Native American Crafts & Activities
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Tools of Native Americans: A Kid's Guide to the History & Culture of the First Americans (Tools of Discovery series)
Amazon Price: $4.99 (as of 02/17/2012)
We will use this book as an outline for our study. Although the first several chapters contain evolutionary content, the rest of this book provides a good overview of Native American history. It also has some nice project ideas.
Papercraft Models, Clipart and Printables
- Native American Homes
- Free teacher's resources in downloadable PDF format. Iroquois Longhouse Paper House Kit, Tipi Diorama, Prehistoric Ohio Paper House Kits, and Coast Cedar House Model.
- Native American Clipart
- Free Native Americans from North, Central and South America Clip Art by Phillip Martin to use on notebook pages, reports, minibooks, etc.
- Book of Indians
- Notebooking Pages and Unit Study
- Native American Paper Doll
- Makes a nice decoration for your notebook or lapbook cover.
- Highland Heritage Homeschool
- Various forms and printables
- Native Costume
- Build a papercraft model of native man in costume. This is the outfit of a chief of the Ponka tribe of Native American, who lived in the Mississippi and Colorado River regions.
Craft Books
Indian Corn Necklace
Remove the kernels from several ears of Indian Corn. Place kernels in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Soak for at least an hour. Using a strong needle, string the corn onto heavy thread or dental floss. Knot the ends of the string together and allow the necklace to dry before wearing.
Key For Project Lists
* Tools of Native Americans= TNA
* Traditional Crafts from Native North America= TC
* The Kids' Multicultural Art Book= MAB
* The Science and History Project Book= SHPB
* History Pockets: Native Americans= HP
Northeast Woodland & Great Lakes Tribes
Algonquian, Iroquois (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscarora), Pequot
Make projects for Iroquois Pocket HP
Do Algonquian Art TNA
Make glass bead jewelry SHPB
Grow corn
Make an Iroquois Corn Husk Doll
Make your own arrows and arrowheads
Build a Longhouse
Make a Bark Canoe
You might also want to add a diagram showing a cut-away view of a traditional canoe or some pictures of different types of canoes to a notebook or lapbook.
The Sign of the Beaver
Amazon Price: $3.11 (as of 02/17/2012)
This book is the story of Matt, 12 year old boy living in 18th century Maine. When he is left alone to guard the new homestead while his father goes to get the rest of the family, Matt is befriended by the Beaver tribe. My sons love this book and have read it over and over.
You can find a free unit study on this book at HomeschoolShare.
If You Lived With The Iroquois
Amazon Price: $1.71 (as of 02/17/2012)
You can find a free lapbook to go with this book at HomeschoolShare.
Southeast Tribes
Cherokee, Catawba, Creek, Seminole
Make projects for Seminole Pocket HPMake Seminole Patchwork TC
Play Native American Lacross SHPB
Learn Some Cherokee words
Great Plains Tribes
Cheyenne, Lakota Sioux, Comanche
Make projects for Sioux Pocket HPMake Lakota-Sioux charm bag MAB
Make Native American anklets SHPB
Make Tribal headress SHPB
Make Native American necklace SHPB
Make Native American robe SHPB
Make Native American tepee SHPB
Make a brown bag vest
Make a model Comanche Tipi
Make a Lakota Dreamcatcher
Read When Buffalo Ran
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
Amazon Price: $1.99 (as of 02/17/2012)
You can find a free unit study on this book with printables at HomeschoolShare.
Southwest and Mesoamerican Tribes
Maya, Aztec, Pima, Papago, Hopi, Navajo, Apache, Hohokam, Mogollon, Anasazi, Caddo
Learn about irrigation TNA
Draw some hieroglyphics TNA
Make some Navajo jewelry TNA
You may want to decorate it with some native symbols
Make a tankard SHPB
Pacific Northwest Tribes
Nootka, Makah, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Tillamook, Chinook, Älsé, Coos, Coquille, Chinook, Washo, Wishram
Make a totem pole TC
Make X-ray art TNA
Arctic Tribes
Eskimo, Inuit
Make an igloo SHPB (You may also want to read more about igloos.)
Make an Arctic purse SHPB
Make an Arctic oil lamp SHPB
Make a model dogsled SHPB
Make fingermasks MAB
Make snowgoggles
Make an Inuksuk
Read about Inuit inventions
Plateau Tribes
Nez Perce, Blackfoot
Where the Buffaloes Begin (Picture Puffins)
Amazon Price: $1.98 (as of 02/17/2012)
You can find a free unit study on this book with printables at HomeschoolShare.
Additional Crafts and Information
- Native American Crafts
- Kindergarten, preschool, and elementary school crafts. Make wonderful, simple crafts with things found around the house.
- Native American Language Net
- Organization dedicated to American Indian language preservation provides vocabulary lists, links, and online information about each Native American language and the indigenous people who speak it.
- NativeTech
- Native American Technology & Art: An internet resource for indigenous ethno-technology focusing on the arts of Eastern Woodland Indian Peoples; providing historical & contemporary background, technical instruction & references.
- Learn About Native Americans
- Many different Native American groups lived in North America. Different groups living in the same region shared the same culture because the land they lived on shaped their way of life. Click on an area of the map to learn about life in that region.
- Toys and games
- Historically, games were an integral part of traditional Native culture.
- Native American Activities
- Free Native American activities for kids. A collection of Indian games, Indian names, plays, skits, songs and dances for children.
- Long Night Moon
- Free Unit Study
- Native Americans
- Use the chart or the map to navigate through the reports on Native Americans, learn about many famous Native Americans such as Sitting Bull or Pochontas, make your own Native American crafts.
- Native American Unit Study
- free PDF from Nearly Free Homeschooling
- Squanto Lapbook
- Information and free printables.
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Tipi
Sep 8, 2011 @ 9:17 pm | delete
- Wonderful list of resources for leaning about Native american culture!
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wordstock
Sep 3, 2011 @ 11:16 am | delete
- Great resources here for our first attempt at homeschooling. We (and I do say we) are in the fifth grade and this covers much of our history for the year. Angel blessed.
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blanckj
Aug 14, 2011 @ 5:41 pm | delete
- Lot's of nice resources. Great lens. Blessed!
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EndeavourToys
Aug 8, 2011 @ 10:14 am | delete
- Thanks for sharing all of this information. My son enjoyed the Native American unit he studied in school last year. Maybe we'll do one of these fun craft projects in the fall.
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iijuan12
May 30, 2011 @ 9:49 pm | delete
- I featured this page on my Native American Unit Study lens: http://www.squidoo.com/northeast-and-southeast-native-americans-lesson-plan . Thank you for sharing your great ideas!
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