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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Alaskan Eskimo Collection

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students analyze mystery photographs to determine key characteristics about the Alaskan environment and Eskimo culture. In this Eskimo lesson, students read an Eskimo folktale and write their own in response. Lastly students complete a...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Eskimo

For Students Pre-K - K
In this Eskimo activity, students color in a cartoon illustration of an Eskimo. Students may add details to the picture or write a description about it.
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Website
University of Waterloo (Canada)

University of Waterloo: Inuit (Eskimo) Games

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about some of the traditional Inuit games and the influence European contact had on the games and game playing.
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Interactive
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: The Hall of Arctic People

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the online version of the Smithsonian Institute's exhibit devoted to the people of the Siberian and North American Arctic. The mannequins around the walls represent the peoples of the Crossroads region, dressed in traditional...
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Book Files: Julie of the Wolves [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
"Julie of the Wolves", by Jean Craighead George, is story of cultural pride, survival, and courage. The heroine, Miyax is lost in the Alaskan tundra. Make the smart choice by reading the novel with a BookFiles reading guide. The file...
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Eskimo

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource the students will learn about the culture and origin of the native American people the Eskimo.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: North Alaskan Eskimos

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the North Alaskan Eskimos. Explore topics such as their history, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: American Masters Edward Curtis

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive site about Edward Curtis who took over 40,000 images and recorded rare ethnographic information from over eighty American Indian tribal groups, ranging from the Eskimo or Inuit people of the far north to the Hopi people of...