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Women's History Month Native Americans project microsofts
Native American Craft: Family Totem Pole Project
Family Totem Pole Social Studies Project:This family totem pole project is a great way for students to understand that totem poles are monuments created by First Nations of the Pacific Northwest to represent and commemorate ancestry, history, people, or events. Project steps:1. Students read about the totem pole symbols used by the Pacific Northwest Native Americans.2. The students choose totem pole symbols from the list provided that represent their family members. Please note that this is not
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3rd - 5th
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Native American Diorama Project: PowerPoint, Research Boxes, and Rubric
This is a PowerPoint that is designed to be used as a mini-unit with the studies of North American Native Americans.
Included in this PowerPoint:
*A page of websites that one can use with students to research independent Native American Tribes and/or to get names of tribes to assign to students.
*A page of research boxes that students can use to write down information found while researching.
*Step-by-step slides that describe, in detail, the requirements of the diorama project.
*Scoring rubr
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Living Wax Museum Parent Letter
This living wax museum project is by far one of my favorite things about teaching 3rd grade. Truth be told this wax museum project can be used from 2nd grade all the way until 6th grade. Students take on the role of someone else, they dress up like an important historical figure and then they put on a show for their families and entire school It is a memory that is worth creating for your students! This is just one piece of the project (the letter to send to parents), but you can grab the bundle
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Living Wax Museum Project
Georgia O'Keeffe Artist PowerPoint and Grid Method Art Project
Celebrate Women's History Month and teach your students all about artist Georgia O'Keeffe with this 35-slide PowerPoint presentation on her life and work and an accompanying art project! O'Keeffe's focus on flowers make this a great spring art project, but students can choose other subjects for this lesson as well!Students will create unique artwork on their choice of subject matter, inspired by the way Georgia O'Keeffe zooms in on her images. This project is a great way to teach students how to
Grades:
7th - 10th
Paper Molas - Art Project and Presentation
Paper MolasThis lesson includes a detailed 17-slide PowerPoint presentation packed with information about Molas, a fun and vibrant type of art that is handmade by the Guna women of Panama. This is a type of art that is made exclusively by women for women. This presentation also includes information about the Republic of Panama, tertiary colors and some of the local wildlife which are often featured in traditional molas. Everything you need to confidently lead students through a class discussio
Grades:
4th - 12th
Also included in: Lifetime Pass - All Art Ninja Resources!
Social Studies Mythology Make Your Own Myth Constellation Activity Mythology Fun
EDITABLE! Just like ancient civilizations observed the night sky and created myths to tell stories of the stars, students write their own myths after creating their own constellation as they graph their name. All civilizations have mythology to tell the stories of the stars! Pick any civilization and create a social studies connection with the star tales of the Greeks, Romans, Native Americans, Africans, Aboriginals, India, and South Americas just to name a few!The project is also interdisciplin
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4th - 8th
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Oscar Howe: Native American Style Art Project
When creating a diverse and inclusive art curriculum in the United States, it is important to include Native American artists. Oscar Howe is one of the most famous South Dakota artists, and he was Yanktonai Dakota (Sioux). He was influential to help bridge Native American art and Modern art. He was a professor at the University of South Dakota, which currently holds the largest collection of his artwork.The Oscar Howe: Native American Style Art Project includes a 3 page PDF lesson plan that prov
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Grades:
5th - 8th
American Indians Choice Board - Editable Extension Activities
Are you looking for an engaging resource to challenge your high-achieving students or to make time meaningful for early finishers? Are you hoping to find activities that cater to varying learning styles and free up time for yourself to enrich or remediate? Look no further!WHAT'S INSIDE?This is an editable choice board focused on American Indians before the Colonial Era. It is based on 3rd grade social studies standards in Georgia, but you can edit to fit the needs of your classroom. 15 unique ta
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3rd
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American Indians Project - 3rd Grade GSE - Google Classroom/Google Slides
Are you looking for a culminating project to end your American Indians unit? Look no further! This project is no-prep and your students won't need any additional supplies other than a chromebook or device. For this project, students will use google slides to show what they have learned about 6 different American Indian tribes (as outlined in the Georgia Standards of Excellence). Students will include pictures and sentences telling an interesting fact about each tribe, as well as describing their
Grades:
3rd
Who Killed Alberta Williams: A 3-4 week unit on the CBC MMIWG podcast (NBE/EFP)
Here is my ENTIRE unit on the free CBC podcast Who Killed Alberta Williams, found at https://www.cbc.ca/missingandmurdered/podcastI have an intro activity connecting Indigenous Storytelling to modern podcasting and discussing the importance of oral storytelling to Indigenous culture, a bundle of 80 journal questions (10 per episode) for the entire 8 episode series (each episode takes roughly one class period to listen to), a partnered research project using sources from the Calls For Justice fro
Grades:
10th - 12th
American Indian Creation Myth Project
See how creative your students can be as they work their way through Bloom's Taxonomy using the Iroquois and Cherokee creation myths. This project is a great starter project for any US History class. It is a teacher tested, student approved project. I have been assigning this project for thirteen years now.
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4th - 11th
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Native American Tribe Research and Google Slide Presentation
In this activity, students research a Native American Tribe and complete a Google Slide presentation to present to their class. This is done in partners. Included is a checklist of the items students need to have included on their slide presentation, a research collection notes worksheet, a grading sheet, and a gallery walk assignment for listening students to complete as others present to the class or to work on as they walk around if you have students have their slide presentations up on devic
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Grades:
4th - 9th
Totem Pole Power Point
This connects with the writing activity or can stand well alone as a brief summary of totem poles.
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Grades:
1st - 5th
Algonquin Native American Tribes Flip Book
*Students explore the Native American tribes of the "Three Fires"--the Ottawa, Chippewa and Potawatomi
*This flip book refers to the tribes located in Michigan, but students can list any state located in the Great Lake states
*Students will make a flip book to learn about the Three Fires tribes
*Students are given CLOZE passages to complete and learn about the following areas of life for the tribes during the 1760 period
1. Introduction
2. Location
3. Shelter
4. Hunting and Food
5. Clothing
6.
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3rd - 4th
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Native American Homes & Shelters PowerPoint and STEM Project
How does where the Native Americans live affect the kind of houses they constructed?
Throughout history, people have devised shelters based on weather, geography, and available resources. Students will design and build models of simple shelters, just as the Native Americans did.
Students will use your knowledge of Native Peoples to plan, design, and construct shelters that withstand the elements!
This document contains 22 slides to guide instruction over the course of 8 days. As the teache
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4th - 8th
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Canadian Media Literacy and Rhetoric Unit Bundle- Indigenous & Canadian focused!
This unit is aligned with BC's English First Peoples 10-12 curriculum, but could be used in any English class such as Ontario's First Nations, Metis, and Inuit studies (NBE) .This media literacy unit and visual rhetoric unit will help students analyze images, typography, and biased language in the media and how the media can sway opinion based on these factors. I personally use this in my New Media and English First Peoples classroom in grades 10-12, but this could also be used in a Social Just
Grades:
10th - 12th
Minnesota History Bundle - PowerPoints, Projects, and Readings
This bundle includes all of my course syllabus, PowerPoints, note outlines that go with the PowerPoints, discussion questions for Brenda Child's "My Grandfather's Knocking Sticks," and questions from Risjord's "A Popular History of Minnesota." The items were created for a high school CITS (College in the Schools) course but the presentations could be modified to meet a 6th grade classroom's need. PowerPoint Presentations: Ojibwe HistoryDakota HistoryMinnesota's Very Early HistoryOjibwe and Dako
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Using Primary Sources:A 60s Scoop & Residential Schools Research Project EFP/NBE
Designed for use in English First Peoples or Ontario's NBE courses for a grade 10-12 level, this could also work well with any Indigenous unit in Social Studies on Residential Schools and the 60s Scoop. Students learn about how these two events have caused intergenerational trauma to Canada's Indigenous communities, and why it's important to look for primary sources. Students analyze two primary sources, one from a survivor of a Residential School and one from someone who was a child of the Si
Grades:
10th - 12th
The Trail of Tears - a Cherokee triptych project
Integrating art with social studies is the objective of this project. Students will be using the material presented in social studies books about The Trail of Tears, illustrations of what the journey might have looked like, and maps to create a "triptych", or a three-paneled illustration of one concept. The middle panel is usually the largest and is surrounded by two smaller related illustrations, one on each side of the middle panel, although there are triptychs of equal-sized panels. The eq
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3rd - 8th
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Living Wax Museum Parent Invitation
This living wax museum project is by far one of my favorite things about teaching 3rd grade. Truth be told this wax museum project can be used from 2nd grade all the way until 6th grade. Students take on the role of someone else, they dress up like an important historical figure and then they put on a show for their families and entire school It is a memory that is worth creating for your students! This is just one piece of the project (the letter to send to parents), but you can grab the bundle
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Types:
Also included in: Living Wax Museum Project
Lewis & Clark Postcard Project
In this project, students write and illustrate a postcard as if they are Lewis & Clark, writing back to President Jefferson. They are asked to name and describe new plants and animals they've discovered, Native American tribes, etc. This is a fun project to assess what students have learned about Lewis & Clark. A full rubric is included.
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6th - 9th
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9 Federally Recognized Oregon Tribes Project Directions
One of fourth grade's Social Studies standards in Oregon is to identify the 9 federally recognized Oregon tribes. This project will give your students the opportunity to investigate and report on the 9 tribes independently, but also in small groups. This editable packet will also get you started on how to implement a research project on this specific topic.
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3rd - 5th
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"Everything Iroquois!" Common Core ELA and 4th Grade Social Studies
Here it is!
This is over 50 pages of everything Iroquois for fourth grade!!!!!
Includes:
1. A cover page to create a resource booklet
2. An intro letter to the students
3. New York map skills- includes 4 maps!
4. Essential Questions
5. vocabulary
6. Iroquois Creation Story with activities
7. The 8 Strands of Social Studies activities
8. Activities teaching culture
9. The 3 Sisters activity
10. An engaging longhouse project with rubric
11. graphic organizers
12. The Peach Pit Game
13. Review A
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3rd - 4th
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European Exploration of America WebQuest - Interactive Learning!
Explore how religion, architecture, the arts, and famous American foods such as pizza are examples of European influence on America.What’s it all about?Students go on a web quest to explore the European exploration of America. Then, they work in small groups to examine the influence of European culture in America. What skills will students learn?● Students will learn to conduct research, take notes, outline, and record source information.● Students will reinforce reading skills as they learn how
Grades:
5th - 7th
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