Native American Heritage Month Bundle | 4 LESSONS | Indigenous | Thanksgiving
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Prepare for the school year with this year-long bundle of resources that were created around inclusion, diversity, justice, social emotional learning, and student-centered classroom management/community. Most resources are editable and lessons contain multimedia for maximized student accessibility.WPrice $95.00Original Price $132.75Save $37.75
Center students and current events with this 28-product bundle focused on social justice, cultural heritage, and current events.✏️ What's Included:Colonization LessonImmigration LessonIndigenous People's Day LessonThanksgiving: An Untold Perspective LessonCultural Appropriation LessonHoliday ProjectPrice $85.00Original Price $120.75Save $35.75
Description
Provide context for Native American Heritage Month and build student understanding of the Indigenous perspective and experience in the United States with the included 4 social justice lessons.
Format: Google slides
Lesson 1: Indigenous People's Day
Lesson 2: Cultural Appropriation
Lesson 3: Thanksgiving
Lesson 4: Colonization
Lessons are visual, open-ended, and can be extended in a variety of ways.
ABOUT EACH LESSON
- Originally designed for grades 3-6, but could be a great introductory lesson for secondary students or a self-contained classroom
- Guiding questions and sources included in speaker notes
- Utilizes visuals and multimedia for maximum student accessibility
✏️ Indigenous People's Day
Lesson organization:
- Background knowledge: What have you heard? What do you know?
- Information about the term "Indigenous" versus "Indian"
- Information about Columbus Day and colonization
- History on the name change from Columbus Day to Indigenous People's Day
- Map of and information about U.S. cities and states that have adopted the holiday
- Map of Indigenous lands in the United States
- Exploration of Indigenous lands local to students
Vocabulary Words:
- Outdated
- Colonists
- Genocide
- Propose
- Debate
- Gradually
- Reside
✏️ Cultural Appropriation
Lesson Organization:
- Word analysis of cultural appropriation
- Definition of cultural appropriation
- Fashion
- Sports
- Halloween costumes
- Appropriation vs. appreciation
✏️ Thanksgiving
Lesson organization:
- Background knowledge: What have you heard? What do you know?
- Visual analysis: Thanksgiving oil painting
- Video: Native American Girls Describe the REAL History Behind Thanksgiving (Teen Vogue)
- Information about the early illustrations of Thanksgiving and whose perspective they belonged to
- Information about the common story about Thanksgiving
- Information about and visuals of National Day of Mourning
- Discussion: "Why do you think the full history of Thanksgiving is not well known?"
- Point of View / Perspective Taking Practice
- Examples of student responses
Vocabulary Words:
- Untold
- Perspective
- Agricultural
- Myth
- Firsthand account
- Mourning
✏️ Colonization
Lesson organization:
- Background knowledge: What have you heard? What do you know? Word Analysis.
- Definition of Colonization
- Images of the Jamestown colony and connection to Pocahontas
- Video: Read Aloud of When We Were Alone
- Information about colonization
- Thinking Map: Cause and Effect (including example)
- Video: Kids Talk About Decolonization
- Research and Personal Connection (opportunity for students to explore their country of origin and relationship to colonization
Vocabulary Words:
- colony
- false narrative
- seize
- generations
- origin country
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Related Resources:
⭐️ YEAR-LONG Critical Teacher Bundle ⭐️
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