NATIVE AMERICANS Virtual Library and Media Room - SEESAW & GoogleSlides

This room is all about NATIVE AMERICANS and their diverse cultures! The Virtual Library includes 30 (Now via YouTube!) NATIVE AMERICANS-themed fiction and non-fiction books read aloud. There are also 20 NATIVE AMERICANS-themed informational videos in the Media Room.

Topics cover celebrations, dwellings, art, language, legends, food, traditions, storytelling, and more!

While historical points and perspectives are touched upon, the selections focus on the NATIVE AMERICAN people, both collectively and uniquely within their diverse tribes.

* Each book pictured is a clickable link to a NATIVE AMERICANS-themed read aloud.

Library Titles:

• "The Apache People" (Native American Culture Series)
• "The Cherokee People" (Native American Culture Series)
• "The Cheyenne People" (Native American Culture Series}
• "Chukfi Rabbits Big Bad Bellyache"
• "D is for Drum"
• "Fry Bread"
• "The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses"
• "Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp"
• "The Hopi People" (Native American Culture Series)
• "I am Sacagawea"
• "Jingle Dancer"
• "Jumping Mouse: A Native American Legend"
• "Kamik: An Inuit Puppy Story"
• "Kitchi"
• "The Legend of the Blue Bonnet"
• "Many Nations"
• "The Mohawk People" (Native American Culture Series)
• "North American Indians"
• "Pocahontas the Peacemaker"
• "The Polar Bear Son"
• "Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest"
• "The Shoshone People" (Native American Culture Series)
• "Squanto's Journey"
• "Thunder Boy Jr."
• "Totem Tale"
• "The Very First Americans"
• "We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga"
• "We Are Water Protectors"
• "When The Shadbush Blooms"
• "Wild Berries"

* Each color-framed icon serves as a clickable link to a NATIVE AMERICANS-themed informational video, (via YouTube!), by Cherokee Nation, Harmony Square, National Geographic, Kids' Academy, Studies Weekly, and others.

Media Room Titles:

(Within each group, titles are listed in order from top to bottom & left to right)

Black Frames

• "Cherokee Storytelling: Rabbit and the Turkeys"
• "Native American History for Kids"
• "Celebrating Native American Heritage Month"
• "The First Americans Explanation for Kids"
• "Native Americans for Kids: Cherokee, Apache, Navajo, Iroquois and Sioux"

Purple Frames

• "Native Peoples of the Northwest"
• "Native Peoples of the Plains"
• "Native Peoples of the Southwest"
• "Native Peoples of the Woodlands"

Red Frames

• "6 Stories Celebrating Native American History and Culture"
• "Experience America’s Largest Powwow"
• "Uncrackable! The Heroic Native American Code Talkers"
• "Navajo Code Talker Explains Role in WWII"
• "How to Name Animals in the Navajo Language"

White Frames

• "Native Americans Agriculture and Food"
• "Native Americans Homes and Dwellings"
• "Native Americans Clothing"
• "Native American Entertainment"

Yellow Frames

• "The Navajos: A Brief History of the Navajo Nation"
• "The Iroquois Tribes: The Mighty Indigenous Confederation that Faced the Europeans"
• "The Sioux Nation: The Warriors of the North American Plains"

During Distance Learning, I used these resources for quick access during Zoom instruction. My students enjoyed them independently via Seesaw, as well.

We have now returned to modified in-person instruction and as much as I prefer 'real' books in my hands and theirs, various precautions are still in play. I often utilize the virtual library and music/media room format during whole group activities. They provide a budget-friendly collection of thematic resources all organized in one place. Students look forward to their turn to choose for the class and enjoy individual access via tablets in our alternative classroom library.

The home-school connection is so important, so students will continue to have access at home. They provide thematic enrichment, supplemental activities, and opportunities for shared reading with family & friends.