Lesson Plan
Indian Land Tenure Foundation

Leaders' Decisions and Actions

For Teachers K - 2nd
Community leaders try to make choices that protect the community and the environment. Little ones learn about how tribal communities look to their chief to guide the decision-making process. Your class will become part of the community...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

American Indian Tribes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore two Indian tribes. They explore how tribes lived using natural resources. They compare Eastern Woodland and Plains Indians.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math and Native Americans

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore how math is relevant to Native Americans. Students investigate Indian culture through geometry. They describe and create geometric polygons and patterns. Students problem solve with tangram patterns to make Indian...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Native American Legends, Folk Stories and Tales

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write an Indian tale explaining a natural event, an animal characteristic,
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Native American Indians

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify Native-American groups in Texas before European exploration and describe the regions in which they lived. They list Native American Indian tribes from Texas, describe them, and evaluate how the environment...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete activities for the book The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, by Tomie dePaola. In this literature lesson, the students read the story and summarize the main events. They look for story elements focusing on the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Philanthropy and Native Americans

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the philanthropic traditions of early Native American communities. They use graphic organizers to record information and share their ideas with classmates. They create three-panel comic strips depicting philanthropic...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Battle of Honey Springs: The Civil War Comes to the Indian Territory (68)

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learn how the Civil War created fierce conflicts among American Indian nations who had been moved across the Mississippi River.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Northwest Coast Indian Raven Mask Lesson Plan

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students create raven masks. In this Northwest Coast Native American lesson, students design and create Kwakiutl-style hats that feature the shapes, animals, and colors used by the Northwest Native Americans.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wichita and Comanche Villages

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the villages of the Wichita and Comanche Indians while conducting research using a variety of resources. The information is used in order to create the context for class discussion while focusing on the lifestyles...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Critical Challenge Approach to Woman in New France and Huronia

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students works in groups to study the lives of women in New France and Huron communities. In this French and Indian history lesson, student groups research cultural attributes that existed for women in New France and Huron communities....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Treasures of Two Worlds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss the contributions made to both European and Indian cultures as a result of the voyages of the explorers. In this social science lesson, students write a paragraph describing one of the contributions. Students then share...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Native American Sovereignty

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the meaning of Indian Sovereignty. They describe the authority of Indian governments as sovereign nations, and explain the importance of the Marshal Trilogy of Supreme Court cases between 1821-1832. They examine the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Diplomatic Misunderstandings: Indian Treaties and the Black Hawk War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine and discuss the U.S./Native American treaty process of the early 19th century. They write essays describing the events behind the 1804 and 1816 treaties, and their assessment of U.S. diplomatic interactions with the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson One: The Three Perspectives on Native American Removal

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the impact of the Indian Removal Act.  In this US History lesson, 11th graders analyze primary resources. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Abenaki Indians: A Jigsaw Activity

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students work together to research the Abenaki Indians. They discover how the Native Americans lives where changed after contact with the Europeans. They compare and contrast the Indians and the Europeans and present their information to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Native American Sovereignty

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Young scholars analyze the meaning of Indian Sovereignty, describe the authority of Indian governments as sovereign nations; and, explain the importance of the Marshal Trilogy of Supreme Court cases between 1821-1832.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Native American Ceremonies

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore cultural rituals by researching Native American people. In this Native American ceremony lesson, 2nd graders read the story Indian Festivals by Keith Brand and identify the naturalistic attitude of the Native...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Native American Tribes

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Native American tribes word search worksheet, students locate the names of 10 specific tribes on a U.S. shaped puzzle. A word bank is given.
Lesson Plan
Race Briges Studio

I am Indopino: Or, How to Answer the Question, "Who Are You?"

For Students 6th - 12th
In our increasingly multi-ethnic society, many students find it difficult to identify themselves as belonging to any one ethnicity. Gene Tagaban, a Tlingit, Cherokee, Filipino offers his personal experiences with these questions in his...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Forced Assimilation

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students identify ways that a society promotes assimilation and examine areas where it still occurs in our present culture. They assess the value of assimilation.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

If These Objects Could Talk

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine American Indian artifacts through historical, cultural and artistic lenses. They explore the philosophy behind the Smithsonian Institute's new museum to honor American Indian history and traditions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Big Dipper Story Wheel

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners research a Canadian Indian Tale. In this constellation instructional activity, students hear the story "Never-Ending Bear Hunt" which describes the constellations from the Native American perspective. They create their own...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Navajo Weaving

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the Navajo culture. In this Navajo Indians lesson, students gain information about their weaving and dancing. Students note the patterns in the weaving. Students create a dance that corresponds with the patterns they see...

Other popular searches