Native peoples established civilizations all over Central and North America. Introduce native civilizations with a unit that promotes discussion, reinforces map skills, enhances reading comprehension, and exposes young historians to the Pre-Columbian time period.

Concepts

native peoples, native americans, the aztecs, christopher columbus, thanksgiving, the first thanksgiving, the mayans, the incas

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use after a unit or lesson on Christopher Columbus, and before a unit or lesson on Thanksgiving
• Create a timeline as a class to display the time periods of each civilization 

Classroom Considerations

• Some concepts and vocabulary maybe be too difficult for younger elementary-aged learners to grasp

Pros

• The 41-page packet comes with lesson plans, background information for teachers, worksheets and their answer keys, extensions activities, links to other reading materials, and maps

Cons

• None