Native American lessons

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I'm the Bear Alicia is the Owl Aaron is the Raven Chris is the Falcon

5th grade artists are learning about Native American life and culture in their classrooms. We added to this by learning about their art as well. Below are two links to slide shows that we used. Download Native American Overview Slide Show Here Download Native American Dream Catchers Slide Show Here We learned about why Native Americans use Dream Catchers - to catch the good dreams and let the bad dreams evaporate with the morning dew. We created our own dreamcatchers out of paper plates…

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Kindergarten artists have been learning about how Native Americans lived. We also looked at some youtube clips about how Native Americans wove blankets! We used Native American colors and designs to create our own paper blankets! On the back of our artworks, we wrote and colored on a handout that can help mom and dad know about what we are learning.

By Phil Hecken As we continue to discuss the use of Native American iconography, names and logos on Uni Watch, I've attempted to include different voices in the discussion. Last weekend…

Need a November bulletin board that shows student exploration into Native American art and culture? Imagine these beautiful Navajo sand painting projects hanging in your hallway. You will be the talk of the school! Need last minute art sub plans? Fill up your emergency folder with engaging art proje...

At Thanksgiving, let's present additional high quality coloring pages for the kids that picture more about real-life American History than they may have been taught in school. We know that there were no such things as ...

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The Hopi Indians are descendents of the Hisatsinom, or People of Long Ago, commonly known as the Anasazi or San Juan Basketmakers. The Hopi people have lived in the Four Corners region continuously since 500 A.D., giving them the longest authenticated history of occupation of a single area by any Native American tribe in the United States. However, their tutsqua, or homeland, has shrunk to nearly 9 percent of what it once was, now comprising 1.6 million acres. The Hopi culture is rich with…

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Every summer, right in the middle o' July, I attend the most amazing professional development known to man: The Tennessee Arts Academy in beautiful (albeit hawt as Hades) Nashville, TN. If you follow me on the Instagramz than you've prolly seen me sharing the most amazing projects, craziness and overall good times which all went down this past week. AND if you've been hangin around this here blog for a pinch, then you've seen my past TAA adventures here and here. This year was easily one of…

Kindergarten artists have been learning about how Native Americans lived. We also looked at some youtube clips about how Native Americans wove blankets! We used Native American colors and designs to create our own paper blankets! On the back of our artworks, we wrote and colored on a handout that can help mom and dad know about what we are learning.

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There are various different versions of the thunderbird in Native cultures. Thunderbird Native American symbol meaning differs according to region and tribe. This legendary bird is symbolic of things like life, truth and energy. It is considered a powerful sign of destiny. Learn more about thunderbird meaning here.

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