NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS THEMATIC UNIT

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A fun, engaging way to learn all about the different Native American tribes is by using this Native American Social Studies Unit!

This product includes a variety of resources while teaching a Native American thematic unit. Resources are included for social studies, read aloud lessons, whole group or small group instruction, as well as, literacy and math centers!

THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:

Science/Social Studies Lesson Plans

Use these lesson plans to GUIDE your thematic Native American unit.

Native American Books

Print these books on cardstock, staple and use large washi tape to cover the edges to create a book. Read each book to teach that specific region of Native Americans.

Native American Charts

Write facts for each group on the charts provided after reading the books.

Native American Crafts

Have them create and design a Native American Bag (using a brown grocery bag) to keep all of the crafts and activities they complete during this unit. Use the direction page and craft pages to complete a craft specific to the Northwest, Southwest, Great Plains, and Woodlands Native American Indians.

“Powwow” Cards

Purchase the song “Pow-Wow” by Jack Hartman (available as Amazon MP3). Have the learners act out the song and together sort the verbs and nouns using the t-chart provided.

Shared Reading Mini-Lessons

Read the poem “Chief Seattle’s Lesson” together each day of the week using the schedule provided. Teach predictions, syllables, vocabulary, sight words and much more before the students add the poem to their poetry notebook.

Native American Writing Craftivity

Use the tracers and writing page and have your learners create an Indian craft to attach their writing. Have learners write 1-3 facts (depending on level) that they learned about Native Americans.

Read Aloud Mini-Lessons

Use the 5 books and ideas to integrate the Native American unit of study with your reading mini-lessons.

Writing Station

Place the Word Chart and writing pages in the writing station.

Alphabet Center

Have your learners match the capital and lowercase letters and write the matches on the work page provided.

Phonics Center

Have your learners look at the picture card, decode the word and write the sounds on the work page provided.

Sight Word Center

Edit the center to match the sight words your learners are reviewing. Have your learners make each word and write the words they make on the work page provided.

Sentence Center

Have your learners match the words to create each sentence. Then, have them choose a sentence to write and illustrate.

Counting Center

Have your learners make groups of ten by placing arrows on each mat and practice writing the numbers on the work page.

Missing Numbers Center

Have your learners place the correct number on the mats. Then, have them write the missing number on the workpage.

Comparing Numbers Center

Have your learners place the <, >, = sign on each mat as they compare the numbers. Then, they may write the numbers on the workpage.

Addition Center

Have your learners place an addition equation on the mat and use the manipulative to solve then place the sum on the mat.

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Elementary Resources

Thematic Activities and Centers

LEARNING STANDARDS INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE

Common Core Standards

RI.K.1

With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

RI.K.2

With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.

RI.K.3

With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

RI.K.4

With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.

RI.K.7

With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).

RI.K.9

With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

LA.K.5.B

Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts. The student is expected to: generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information with adult assistance.

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