

13. Grab some paper bags and make these cute Native American Puppets. They are a simple craft to make and turn out absolutely adorable!

14. Woohoo! Another simple First Nations teepee craft that only uses a few simple supplies. Let your child's imagination fly while they make their designs on their Native tents.

15. Help your children learn about rattles used in Native American Ceremonies by making this super cool Paper Mache Rattle crafts.

Kids Books About Native Americans

After making some of these crafts, help your children learn and respect Native Americans by reading meaningful children's stories.

The Native culture has always put a very strong emphasis on how we are all connected, spirituality, friendship, and above all gratitude.

Living and learning off the land is one of the ways that Indigenous people show their gratitude for the littlest of things.

So here are 5 beautiful children's books that will help you teach your kids about the First American Peoples.

Native American culture is very diverse however one thing that is true to it all is that it is full of inspiration, gratitude, and friendship.

Teaching our children the ways the Native Americans lived and how they used their sense of community to inspire others is truly a meaningful task.

Showing respect for others is a very important attribute to teach our children of all ages.

So why not add some fun crafts and stories to assist our children in their journey of learning about Native Americans.

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15 Native American Crafts for Kids + 5 Inspiring Books

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15 meaningful crafts and 5 inspiring stories that teach toddlers and preschoolers about Native American heritage. Perfect for the November!

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On special request, this Native American Unit Study is for the more advance readers or approximately grades 4-6. I hope you and your children find this Unit Study to be useful and enjoyable. As always please screen these resources for yourself before showing them to your children.

Follow this link to the accompanying Notebooking Pages before you begin your adventure.

1. First off start by reading up on Native American History. There is a lot here so pick and choose what you are most interested in or do it all. (scroll down to the American-Indian heading) The titles in brown are Intermediate and the titles in read are Advanced.

2. Take a Virtual Field Trip to a Longhouse.

3. Native American History Video Part 1

4. Native American History Video Part 2

5. Native American History Video Part 3

6. Native American History Video Part 4

7. Watch these videos and learn everything there is to know about the dreamcatcher!

1. The Dreamcatcher Part 1

2. The Dreamcatcher Part 2

3. The Dreamcatcher Part 3

4. The Dreamcatcher Part 4

5. The Dreamcatcher Part 5

6. The Dreamcatcher Part 7

7. Now make your own dreamcatcher.

8. Learn about Native Americans contributions to Science.

9. Learn the science behind constructing a canoe and build your own.

10. Native American Virtual Field Trip (even includes a pdf worksheet to go along with your adventure)

11. Math Lesson: Take your time to go through this amazing resource for Native American Geometry.

12. Make your own Tepee craft.

13. Or make a Tepee Diorama

14. If you are really adventurous make an outdoor Tepee that you actually fit in.

15. Listen to American Indian Fairy Tales and learn their culture.

16. Book of Indians Author: Holling C. Holling
Unit Study at HomeschoolShare

17. Here are some more resources from HomeschoolShare.

18. Native American Coloring Pages (most geared for older children and including educational value.)

19. The Homeschool Mom has ton of stuff to pick through so pick and choose.

20. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about Totem Poles. Make sure you explore this site! There is a ton to see and learn here.

21. Craft Activity: Soap Totem Pole

1. Use these free totem pole designs to create a soap totem pole.

2. Decide how many soap bars high you will want your totem pole.

3. Next, draw your design in pen on your soap bars. Make sure they aren't too detailed.

4. After you have your design then you will want to gather some carving tools (tooth picks, butter knife, a finger nail kit)

5. Follow your design and carve into the soap with your carving tools.

6. After your design is carved you can paint it with finger nail polish or leave it plain.

7. Lastly use tooth picks to stack the bars of soap into a totem pole. You may need more then one tooth pick to secure each layer.

22. Or you can cheat and do this easy Paper Totem Pole Craft.

23. ONLINE AMERICAN INDIAN MUSEUMS

24. Learn about different kinds of Native American Headdresses.

25. Now make your own Native American Headdress (not the cheesy construction paper feather kind)

26. Indian Heroes and the Great Chieftains (Baldwin Project Free Online Book)

27. Indian Boyhood (Baldwin Project Free Online Book)

28. The Soul of the Indian (Baldwin Project Free Online Book)

29. Blackfeet Indian Stories (Baldwin Project Free Online Book)

30. Red Indian Fairy Book (Baldwin Project Free Online Book)

31. Take A Virtual Tour:

32. Watch this video of a Native American Pow Wow

33. Use the picture dictionary below to make your own American Indian Fairy Tale.

1. First you need a paper grocery sack or for a mini-version a paper lunch sack.

2. Then crumple up the paper sack. The more the better!

3. For the best results use charcoal (or substitute with black crayon) and write your Native American Picture Story on your crumpled sack.

Thank you for visiting Noah's Ark Homeschool Academy's Upper Elementary Native American Unit Study.

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Upper Elementary Native American Unit Study

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On special request, this Native American Unit Study is for the more advance readers or approximately grades 4-6. I hope you and your child...

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Native American Heritage Month - Penguin Random House

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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with books for young readers!

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https://www.washingtontribes.org/the-tribes-of-washington/

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Native American History for Kids | An insightful look into the history of the Native Americans

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Native Education Curriculum Materials | OSPI

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These support materials work compatibly with standards-based curriculum. They augment and enrich the instructional and curricular approach of Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State.

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Tons of Native American related activities that can relate to our lesson plan

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Tons of Native American related activities that can relate to our lesson plan

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This site has tons of free ideas and ways to teach kids about Native Americans. To go a step further, they have information on certain topics that cost money such as step by step instructions for some activities and lesson plans even, if you choose to do those.

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40+ Native American Heritage Month Activities - TeacherVision

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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with over 40 activities and printables that explore Native American history, culture, art, and more!

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Here is some songs about the History and Culture of Native Americans

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Native American Songs: Music Lyrics & Sound Clips

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Children’s Songs and Educational Music for preschool, elementary, middle and high school. Lyrics, mp3 downloads, DVDs and CDs.

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Learning about the Cherokee, Apache, Navajo, Iroquois, and Sioux tribes

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Learning about the Cherokee, Apache, Navajo, Iroquois, and Sioux tribes

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Native Americans for Kids: Cherokee, Apache, Navajo, Iroquois and Sioux | Kids Academy

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Carol and Noah of Chubby Cree at EPCOR Holiday Gala