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Mayan, Aztec, Inca Sampler Collection (3 Webquests)
This great sampler includes three excellent webquests on the Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas. Save yourself time and money by buying this sampler pack. Each webquest takes about one class period to finish and is perfect for students in grades 5 through 8. An answer sheet is included for the teacher. Click on the links below to learn about each of the webquests included in this sampler.Mayan Daily Life WebquestAztec Daily Life WebquestInca Daily Life WebquestClip art from Illumismart @ Teachers Pay tea
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4th - 8th
Ken Burns: Lewis and Clark The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Ken Burns has wonderful documentaries and I have found that I can use many in my classroom. Creating questionnaires is time consuming, however, for some films, needed, so you know students are paying attention to what you would like them to learn.
If you have Amazon Prime, the documentary is available as Watch Now under Ken Burns American Lives Episodes 12 and 13.
This documentary follows Lewis and Clark on their expedition from beginning to end of life in two parts. Each part is 1 hour 45
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5th - 9th
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Indigenous Spirituality “My Medicine Wheel” Assignment
Students created, reflect and incorporate the teachings of the Elders and the Medicine Wheel, as found in Indigenous Spirituality, to their own modern day teachings, values, and overall well beingIncludes RubricUsed for the Grade 11 World Religions Course for Indigenous SpiritualtiyCan be used for other Grades & Subject Areas Includes topics such as: Morals, Ethics, Culture, Indigenous Spirituality, Wisdom of the Elders, Well Being, Mental Health, Guidance & Teachings
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7th - 11th
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The First Americans, A Play About The Bering Land Bridge (Native Americans)
This is a short play about the most well-known migration theory concerning Native Americans.
If you are teaching about the origin of Native peoples in America, this is great way to help introduce the topic of the Bering Land Bridge theory.
The play will take about 5-10 minutes. It is meant as an enhancement to a lesson. It's great to get students involved and engaged in class. This offers that opportunity.
Enjoy and please let me know what you think!
Check out the other plays, simulations
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5th - 12th
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First Contact docu-series - Season 1 AND Season 2 worksheets - Indigenous
Worksheets on BOTH seasons of the APTN docu-series First Contact4 worksheets for each season: questions on the Trailer, on Episode 1, on Episode 2 and on Episode 3Questions include what is going on at each location, how each individual is reacting, and reflection questions.Answers are included for details of each episode; no answers are included for reflection/inference-based questions as they are open to interpretation. Mark consideration is provided for each section.Links are included to watch
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10th - 12th, Adult Education
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The Iroquois (5 Nations) - A Play About The Grand Council Of Peace
I use this play to help further student's understanding about the important contributions of the Iroquois Confederacy. This is a great way to introduce the Grand Council of Peace and how it worked. Enjoy! Oh, and, remember, I always add a touch of humor to my plays. PS - I use this in my American History classroom. But, it could also be used for civics/government.
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6th - 12th
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French and Indian War Lesson Plan Collection
This lesson plan collection will add depth and increase student engagement to any unit on the French and Indian War or Pontiac's Rebellion. Five lesson plans are included, including 2 webquests, and 3 worksheets/writing activities. Teacher answer sheets are included for all the webquests and worksheets. The French and Indian War Lesson Plan Collection includes the following: (Please click on the links to learn more about each individual lesson plan)WebquestsFrench and Indian War WebquestIroquois
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5th - 12th
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Guided Literature Unit for Sing Down the Moon
This is a guided literature unit for Sing Down the Moon (4.9 GE), by Scott O’Dell. The book is historical fiction. This unit encompasses multiple common core English Language Arts standards. The unit includes questions pertaining to inferences and figurative language – such as personification and similes. Additionally, vocabulary is a key focus of this unit. Each worksheet includes vocabulary words in which students will need to look up the definition. Students will also write a paragraph using
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4th - 6th
We Shall Remain: Episode 5 Wounded Knee Video Worksheet
Video worksheet for PBS series We Shall Remain. This worksheet is for the Wounded Knee episode. It covers the 1973 takeover of Wounded Knee hamlet on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation. Covering the original massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890 to the boarding school system, the creation of the American Indian Movement, the Relocation Program of the 1950's and 60's. The video is good for showing how Indian people have been fighting for their rights.
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: We Shall Remain: America Through Native Eyes Video Worksheets
Lewis and Clark Lesson Plan Collection
This lesson plan collection will add depth and increase student engagement to any unit covering Louisiana Purchase and the exploration of Lewis and Clark. Three lesson plans with teacher answer sheets are included.I would like to thank Dandy Doodles for their wonderful clip art!The Lewis and Clark Lesson Plan Collection includes the following:Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition WebquestLouisiana Purchase and Thomas Jefferson in Three Minutes Video WorksheetSacajawea in Three Mi
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4th - 12th
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Ohlone Teacher’s Resource
Ohlone Teacher’s Resourceo Full color images of Ohlone sites, homes, tools, and historical paintings o Classroom activitieso A complete list of places to visit to learn about the Ohloneo An extensive bibliography of Ohlone books, films, and websites
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3rd - 4th
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The Earliest Americans Webquest
This is a great activity to begin the year of U.S. History! I have put the entire project into a word document but I'm also including a link to a website I built that has the directions and links for research.Students will work together to learn about the Native American culture that existed in North American before the arrival of the Europeans. They will briefly look at the Native American culture as a whole, then focus on a region in North America. The regions represented are as follows:The Pa
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6th - 12th
We Shall Remain: Episode 3 Trail of Tears Video Worksheet
Video worksheet for American Experience- We Shall Remain episode 3 Trail of Tears-- Covers the Cherokee Nation, John Ross, Major Ridge, Sequoyah, and removal
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: We Shall Remain: America Through Native Eyes Video Worksheets
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian - reading questions
I read this book as homework for my ESL/Bilingual class. Its an excellent book for young readers and has won many awards. It is probably best suited for 8th-11th graders. It does contain a few swear words, but for the most part is appropriate for young readers. Reading guide has 115 questions in chronological order, organized by chapter with pages. Also included are 6 follow up discussion questions. If you are reading the book for the first time with the students, these will be useful to yo
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8th - 11th
The Marrow Thieves Literary Essay - NBE3C - 11 College Prep English - Indigenous
Literary Essay outline for students studying the novel The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline. This outline is designed for students in the NBE3C/ENG3C, Grade 11 College Preparation English course.Includes step-by-step process with clear instructions and full worksheets for students to fill in throughout.Includes 3 essay topics to choose from with 6 steps for students to complete:1) Choosing a Topic2) Creating a Thesis3) Arguments and Quotations4) Body Paragraphs5) Introduction Paragraph6) Conclu
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11th, Adult Education
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European Early Encounters – Constructed Response Question (CRQ)/(DBQ) Sets
These two editable Constructed Response Question (CRQ) Sets offer an overview of the period of early European colonization of the new world. The historical literacy skills of identifying and explaining purpose, point of view, audience, and bias are the focus of this CRQ set with the content. In addition students will be asked to develop their skills of describing cause and effect as well as turning point with multiple primary and secondary source documents. While this assignment does align wi
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6th - 12th
Also included in: Early American History Constructed Response Question (CRQ) Bundle
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) Movie Viewing Guide: Summary/Vocab/Questions
"Killers of the Flower Moon” (2023) delves into the shocking true story of the Osage Indian Nation murders that occurred in the early 1920s. The Osage Nation, located in Oklahoma, became incredibly wealthy after oil was discovered on their land. However, this wealth attracted greed and corruption, leading to a series of mysterious deaths within the Osage community. The Osage murders caught the attention of the newly formed Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), led by J. Edgar Hoover. The bureau
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: 20 Criminal Justice & Law Movies Viewing Guide BUNDLE
If You Lived with the Iroquois Note-taker Organizer
This 10-page note-taking organizer is just what your students need to organize information as they read through this wonderful book and learn about Native Americans.
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3rd - 7th
The "Ancient Ones", a play about the Anasazi (Early Native Americans)
I created this play for my classroom to engage my students more as we learned about Pre-Columbian civilizations. This play takes about 10-15 minutes to do and is meant as a supplement to your lesson. For this play, I actually make a copy for each student. As the actors are doing the play, I have the other students use a highlighter and highlight any of the key words that we have already learned about the Anasazi, through our lesson, homework and discussion. This actually works very well, plus th
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5th - 12th
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Autopsy: The New World, Part I
The students will be looking into a specific New World Colony and will be researching major themes provided. The students will be depicting this through an autopsy project where the students will be drawing a person him/herself or someone from that time period with the themes surrounding the person. Students have autonomy on who they want to draw as long as it adds to the project. This assignment is created to be fun, creative, and most importantly… informative. The students will be looking int
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Autopsy: The New World
Windtalkers (2002): Movie Viewing Guide: Summary/Vocabulary/Questions
"Windtalkers" is a war drama film released in 2002, directed by John Woo and starring Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, and Christian Slater. The movie is based on the true story of Navajo code talkers, who were enlisted by the U.S. Marines during World War II to use their native language to transmit secret messages that the Japanese could not decipher.The film follows the story of two Marine Corps soldiers, Joe Enders (Nicolas Cage) and Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach), who are assigned to prote
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Social Science Class: Nicolas Cage Movie Viewing Guide BUNDLE
Indigenous Spirituality “7 Grandfather Teachings” Assignment
Students created, reflect and incorporate the teachings of the Elders, as found in Indigenous Spirituality, to their own modern day teachings, values and upbringingIncludes RubricUsed for the Grade 11 World Religions Course for Indigenous SpiritualtiyCan be used for other Grades & Subject Areas Includes topics such as: Morals, Ethics, Culture, Indigenous Spirituality, Wisdom of the Elders, Guidance & Teachings
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7th - 11th
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The West: Episode 6 Fight No More Forever
This is a worksheet for the Ken Burns series The West. It is for the episode entitled "Fight No More Forever" It covers the Little Big Horn, a bit about the Mormons, and Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce
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9th - 12th
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Taíno Museum Assignment - Native Caribbean Research Project
This project highlights the lifestyle and culture of the Taíno people. I like to teach this unit around Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day because the Taíno were the group of Native Caribbeans first encountered by Columbus.This unit of study is based on research available at the The Taíno Museum which is located in northern Haiti near Cap Haitien. I visited this Museum on a trip to Haiti with the group Rebuilding Haiti on Trip at a Time, which I would highly recommend.The museum collection c
Grades:
7th - 12th
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