Native Americans Across the Curriculum

ART:

• Make a Dream Catcher
• Class Murals of Symbols
• Totem Poles
• Draw Examples of Different Types of Housing
• Dye Making
• Pueblo Building
• Hogan Building
• Tool/Weapon Making
• Watercolor Desert Landscapes
• Coil Pots
• Gourds—Cleaning
• Making Bird Houses

LANGUAGE ARTS:

• Picture Writing
• Make Story Hides
• Another Language
• Nature Poetry
• Star Stories
• Writing Stories
• Reports on Various Tribes

  

MATH:

• Money
• Geometric Shapes
• Patterns
• Measurement
• Native American Games Involving Addition and Subtraction
• Symmetry
• Problem Solving
• Place Value

  

MUSIC/DRAMA:

• Memorizing Poetry
• Rhythm & Dance (make drums, bell anklets)
• Sign Language

  

READING:

• Native American Legends
• Stories Pertaining to Native Americans
• Biographies of Famous Native Americans
• Skills Covered: Comprehension, Sequencing, Cause/Effect, Predicting Outcomes, Story Mapping, Vocabulary, Fact/Fiction, Main Ideas

  

SCIENCE:

• Planting
• Nutrition
• Environments
• Flute Making
• Seasons

• Discover and Learn About Various Native American Tribes
• Different Parts of the Country
• Types of Housing, Clothing, Foods, Jobs/Activities
• Different Resources Used
• Discover Differences Past and Present
• Map Skills

  

TECHNOLOGY:

• Hyperstudio Projects
• Internet—Used to Locate Information

MISCELLANEOUS SKILLS:

• Food Tasting (sampling various types of food eaten by different groups)
• Decorate Classroom and Hallway
• Responsibility
• Cooperation
• Celebration

 

created on April 8, 1998

edited on April 22, 1998
Diane Dwenger, IUPUI