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Curated OER

Music - Touch the Wind

For Teachers K - 5th
Students study the Oneida song "Touch the Wind". They discuss the meaning and sentiment of the piece. Students use important singing techniques including good breathing, dynamics, and pitch. Students illustrate of the meaning of the song.
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Curated OER

Australian Travel Adventure

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders are introduced to the states and territories within Australia. Using the internet, they bookmark sites and take notes on what they want to share with their classmates. They also complete a map study on the country to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The First Thanksgiving: Crossword

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Thanksgiving activity, students use a set of 11 clues about Thanksgiving to complete a crossword puzzle; answers are given on page 2.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

A Poem for Columbus - Junie B. Jones Series

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this poetry and rhyming words worksheet, students fill in the blanks in a poem about Christopher Columbus. They add a rhyming word at the end of each of the 14 stanzas. This worksheet is associated with the Junie B. Jones series of...
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Curated OER

California Mission Slide Show

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research the details of a California Mission. They design a slide show to present their research.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Native Americans Today

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
ReadWriteThink: Native Americans Today
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Native American Cultures Across the United States

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners explore different aspects of the cultures of the First Americans in this lesson plan. Stereotypes are often associated with Native Americans through movies and in the context of the Thanksgiving holiday. Specific information and...
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Other

The Museum of the Southeast American Indian

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of North Carolina museum's site offers articles, videos, artwork, crafts, music, and histories of Native Americans.
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Learning Page: American Indian Reservation Controversies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Primary sources help students understand issues and controversies surrounding the American Indian Reservations of the 1870s. Historians provide different accounts and views of this facet of American history, and students utilize these...
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Article
Bullock Texas State History Museum

Bullock Museum: American Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
Immerse in the campfire stories of the people who defined Texas. Find out about how the two Americas: the Europeans' version, and the American Indians' version, started changing forever.
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Native American Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
The America that greeted the first Europeans was, thus, far from an empty wilderness. It is now thought that as many people lived in the Western Hemisphere as in Western Europe at that time -- about 40 million. Estimates of the number of...
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Website
The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Art of Conflict: Portraying American Indians, 1850 to 1900

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Lesson uses digitized primary source material to examine the portrayal of American Indians in art between 1850 and 1900. Classroom activities and questions for discussion included.
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Website
Other

Native American Indian Cultures

For Students 3rd - 8th
Extensive listing of the Native American Indian Cultures from Mexico and various parts of South America. Click on an Indian culture and obtain valuable information about each unique tribe.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: American Indian Heritage Teaching Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Great online resource for finding teaching material to help students learn about American Indian Heritage Month. Features a wealth of information on Native American history, medicine, rituals, religion, art, and culture.
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Unit Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: The Learning Page: Government Policy Toward Native Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
How did the new government deal the Native Americans living in the Northwest Territory? Find out what the government did to keep the peace between the original inhabitants and the new settlers.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: Infinity of Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about ten North and South American Native American nations by playing the Infinity of Nations Culture Quest game. Examine Native American crafts and artifacts that are part of Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian,...

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