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Native American Books / Native Americans Books
     
North American Indian (DK Eyewitness Books) by David S. Murdoch
The Very First Americans (Reading Railroad) by Cara Ashrose
North American Indians (Pictureback(R)) by Douglas Gorsline
More Than Moccasins: A Kid's Activity Guide to Traditional North American Indian Life (A Kid's Guide series) by Laurie Carlson

   
Easy Make & Learn Projects: Southwest Indians: Reproducible Models That Help Students Build Content Area Knowledgeand Vocabulary and Learn About the Traditional Life of Native American Peoples by Donald M. Silver
Northeast Indians: Reproducible Models That Help Students Build Content Area Knowledge and Vocabulary and Learn About the Traditional Life of Native American Peoples (Easy Make & Learn Projects) by Donald M. Silver
History Pockets: Native Americans, Grades 1-3 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers


If You Lived... is an excellent series of history books. We have lots of these books.

We have the following books:
     
If You Lived With The Cherokees by Peter Roop and Connie Roop
If You Lived With The Iroquois by Ellen Levine
If You Lived at the Time of Squanto by Anne Kamma

Here are some others you might find interesting.
    
If You Lived With The Hopi Indians by Anne Kamma
If You Lived With The Sioux Indians by Ann Mcgovern
If You Lived With The Indians Of The Northwest Coast by Anne Kamma


I don't have these books but Who Was... Series is an excellent series of history books.

Who Was Sacagawea? by Judith Bloom Fradin and Dennis Brindell Fradin

Native Americans (Indians)

Native American Books & eBooks from Teacher Created Resources

Native Americans Thematic Unit

Native Americans Thematic Unit

Native Americans Thematic Unit is based on the following pieces of literature: Annie and the Old Ones, The Desert Is Theirs, The Gift of the Sacred Dog. This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities. Also included are management ideas, creative suggestions for the classroom, and a bibliography.
Native Americans Thematic Unit

Native Americans Thematic Unit

Native Americans provides lesson plans and cross-curricular activities based on the following pieces of literature: Arrow to the Sun, Rainbow Crow, The Legend of the Bluebonnet. This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities. Also included are management ideas, creative suggestions for the classroom, and a bibliography.
Native Americans Thematic Unit

Native Americans Thematic Unit

Native Americans Thematic Unit is based on the following pieces of literature: Little Star, The Goat in the Rug, How Jackrabbit Got His Very Long Ears. This reproducible resource is filled with ready-to-use lessons and cross-curricular activities. Also included are management ideas, creative suggestions for the classroom, and a bibliography.
Native American Arts and Cultures

Native American Arts and Cultures

Learn about the traditional arts and cultures of Native Americans through hands-on activities.
Creative Kids: Native American Tales & Activities

Creative Kids: Native American Tales & Activities

Creative activities enrich over 30 Native American tales of animals, heroes, and the earth and sky. In this book, parents, teachers, and anyone who works with children will find rich myths and legends with these universal themes.

Hands-on learning experiences help children connect Native American concerns to the concerns of all people today. Included are activities that allow children to make models of common Native American craft items such as baskets, drums, and weavings.

Easy-to-follow directions are given for crafts such as:

  • Sun and Moon Mask
  • Cornhusk Doll
  • Sand Painting
  • Parfleche
  • Paper Bead Necklace
  • Eagle Feather Dance Fan
  • Coil Pot
  • Scrimshaw
  • and much more!
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U.S.A. Social Studies Books & eBooks from TCR
 
Virtual Tours
Sipapu -- The Anasazi Emergence into the Cyber World

Music
Native American Indian Songs Online Sheet Music

Links
About.com - American Indians of the World
Heard Museum: Native Cultures and Art
Indian Index Information to the Florida Indians; including coloring pages
Links to Apache Indians Sites by Phil Konstantin
Native American Crafts for Kids @ Enchanted Learning
Nevada Kids Page - Native American Designs and Colos - Natural Dyes
Shoshone Indians Famous Shoshone, History, Food/Hunting, Homes Today, Art, Language, and Activities for Children: Dot to Dot, Color, Myth Contest, Color by Number, Myth Gallery, and Maze
Texas Indian Coloring Pages
Tomo-Kahni State Park: Kid's Corner Shelter, Hunting and Gathering Food, Basketry, Food Processing and Basket Cooking, Clothing and Rabbit Skin Blankets, Pictographs and Petroglyphs, Word Match Game page. There are also Coloring Pages at this site.
Weaving @ Niti.org
Whiman Mission Teacher's Guide -- Coloring Sheets Different Indian coloring pages

Cherokee

Itse Selu: Cherokee Harvest Festival by Daniel Pennington

Navajo Legends Book

How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend by Jerrie Oughton

Pocahontas

Books
   
Let's Read About-- Pocahontas (Scholastic First Biographies) by Kimberly Weinberger
The True Story of Pocahontas (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) by Lucille Rech Penner
Pocahontas: An American Princess (All Aboard Reading) by Joyce Milton

Links
A Cherokee Myth: The Origin of Strawberries Lesson Plan Grade 4
Disney Online - Activities - Pocahoontas Print Center Coloring pages, headdress, playset, calendars, greeting cards, and wallpaper.
Four Faces of Pocahontas - Henrico County, Virginia History
Pocahontas Dress / Kokoum Tunic Costume Pattern
Surfing the Net with Kids: Pocahontas
The Many Faces of Pocahontas