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November Theme Units and Daily Themes
United States Themes
Native Americans
Theme Unit
Reading Comprehensions - Special Education High Interest Reading
     Native Americans (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Crazy Horse (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Massacre at Wounded Knee (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Battle of Little Bighorn (Hi/Lo Grades 4-6)

Reading Comprehensions
Read and Color
            The Yakama Indian Tribes
            Frontier Children: Native Americans
            Sacagawea

Myths and Legends
     Why the Possum's Tail Is Bare (Grade 1)
     Why the Owl Has a Spotted Coat (Grade 1)
     Why Bears Have Short Tails (Grades 1-2)
     Minegoo of the Singing Waters (Grades 2-3)
     Earth Turtle (Grades 2-3)
     How the Water Beetle Made Land (Grades 2-3)
     Tawa and the Spider Woman (Grades 2-3)
     The Animals' Purpose (Grades 2-3)
     The Lost Salmon (Grades 2-3)
     Pocahontas (Grades 2-3)
     The Thunderbird (Grades 3-5)
     The Legend of the White Deer (Grades 3-5)
     Pocahontas and John Smith (Grades 4-6)
     Cherokee Legend of Blowing Rock (Grades 5-6)
     Pocahontas (Grades 5-7)

Introduction of Tribes
     Plains Indians (Grades 2-3)
     Woodlands Indians (Grades 2-3)
     Cherokee (Grades 2-3)
     Iroquois (Grades 2-3)
     Micmacs (Grades 2-3)
     Navajo (Grades 2-3)
     Nez Perce (Grades 2-3)
     Pueblo (Grades 2-3)
     Seminoles (Grades 2-3)
     Sioux (Grades 2-3)
     Ute (Grades 2-3)
     Wampanoag (Grades 2-3)
     Wendat or Huron (Grades 3-4)
     How the Indians Saved Thanksgiving (Grades 3-4)
     Who Were the First Americans? (Grades 4-6)
     The Plains Area (Grades 4-6)
     Native Americans of the Northwest Coast Area (Grades 4-6)
     Native Americans of the Plateau and Great Basin Area (Grades 4-6)
     Native Americans of the Northeast Cultural Area (Grades 4-6)
     Native Americans of the Southeast Cultural Area (Grades 4-6)
     Native Americans of the Southwest Cultural Area (Grades 4-6)
     Native Americans in the Northern Area (Grades 4-6)
     Muskogee (Grades 4-6)
     Navajo (Grades 4-6)
     Nez Perce (Grades 4-6)
     Pueblo (Grades 4-6)
     Seminoles (Grades 4-6)
     Sioux (Grades 4-6)
     Tuscarora (Grades 4-6)
     Ute (Grades 4-6)
     Yamasee (Grades 4-6)
     The Yosemite Indians of the Ahwahnee Valley (Grades 4-6)
     Cherokee (Grades 6-9)
     Iroquois - The Six Nations (Grades 7-9)

Conflicts Between Europeans and Native Americans
     Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons (Grades 5-7)
     Powhatan Confederacy [1622-1644] (Grades 7-9)
     Pequot War [1637] (Grades 7-9)
     Pueblo Revolt [1680-1692] (Grades 7-9)
     Tuscarora and Yamasee Wars (Grades 7-9)
     Prelude to the French and Indian War (Grades 7-9)
     The French and Indian War [1754-1763], Part 1 (Grades 7-9)
     The French and Indian War [1754-1763], Part 2 (Grades 7-9)
     The French and Indian War [1754-1763], Part 3 (Grades 7-9)
     Results of the French and Indian War (Grades 7-9)
     Pontiac's Rebellion, Part 1 [1763-1766] (Grades 7-9)
     Pontiac's Rebellion, Part 2 [1763-1766] (Grades 7-9)
     Lord Dunmore's War [1774] (Grades 7-9)
     Red Stick Conflict [1813-1814] (Grades 7-9)
     The Seminole Wars (Grades 7-9)
     The Navajo Wars (Grades 7-9)

Western Wars
     The Black Hawk War [1832] (Grades 7-9)
     The Rogue [1855-1856] and Red River [1874-1875] Wars (Grades 7-9)
     The Sioux Wars [1854-1890] (Grades 7-9)
     The Ute Wars [1865-1868, 1879] (Grades 7-9)
     The Nez Perce War [1877] (Grades 7-9)

Native American Art
     Catch a Dream with a Dream Catcher (Grades 4-6)
     Native American Masks (Grades 4-6)
     Native American Pottery (Grades 4-6)
     Native American Totem Poles (Grades 4-6)
     Native American Rugs and Blankets (Grades 4-6)
     Native American Dolls (Grades 4-6)
     Native American Baskets (Grades 4-6)
     Native American Clothing (Grades 4-6)
     Native American Peace Pipes (Grades 4-6)
     Native American Drums and Flutes (Grades 4-6)

Miscellaneous
     What Is Native American Religion Like? (Grades 4-6)
     What Did the Shawnee Believe? (Grades 4-6)
     What Did the People of the Totem Pole Believe? (Grades 4-6)
     Wilma P. Mankiller: First Woman Chief of an American-Indian Nation (Grades 5-6)
     Native American Jewelry (Grades 5-7)
     Native American Rights Day (Grades 6-7)
     Warrior's Heart, Part 1 - Ira Hayes (Grades 6-8)
     Warrior's Heart, Part 2 - Ira Hayes (Grades 6-8)

Native Americans Social Studies Questions
     Native Americans first grade social studies questions
     Native Americans second grade social studies questions
     Native Americans third grade social studies questions
     Native Americans fourth grade social studies questions
     Native Americans fifth grade social studies questions
     Native Americans sixth grade social studies questions

Native Americans Analogies
             Native Americans Analogies

Plays:  Reader's Theater Scripts
     The Ungrateful Wolf: A Tale from the Pacific Northwest (Grades 2-3)
     How Raven Got the Sun: A Native American Legend (Grades 2-4)
     Turtle Goes on the Warpath: An Iroquois Tale (Grades 2-4)
     How Mr. Snail Lost His Eyes (Grades 2-4)
     Raven and the Very Foolish Man (Grades 2-5)
     The Origin of Disease and Medicine: A Cherokee Myth (Grades 3-5)
     The Talking Salmon (Grades 3-5)
     The Great Rain: A Native American Legend (Grades 3-5)
     The Man Who Became a Caribou (Grades 3-8)

Book Units
    The Rough-Face Girl (Grades 1-3)
    The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush (Grades 2-4)
    Silver (Grades 3-4)
    The Sign of the Beaver (Grades 3-6)
    Children of the Longhouse (Grades 4-6)
    Island of the Blue Dolphins (Grades 4-6)
    Julie of the Wolves (Grades 4-6)
    Racing the Sun (Grades 4-6)
    Sing Down the Moon (Grades 4-7)
    The Birchbark House (Grades 4-7)
    The Talking Earth (Grades 4-7)
    Weasel (Grades 5-7)
    Zia (Grades 5-8)
    Sacajawea (Grades 5-9)
    Touching Spirit Bear (Grades 6-10)
    Aleutian Sparrow (Grades 6-12)
    The Last of the Mohicans (Grades 9-12)

American Indian Yarn Weaving Art Project (Grades 3-8)
     Art Project: Yarn weaving with an American Indian theme (PDF file)

   Plains Indians Art Project (Grades 3-6)
     Make a village based on the Plains Indian tribes (PDF file)

Native Americans - Coloring
     Canoe
     Buffalo
     Meeting
     Buffalo hunt
     Buffalo hunt
     Tepee
     Pueblo inside
     Pueblo outside
     Totem pole
     Woman with pottery
     Woman

Science Project
    Native Americans Science Activity (Infectious Diseases)

Native Americans - Dot to Dots
     Wild turkey (1-20)
     Tepee (1-10)
     Canoe (1-5)
     Buffalo (1-10)

Conversations (foreign languages)
Spanish
     The Great Rain: A Native American Legend - Spanish and English
French
     The Great Rain: A Native American Legend - French and English
German
     The Great Rain: A Native American Legend - German and English
Italian
     The Great Rain: A Native American Legend - Italian and English

Writing
Native Americans Draw and Write
Native Americans Draw and Write

Critical Thinking
Native Americans SUDOKU Puzzle
   4 by 4 Native Americans Sudoku
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)

4 by 4 Native Americans Sudoku: Includes Hints (blank boxes have smaller pictures to pick from)
     Very easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)
     Easy 4 x 4 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys with hints)

6 by 6 Native Americans Sudoku
     Easy 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)
     Medium 6 x 6 Sudoku with shapes (4 keys)

Native Americans Thinking Puzzle
     Draw a sequence of 3 different pictures (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 3 different pictures (more difficult)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different pictures (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different pictures (more difficult)

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