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Indian Story Bag

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use an object to tell an interesting story from their lives. They write and present a short story about an interesting episode from their life and gather objects in a story bag, which illustrates their story to the class.
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Plows on the Hunting Grounds: The Indian Allotment Act of 1887

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the Indian Allotment Act. In this social studies lesson, students research a selected tribe and write a report on their selected tribe.
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Indian Boarding Schools

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research government-run American Indian boarding schools. In this American Indian history lesson, students analyze primary documents to develop an understanding of the forced acculturation of American Indians through...
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Eastern Woodland Indians

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research the Eastern Woodland Indians in this instructional activity. They list the tribes and write a description of the physical environment. They list examples of the types of food, clothing, transportation,...
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Whites' Opinions of Indians Crossword

For Students 5th - 6th
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the clues about the white people's opinions of the Indians during the expansion west. Students complete the puzzle with 11 terms.
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American Indian Reservations

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine life on American Indian reservations, and discuss how confinement on the reservations affected American Indians. They visit the Bureau of Indian Affairs website, and develop positive and negative impact charts about...
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Writing About the Indian Monsoon (Calibrated Peer Review):

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students develop an understanding of the atmospheric processes underlying the Indian Monsoon. They explore the use data to make a scientific argument. They listen to lecture on atmospheric circulation processes.
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The Diary of a Part-Time Indian Pages 32-47

For Students 10th - 11th
In The Diary of a Part-Time Indian worksheet, students complete several short answer questions to illustrate their understanding of the text.
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Trail of Tears

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars discover that the Indian Territory was comprised of many Indian tribes originating from many different locations. They distinguish between the Indian tribes in the Indian Territory.
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Indian PowWow

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students identify three different American Indian regions and tribes, their food, clothing, shelter, recreation, and transportation. Students create artifacts that can be placed in a museum. Students sing songs, chants, and dance. ...
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AIH-8: American Indian Lifestyles

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explain how the history of the American Indian is affecting them today.
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Tribal Government: High School

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Did you know there are 567 federally recognized American Indian and Native Alaskan tribes and villages in the United States alone? The resource helps break down the complexities of many different tribal societies to explain the concept...
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Baseball Challenge: 5th Grade Social Studies

For Teachers 5th
Quickly review facts relating to U.S. History in a Baseball Challenge presentation. The information relates to branches of government, the Vietnam War, WWII, and other key events.
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Native Voices

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The Navajo people build their dwellings with the doors facing the rising sun in the east to welcome wealth and fortune. Pupils learn about the traditions of the Navajo people in the first part of a 16-part unit. They explore American...
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Ball and Triangle Game

For Teachers K - 8th
Learners view and discuss pictures of the Ball and Triangle Game the Penobscot Indian students in New England played. They construct cardboard versions of the game, and practice the game and keep score using beans.
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Pre-Colonial Native American Groups

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate U.S. history by researching the Internet and taking a test. In this American Indian group lesson, students identify the many specific Native American tribes and their geographic locations. Students research the web...
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The Shape of Home

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the diversity among homes in the world. In this diversity lesson, students share the story "Connected to Everything" which features the story of a family that was forced to leave their land and move to a reservation....
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The Geography of the Indian Subcontinent

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Gloriously adorned with a glimpse of the Taj Mahal, these slides detail important facts and characteristics of South Asian cultures, such as India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and several other surrounding countries. Slides cover the...
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Indian Heroes And Role Models

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concept of heroes and role models within the Native American community. They use primary and secondary resources to answer specific questions intended to bring the students to a definition of Native...
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Daily Life of the Caddo Indians

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research Caddo culture and present their findings to classmates. They suggest meanings of the Caddo Indian Turkey Dance. They draw illustrations for their presentations.
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Indians in Georgia

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate technology used by Native Americans by examining their creations.  In this Native American math lesson, students examine the overall area of Mississippian Indian mounds that were built hundreds of years ago....
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American Indians' Loss of Gold

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine and discuss how the American Indians suffered the loss of their homelands, homes, and their way of life. They watch videos, read books and develop research projects on the struggles of the American Indians.
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The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this reading learning exercise, students respond to the book The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students take a small sample of 5 common fruits and vegetables and press some juice onto...
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Wattle and Daub Using Natural Resources to Survive

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create list of materials that family of four would need to live and survive in the forest, identify four natural resources used by Cherokee Indians to build shelter, create poster that depicts Cherokee hamlet in summer or...

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