Residential School Research Project - Canadian Social Studies - Orange Shirt Day
By West Coast Indigenous Teacher
Need an engaging, meaningful resource for Orange Shirt Day? This intermediate / middle or highschool resource will help students understand the impacts of residential schools in Canada. Students will research a residential school, learning its name, location and dates it was open. Students will complete reflection questions and contribute to a class display board to honour the children who attended these schools.
Page 1: Notes for teachers
Page 2: Lesson plan
Page 3: Display board/presentation example
Page 4: Residential school handout
Page 5: Residential schools: BC and Saskatchewan
Page 6: Residential schools: Alberta
Page 7: Residential schools: Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut
Page 8: Residential schools: Manitoba, Quebec
Page 9: Residential schools: Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Map
Page 10: Honouring Residential School Students research project
Page 11: Reflection questions
Page 12: Information card activity
Page 13: Information card activity
Page 14-18: Printable for display board
Page 19: Books about residential schools
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Native American Heritage Month Indigenous People's Day Bulletin Board Poster
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Do you need a poster for Native American Heritage Month? Do you want to engage and motivate your students to learn? Then download this Native American Heritage Month Indigenous People Bulletin Board Poster! This inspirational quote is perfect for your door, whiteboard, or bulletin board.
➟ Quote included: ”Humans merely share the earth. We can only protect the land, not own it.” ~Chief Seattle, Duwamish
➟ To Print: Print on regular 8.5 X 11 paper. No prep!
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Native American Heritage Month Bulletin Board Set Inspirational Quotes
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Looking for a simple and powerful way to celebrate diversity in your classroom? Do you need an inclusive and engaging bulletin board? Do you want to support your students in learning about Native American culture? Then download my Native American Heritage Month Bulletin Board Set Inspirational Quotes.
These 10 inspirational quotes by Native Americans and Indigenous People are perfect for classroom décor, bulletin boards, or door decorations. With quotes from Cheyenne, Duwamish, Nez Perce, Hopi, and others, these quotes will surely resonate with your upper elementary students.
Quotes included in this set:
To Print: Print on regular 8.5 X 11 paper. No prep!
Resources included in this purchase:
10 unique quotes by Native American and Indigenous People
3 different "Title" posters for your bulletin board including the following:
"OCTOBER 11 is Indigenous Peoples' Day"
"NOVEMBER is Native American Heritage Month"
"NOVEMBER is American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month"
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Native American Heritage Month Bulletin Board Set
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Looking for a simple and powerful way to celebrate diversity in your classroom? Do you need an inclusive and engaging bulletin board? Do you want to support your students in learning about Native American culture? Then download my Native American Heritage Month Bulletin Board Set!
These 14 inspirational quotes by Native Americans are perfect for Native American Heritage Month or Indigenous Peoples' Day! For classroom décor, bulletin boards, or door decorations, they are a beautiful addition to any class. Quotes from Cherokee, Duwamish, Nez Perce, Hopi, and others, these quotes will surely resonate with your students. A handout with all the quotes is included.
➟Quotes included in this set:
➟To Print: Print on regular 8.5 X 11 paper. No prep!
➟Resources included in this purchase:
14 unique quotes by Native American and Indigenous People
3 different "Title" posters for your bulletin board including the following:
"OCTOBER 11 is Indigenous Peoples' Day"
"NOVEMBER is Native American Heritage Month"
"NOVEMBER is American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month"
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Native American Heritage Month Bulletin Board Set, Writing Reflection Activity
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Looking for a powerful way to celebrate the diversity of Native American culture? Do you need an engaging bulletin board to support students in learning about Native Americans? Then download my Native American Heritage Month Bulletin Board Set and Writing Reflection Activity!
➟Also included is a list of 25+ reflection questions to be used with the bulletin board. Students can discuss the reflection questions, or you can use them as a writing assignment.
➟This resource contains 20 flags of some of the more populous tribes/nations in the USA. If you would like us to add a specific flag, please reach out to us in the Q&A section, and we will try to fulfill your request.
➟Flags included in this set: Apache Tribe, Blackfeet Nation, Cherokee Nation, Navajo Nation, Blackfeet Nation, Council of 3 Fires (United Nations of Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi Indians), Lenni-Lenape Nation, Mohawk Nation, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Iroquois Confederacy, Osage Nation, Tohono O'odham Nation, Comanche Nation, Seminole Nation, Choctaw Nation, Yaqui Tribe, Chickasaw Nation, Taino Tribal Nation, Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
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Bundle Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples Day Activities
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Are you looking for engaging activities to motivate your students to learn about Indigenous People? Do you want an inclusive classroom that fosters diversity? Then download this Bundle Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples Day Activities resource! This is the perfect activity bundle for Native American Heritage Month or Indigenous People's Day and all you need to celebrate!
WEBQUEST
This comprehensive no prep research project allows students to learn about Native Americans' and Indigenous People's history as well as contemporary and local topics. This research activity is perfect for small group instruction, substitute plans, homework, and more! When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more about Native Americans with this high-quality, no-prep resource!
➟ Live links are available on the last page of the resource. Website names have been kept brief so students can easily type the URLs into the search bar.
REFLECTION CHOICE BOARD
In this social-emotional learning lesson, students are guided through reflecting on the deeper meaning and modern relevancy of quotes by Native Americans and Indigenous People. Put SEL skills to use and improve student engagement by allowing a choice of three activities from the Tic Tac Toe Choice Board. Two different sets of quotes are provided. Also provided are extension activities. ➟ ➟ One set of quotes corresponds to the bulletin board included in this resource.
3 TRIVIA GAMES
With 35+ interesting facts, each game has a regular round and a speed round to help students remember the information they learn. This resource is suitable for individuals, small groups, or for whole-class activities. Great for an attention-getter, brain break, engaging opener, or built into your lesson plans! ➟ A handout of questions is included to use as quiet seat work!
BULLETIN BOARD
These 14 inspirational QUOTES by Native Americans are perfect for Native American Heritage Month or Indigenous Peoples' Day! For classroom décor, bulletin boards, or door decorations, they are a beautiful addition to any class. Quotes from Cherokee, Duwamish, Nez Perce, Hopi and others, these quotes will surely resonate with your middle and high school students.
➟ Quotes included in this set:
➟ To Print: Print on regular 8.5 X 11 paper. No prep!
PEOPLE YOU SHOULD KNOW
This handout of over 50 Native American Indigenous people can be used for biography activities, as a resource to deepen your understanding of Native American achievements, and more! From poets and politicians to actors, athletes, and activists, students will learn a lot about Native Americans' contributions to our society and culture. Accompanying each name is a brief description of the individual’s major life achievements, accomplishments, or what they are well-known for.
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Bundle Native American Heritage Month Activity with a Bulletin Board Set
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Looking for a powerful way to celebrate diversity and support an inclusive classroom? These thoughtfully designed resources provide your students with a deep understanding of Native American cultures, history, and beliefs. When you download this Bundle Native American Heritage Month Activity with a Bulletin Board Set, your students will be motivated and engaged in learning with 3 interactive games. Additionally, these stunning 8.5" X 11" posters are perfect for classroom décor, bulletin boards, or door decorations and are a beautiful addition to any class.
➟ A handout is included for quiet seatwork, homework, or emergency sub plans!
TRIVIA GAMES
These three games are suitable for individuals, small groups, or for whole-class activities. With 35+ interesting facts, each game has a regular round and a speed round to help students remember the information they learn. A handout of questions is included to use as quiet seat work!
BULLETIN BOARD
These 14 inspirational quotes by Native Americans are perfect for Native American Heritage Month or Indigenous Peoples' Day! For classroom décor, bulletin boards, or door decorations, they are a beautiful addition to any class. From Cherokee, Duwamish, Nez Perce, Hopi and others, these quotes will surely resonate with your middle and high school students.
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Bundle Native American Heritage Month Reflection Activity and Bulletin Board Set
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Looking for a simple and powerful way to celebrate diversity in your classroom? Do you need activities that support an inclusive classroom and engage students? Then download my Bundle Native American Heritage Month Reflection Activity and Bulletin Board Set.
➟A handout with all the quotes is also included.
REFLECTION CHOICE BOARD
In this social-emotional learning lesson, students are guided through reflecting on the deeper meaning and modern relevancy of quotes by Native Americans and Indigenous People. Put SEL skills to use and improve student engagement by allowing a choice of three activities from the Tic Tac Toe Choice Board. 2 different sets of quotes are provided. Also provided are instructions, instructions for differentiating instruction, and extension activities that include art, research, and discussions.
➟One set of quotes corresponds to the bulletin board included in this resource.
BULLETIN BOARD
These 14 inspirational quotes by Native Americans are perfect for Native American Heritage Month or Indigenous Peoples' Day! For classroom décor, bulletin boards, or door decorations, they are a beautiful addition to any class. From Cherokee, Duwamish, Nez Perce, Hopi, and others, these quotes will surely resonate with your middle and high school students.
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Bundle Native American Activity with a Research WebQuest and Bulletin Board Set
By A World to Explore Store - A Heritage Month Depot
Looking for a simple and powerful way to celebrate diversity in your classroom? Do you need activities that support an inclusive classroom and engage students? Then download my Bundle Native American Activity with a Research WebQuest and Bulletin Board Set!
WEBQUEST
This WebQuest will deepen your students' understanding of Native American history, traditions, and people! When you purchase this scavenger hunt resource, you'll receive the activity in both print and digital formats. Some research questions students will locate easily while with others, they will have to explore deeper to find the correct answers.
The research questions provided allow for scaffolded instruction that can be completed individually, in pairs, or in small groups. You can even use this lesson as a fun team-building or gamified activity. Your students are guaranteed to learn more with this high-quality, no-prep resource! Live links are available on the last page of the resource. Website names have been kept brief so students can easily type the URLs into the search bar.
BULLETIN BOARD
These 14 inspirational quotes by Native Americans are perfect for Native American Heritage Month or Indigenous Peoples' Day! For classroom décor, bulletin boards, or door decorations, they are a beautiful addition to any class. From Cherokee, Duwamish, Nez Perce, Hopi, and others, these quotes will surely resonate with your middle and high school students.
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Native American Heritage Month Totem Pole Indigenous Writing Craft & Activities
By Kimberly
❤️Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples' Day in your classroom? Your students will love learning about totem poles and how they were used in Native American cultures, while making beautiful writing craft projects and worksheets!
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✏️Use the cultural guide and symbols guide to teach (social studies & history) about totem poles and how they were used in Native American cultures.
✏️Students can choose from 13 animals to create their personalized totem pole based on traits that they or their family members have. Works great as a social-emotional learning (SEL) activity!
✏️Crafts are differentiated! Students can color or decorate their craft, choose from a variety of writing prompts, and writing sheet options (dotted vs. single lines etc.)
✏️Dive deeper with reading comprehension, true or false, vocabulary, and sentence-fixing worksheets!
✏️Use the arts and craft writing projects to meaningfully decorate your bulletin board, classroom, or hallway, while displaying your students' creativity!
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⭐️Great for centers (literacy, writing, art), whole group lessons, independent work, partner work, indoor recess, sub tub, intervention programs, and more!
⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go!
⭐️Create a writing bulletin board, door, or hallway by displaying craftivities!
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✅ Includes: (35 pages)
Teaching Materials: (5 pages)
☑ Totem pole information (2 pages)
☑ Animal symbols guide (3 pages)
Craft Project: (5 pages)
☑ Craft directions (1 page)
☑ Craft example (1 page)
☑ Craft pieces (3 pages)
Writing Projects: (13 pages)
☑ Animal name tracing - dotted lines (3 pages)
☑ Animal name / trait - blank dotted lines (1 page)
☑ Animal name / trait - blank solid lines (1 page)
☑ Sequencing (first, next, then, etc.) - blank dotted lines (2 pages)
☑ Sequencing (first, next, then, etc.) - blank solid lines (2 pages)
☑ "My Totem Pole" - dotted lines (1 page)
☑ "All About Totem Poles" - dotted lines (1 page)
☑ "My Totem Pole" - solid lines (1 page)
☑ "All About Totem Poles" - solid lines (1 page)
Worksheets: (12 pages)
☑ Reading comprehension (3 pages)
☑ True or False (3 pages)
☑ Vocabulary words (3 pages)
☑ Fix the sentences (3 pages)
✅ Bonus: (39 pages)
☑ What you need to know (1 page)
☑ Table of contents (3 pages)
☑ Black and white set (35 pages)
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✏️Writing prompt ideas:
☑ animal symbol names
☑ animal symbol traits
☑ all about totem poles in Native American cultures
☑ all about the students' personalized totem pole
✅ Animal symbols included: (13 animals)
☑ badger
☑ bear
☑ beaver
☑ deer
☑ fox
☑ frog
☑ moose
☑ otter
☑ owl
☑ rabbit
☑ squirrel
☑ thunderbird
☑ wolf
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Native American Totem Pole Indigenous Coloring Pages and Writing Activities
By Kimberly
❤️Looking for coloring sheets to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples' Day in your classroom? Your students will love learning about totem poles and how they were used in Native American cultures, while coloring important totem pole animal symbols!
These printable, differentiated coloring sheets are great for practicing reading, writing, and fine motor skills! (77 pages)
✅ Totem pole animal symbols include:
☑ badger, bear, beaver, deer, fox, frog, moose, otter, owl, rabbit, squirrel, thunderbird, wolf
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✏️ These differentiated coloring pages come in 5 levels to build confidence!
✏️A perfect addition to your Native American heritage unit or use any time of the year!
✏️Use the cultural guide and symbols guide to teach (social studies / history) about totem poles and how they were used in Native American cultures.
✏️Students can choose from 13 animal symbols based on traits that they or their family members have. There is also a completed totem pole coloring page included.
✏️Once pages have been completed, you can place the cover page on top and staple into an individual or class Native American heritage booklet to read or take home to share with family!
✏️Or mount onto colored paper to display on your bulletin board, hallway or door!
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⭐️ Great for preschool, kindergarten, 1st grade, or 2nd grade!
⭐️ Use for literacy centers, small groups, morning work, partner work, indoor recess, early finishers, art centers, rewards, coloring book gift, sub tub, Native American heritage celebrations, intervention programs and more!
⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and select the differentiated pages that are most appropriate for your student's needs.
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✅ Includes: (77 pages)
Teaching Materials: (5 pages)
☑ Totem pole information (2 pages)
☑ Animal symbols guide (3 pages)
Coloring Pages - 5 differentiated levels: (72 pages)
☑ Cover pages - dotted/single line for student's name (2 pages)
☑ Dotted line for student's name (14 pages)
☑ Single line for student's name (14 pages)
☑ Trace symbol's name (14 pages)
☑ Write symbol's name on dotted lines (14 pages)
☑ Write symbol's name on single line (14 pages)
✅ Symbols included: (13 animals + 1 totem pole)
☑ badger
☑ bear
☑ beaver
☑ deer
☑ fox
☑ frog
☑ moose
☑ otter
☑ owl
☑ rabbit
☑ squirrel
☑ thunderbird
☑ wolf
☑ totem pole
✅ Bonus: (3 pages)
☑ Table of contents (2 pages)
☑ What you need to know (1 page)
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Native American Heritage Writing Craft Activities | Buffalo Hide Art Projects
By Kimberly
❤️Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples' Day in your classroom? Your students will love learning about buffalo hide art and how it was used in Native American culture, while making beautiful writing craft projects!
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✏️Use the cultural guide, symbols guide, vocabulary definitions, and discussion questions to teach about the history of buffalo hide art and how it was used in Native American tribes.
✏️Students can choose from 25 symbols, called pictographs, to create their personalized buffalo hide art project.
✏️Students can use the symbols to tell stories (real or fictional), create scenes, or simply choose ones that represent their qualities or the traits of family members.
✏️Crafts are differentiated! Students can color, draw, or decorate their craft, choose from a variety of writing prompts, and writing sheet options (dotted vs. single lines etc.)
✏️Use the arts and craft writing projects to meaningfully decorate your bulletin board, classroom, or hallway, while displaying your students' creativity!
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⭐️Great for centers (literacy, writing, art), whole group lessons, independent work, partner work, indoor recess, sub tub, intervention programs and more!
⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go!
⭐️Create a writing bulletin board, door, or hallway by displaying craftivities!
⭐️Check out the preview for a more detailed look at what's inside!
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✅ Includes: (64 pages)
Informational guides: (6 pages)
☑ Buffalo hide art information (1 page)
☑ Pictograph symbols guide (2 pages)
☑ Vocabulary guide (3 pages)
Craft components: (32 pages)
☑ Craft directions (3 pages)
☑ Craft example (1 page)
☑ Craft templates (4 pages)
☑ Craft worksheets (8 pages)
☑ Black & white symbols (3 pages)
☑ Color symbols (13 pages)
Writing projects (optional): (26 pages)
☑ Writing prompts, research ideas, or discussion questions (1 page)
☑ Brainstorming sheets - informative, narrative, personal narrative, persuasive (4 pages)
☑ Writing sheets - tracing symbol names (5 pages)
☑ Writing sheets - blank, mini blocks, dotted lines (2 pages)
☑ Writing sheets - blank, mini blocks, solid lines (2 pages)
☑ Writing sheets - sequencing (first, next, then, etc.) - blank dotted lines (2 pages)
☑ Writing sheets - sequencing (first, next, then, etc.) - blank solid lines (2 pages)
☑ Writing sheets - "All About Buffalo Hide Art" - full page, dotted lines (1 page)
☑ Writing sheets - "All About Buffalo Hide Art" - full page, solid lines (1 page)
☑ Writing sheets - "All About Buffalo" - full page, dotted lines (1 page)
☑ Writing sheets - "All About Buffalo" - full page, solid lines (1 page)
☑ Writing sheets - "My Buffalo Hide Story" - full page, dotted lines (1 page)
☑ Writing sheets - "My Buffalo Hide Story" - full page, solid lines (1 page)
☑ Writing sheets - blank (additional sheet) - full page, dotted lines (1 page)
☑ Writing sheets - blank (additional sheet) - full page, solid lines (1 page)
✅ Bonus: (68 pages)
☑ What you need to know (1 page)
☑ Table of contents (3 pages)
☑ Black and white set (64 pages)
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✅ Pictograph symbols included: (25)
☑ badger tracks (summer)
☑ bear (strength)
☑ bear paw (good omen)
☑ buffalo eye (alertness)
☑ big mountain (abundance)
☑ bird (carefree)
☑ brothers (loyalty)
☑ buffalo horns (success)
☑ butterfly (renewal)
☑ cactus (desert)
☑ coyote tracks (trickster)
☑ deer tracks (safety)
☑ drying rack (plenty of meat)
☑ eagle (freedom)
☑ eagle feather (chief)
☑ hogan (permanent home)
☑ horse (journey)
☑ lightning (power)
☑ Medicine Man's eye (wisdom)
☑ mountain range (destination)
☑ spider (good luck)
☑ sun (happiness)
☑ tipi (temporary home)
☑ turtle (protection)
☑ wolf paw (courage)
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Pacific Northwest Indigenous People Animal Coloring Pages or Posters - Haida Art
By Kimberly
❤️Looking for culturally appropriate coloring art projects to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples' Day in your classroom? Your students will love learning about traditional Haida art, and animal symbolism while coloring Northwest Pacific Coast-inspired animal imagery!
The Haida people traditionally lived off the coast of British Columbia, Canada and in a section of southeastern Alaska, United States. They are considered to be both Native American and part of the Canadian First Nations.
✅ Animal imagery included: (25)
☑ bear, beaver, bee, blue jay, coyote, crab, deer, eagle, fox, frog, heron, hummingbird, kingfisher, loon, moose, otter, owl, rabbit, raven, salmon, seal, thunderbird, turtle, wolf, whale
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✏️ Two coloring page sets included:
Animal name, imagery
Animal name, imagery, symbol meaning
✏️A perfect addition to your Native American Heritage Month unit, observation of Indigenous Peoples' Day, Aboriginal education unit etc.
✏️Use the cultural guide and symbols guide to teach about traditional Haida art and how animals were used.
✏️Students can choose from 25 animal symbols and the meanings they represent.
✏️Once pages have been completed, you can place a cover page (included) on top and staple into an individual or class booklet to read or take home to share with family!
✏️Or mount onto colored paper to display as posters on your bulletin board, hallway or door!
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⭐️ Great for any elementary grade!
⭐️ Use for social studies center, small groups, morning work, partner work, indoor recess, early finishers, art centers, rewards, coloring book gifts, sub tub, intervention programs and more!
⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go!
⭐️Check out the preview for more details!
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✅ Includes: (57 pages)
✏️Teaching Materials: (5 pages)
☑ Cultural information guide (1 page)
☑ Traditional art examples (1 page)
☑ Animal symbols guide with vocabulary definitions (3 pages)
✏️Coloring Pages: (52 pages)
☑ Cover pages - dotted/single line for student's name (2 pages)
☑ Animal name and imagery (25 pages)
☑ Animal name, imagery, and symbol meaning (25 pages)
✅ Animal imagery included: (25)
☑ bear
☑ beaver
☑ bee
☑ blue jay
☑ coyote
☑ crab
☑ deer
☑ eagle
☑ fox
☑ frog
☑ heron
☑ hummingbird
☑ kingfisher
☑ loon
☑ moose
☑ otter
☑ owl
☑ rabbit
☑ raven
☑ salmon
☑ seal
☑ thunderbird
☑ turtle
☑ whale
☑ wolf
✅ Bonus: (59 pages)
☑ Table of contents (1 page)
☑ What you need to know (1 page)
☑ Color set to use as posters (57 pages)
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Native American 3D Writing Craft Activities | Teepee (Tipi, Tepee) Art Projects
By Kimberly
❤️Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples' Day in your classroom? Your students will love learning about teepee dwellings and how they were used in Native American culture, while making beautiful 3D writing craft projects! (3 crafts included)
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✏️Use the cultural guide, symbols guide, vocabulary definitions, and discussion questions to teach about the history of tipis and how they were used in Native American tribes.
✏️3 teepee crafts included! Use the templates as a stencil to create your craft on colored paper, or decorate directly on craft worksheets!
✏️Students can choose from 25 symbols, called pictographs, to create their personalized tepee art project.
✏️Students can use the symbols to tell stories (real or fictional), create scenes, or simply choose ones that represent their qualities or the traits of family members.
✏️Crafts are differentiated! Students can color, draw, or decorate their teepee, choose from a variety of writing prompts, and writing sheet options (dotted vs. single lines etc.)
✏️Use the arts and craft writing projects to meaningfully decorate your bulletin board, classroom, or hallway, while displaying your students' creativity!
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⭐️Great for centers (literacy, writing, art), whole group lessons, independent work, partner work, indoor recess, sub tub, intervention programs and more!
⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go!
⭐️Create a writing bulletin board, door, or hallway by displaying craftivities!
⭐️Check out the preview and video for a more detailed look at what's inside!
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✅ Includes: (61 pages)
Informational guides: (6 pages)
☑ Teepee information (1 page)
☑ Pictograph symbols guide (2 pages)
☑ Vocabulary guide (3 pages)
Craft components: (29 pages)
☑ Craft directions (4 pages)
☑ Craft templates (3 pages)
☑ Craft worksheets (6 pages)
☑ Black & white symbols (3 pages)
☑ Color symbols (13 pages)
Writing projects (optional): (26 pages)
☑ Writing prompts, research ideas, or discussion questions (1 page)
☑ Brainstorming sheets - informative, narrative, personal narrative, persuasive (4 pages)
☑ Writing sheets - tracing symbol names (5 pages)
☑ Writing sheets - blank, mini blocks, dotted lines (2 pages)
☑ Writing sheets - blank, mini blocks, solid lines (2 pages)
☑ Writing sheets - sequencing (first, next, then, etc.) - blank dotted lines (2 pages)
☑ Writing sheets - sequencing (first, next, then, etc.) - blank solid lines (2 pages)
☑ Writing sheets - "All About Teepees" - full page, dotted lines (1 page)
☑ Writing sheets - "All About Teepees" - full page, solid lines (1 page)
☑ Writing sheets - "All About Pictographs" - full page, dotted lines (1 page)
☑ Writing sheets - "All About Pictographs" - full page, solid lines (1 page)
☑ Writing sheets - "My Teepee Story" - full page, dotted lines (1 page)
☑ Writing sheets - "My Teepee Story" - full page, solid lines (1 page)
☑ Writing sheets - blank (additional sheet) - full page, dotted lines (1 page)
☑ Writing sheets - blank (additional sheet) - full page, solid lines (1 page)
✅ Bonus: (65 pages)
☑ What you need to know (1 page)
☑ Table of contents (3 pages)
☑ Black and white set (61 pages)
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✅ Pictograph symbols included: (25)
☑ badger tracks (summer)
☑ bear (strength)
☑ bear paw (good omen)
☑ buffalo eye (alertness)
☑ big mountain (abundance)
☑ bird (carefree)
☑ brothers (loyalty)
☑ buffalo horns (success)
☑ butterfly (renewal)
☑ cactus (desert)
☑ coyote tracks (trickster)
☑ deer tracks (safety)
☑ drying rack (plenty of meat)
☑ eagle (freedom)
☑ eagle feather (chief)
☑ hogan (permanent home)
☑ horse (journey)
☑ lightning (power)
☑ Medicine Man's eye (wisdom)
☑ mountain range (destination)
☑ spider (good luck)
☑ sun (happiness)
☑ tipi (temporary home)
☑ turtle (protection)
☑ wolf paw (courage)
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The Seven Grandfather Teachings Activities - Native American, Indigenous People
By Kimberly
❤️Looking for culturally appropriate activities to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples' Day in your classroom? Your students will love learning about The Seven Grandfather Teachings (The 7 Sacred Teachings) with engaging reading passages, mini readers, coloring pages, posters, worksheets, and more!
⭐️What are The Seven Grandfather Teachings?
It is believed that this wisdom came from the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) people, but has been adapted and used by many Indigenous cultures. Each teaching is a special lesson that helps us be better to ourselves, others, and the world around us. (Note: The animals and teachings can vary based on location or Indigenous group.)
⭐️ Learn about:
love (eagle), respect (buffalo), courage (bear), honesty (sabe/sasquatch), wisdom (beaver), humility (wolf), and truth (turtle).
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✏️Use the cultural guide and reading passages to teach about The Seven Sacred Teachings.
✏️Use the coloring pages to create an individual or class booklet to read or take home to share with family!
✏️Or mount onto colored paper to display as posters on your bulletin board, hallway or door!
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⭐️ Great for any elementary grade!
⭐️ Use for Native American Heritage Month, Indigenous Peoples' Day, Aboriginal education, Canadian First Peoples education, First Nations education, character education, social-emotional learning (SEL), social studies centers, small groups, morning work, partner work, indoor recess, early finishers, art centers, rewards, coloring book gifts, sub tub, intervention programs and more!
⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go!
⭐️Check out the preview for more details!
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✅ What You Get: (50 pages)
✏️Teaching Materials: (9 pages)
☑ Cultural information guide (2 pages)
☑ Information on each teaching (7 pages)
✏️Student Activities: (41 pages)
☑ Mini booklet (1 page)
☑ Writing prompt worksheets (7 pages)
☑ Seven Teachings worksheet (1 page)
☑ Seven Teachings word search (1 page)
☑ Cover pages (2 pages)
☑ Coloring pages (29 pages)
✅ Bonus: (62 pages)
☑ Table of contents (2 pages)
☑ What you need to know (1 page)
☑ Color set to use as posters (50 pages)
☑ Answer key (9 pages)
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Coloring Growing Bundle
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Indigenous Animal Crafts & Writing Activities | Native American Art Projects
By Kimberly
❤️Looking for a creative and culturally appropriate way to celebrate Native American Heritage or Indigenous Peoples' Day in your classroom? Your students will love learning about the meanings of animals and creatures in Native American cultures, while making beautiful Pacific Northwest-inspired crafts and writing projects!
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✏️Use the teaching materials to educate your students about traditional Pacific Northwest art, various creatures, and their meanings in Indigenous cultures.
✏️Students can choose from 27 creatures and the traits they represent. Works great as a social-emotional learning (SEL) activity!
✏️Crafts are differentiated! There are several ways make them including, coloring, drawing, painting, or decorating (cut and paste).
✏️Students can also choose from a variety of writing prompts, and writing project options (dotted vs. single lines etc.)
✏️Use these projects to meaningfully decorate your bulletin board, classroom, or hallway, while displaying your students' creativity!
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⭐️Great for centers (literacy, writing, art, social studies), whole group lessons, independent work, partner work, indoor recess, sub tub, intervention programs, and more!
⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and go!
⭐️Check out the preview and video for more details!
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✅ Includes: (122 pages)
Teaching Materials: (5 pages)
☑ Cultural information guide (2 pages)
☑ Creature Meanings guide (3 pages)
Craft Projects: (92 pages)
☑ Craft directions (3 pages)
☑ Craft pieces (8 pages)
☑ Craft examples (27 pages)
☑ Craft body templates (27 pages)
☑ Craft body art pieces (27 pages)
Writing Projects: (25 pages)
☑ Informative writing - brainstorming sheet (1 page)
☑ Creature name tracing - dotted lines (6 pages)
☑ Creature name or trait - blank dotted lines (2 pages)
☑ Creature name or trait - blank solid lines (2 pages)
☑ "I chose the _______" - blank dotted lines (3 pages)
☑ "I chose the _______ because" - blank solid lines (3 pages)
☑ "My Animal Symbol" - dotted lines & solid lines (2 pages)
☑ "All About Animal Symbols" - dotted lines & solid lines (2 pages)
☑ "Animals in Native American Cultures" - dotted lines & solid lines (2 pages)
☑ Full blank page - dotted lines & solid lines (2 pages)
✅ Bonus: (124 pages)
☑ What you need to know (1 page)
☑ Table of contents (1 page)
☑ Black and white set (122 pages)
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✅ Creatures included: (27 animals)
☑ bear
☑ beaver
☑ bee
☑ blue jay
☑ buffalo
☑ coyote
☑ crab
☑ deer
☑ eagle
☑ fox
☑ frog
☑ heron
☑ hummingbird
☑ kingfisher
☑ loon
☑ moose
☑ otter
☑ owl
☑ rabbit
☑ raven
☑ sabe
☑ salmon
☑ seal
☑ thunderbird
☑ turtle
☑ whale
☑ wolf
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Native American Writing Crafts Bundle
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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Pennants, Banners, Art, Coloring Craft
By Kimberly
❤️The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day, Every Child Matters) is a Canadian holiday observed on September 30th. It recognizes the the survivors of Canada's residential school system, their families and their communities.
✏️Includes 12 pennant designs.
✏️These printable pennants are a great way to create meaningful discussions and reflections.
✏️Banners can be printed in color and laminated, or students can color their own black and white pennants.
✏️Use these in your classroom to create a meaningful bulletin board, door, or hallway display.
✏️ Works well for any elementary grade.
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⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print the ready to go banners, hole punch the pre-marked string holes, add string (yarn, ribbon etc.) and laminate for durability.
⭐️Black and white set included! Students can choose a pennant and color their own. Combine banner pages to create a coloring book.
⭐️Check out the preview for a sneak peek.
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✅ Includes 2 banner sets - 8 1/2 x 11 in (24 pages):
☑ Banner set 1 - Color - 12 pennant designs (12 pages)
☑ Banner set 2 - Black & white - 12 pennant designs (12 pages)
✅ Bonus:
☑ What you need to know (1 page)
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Native American Coloring Pages & Writing Activities about Animal Symbols
By Kimberly
Are you looking for coloring sheets to celebrate Native American Heritage Month? Students will love coloring 10 Native American animal symbols and their meanings, while practicing reading, writing and fine motor skills with these printable, differentiated coloring activities (43 pages)!
✅ Animal symbols included:
☑ bear, buffalo, butterfly, crow, eagle, fox, horse, hummingbird, snake, turtle
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✏️ Great for preschool, kindergarten, or 1st grade!
✏️ These differentiated coloring pages come in 4 levels to build confidence!
✏️A perfect addition to your Native American Heritage Month unit or to celebrate throughout the year!
✏️ Great for literacy centers, small groups, morning work, partner work, indoor recess, early finishers, art centers, rewards, coloring book gift, sub tub, Native American Heritage Month parties, intervention programs and more!
✏️Once pages have been completed, place the cover page on top and staple into an individual or class Native American Heritage booklet to read or take home to share with family!
✏️Or mount onto colored paper to display on your bulletin board, hallway or door!
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⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and select the differentiated pages that are most appropriate for your student's needs.
⭐️Check out the preview for a sneak peek!
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✅Includes: (43 pages)
✅ Animal symbols guide sheet (1 page)
✅ Each animal symbol (10) includes 4 differentiated levels (42 pages):
☑ Cover pages (2 pages)
☑ Coloring page - dotted line for student's name (10 pages)
☑ Coloring page - single line for student's name (10 pages)
☑ Coloring page - trace animal name & meaning (10 pages)
☑ Coloring page - write animal name & meaning (10 pages)
✅ Bonus: (3 pages)
☑ Table of contents (2 pages)
☑ What you need to know (1 page)
✅ Animal symbols included: (10 animals)
☑ bear - courage
☑ buffalo - humbleness
☑ butterfly - transformation
☑ crow - intelligence
☑ eagle - victory
☑ fox - cunningness
☑ horse - freedom
☑ hummingbird - playfulness
☑ snake - healing
☑ turtle - longevity
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⭐️Looking for more Native American activities?
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Fall Growing Bundle
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Native American Coloring Pages & Writing Activities about Nature Symbols
By Kimberly
Are you looking for coloring sheets to celebrate Native American Heritage Month? Students will love coloring 10 Native American symbols and their meanings, while practicing reading, writing and fine motor skills with these printable, differentiated coloring activities (53 pages)!
✅ Symbols included:
☑ arrow, cactus, corn, feathers, fire, lightning, moon, mountains, rain, sun
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✏️ Great for preschool, kindergarten, or 1st grade!
✏️ These differentiated coloring pages come in 5 levels to build confidence!
✏️A perfect addition to your Native American Heritage Month unit or to celebrate throughout the year!
✏️ Great for literacy centers, small groups, morning work, partner work, indoor recess, early finishers, art centers, rewards, coloring book gift, sub tub, Native American Heritage Month parties, intervention programs and more!
✏️Once pages have been completed, place the cover page on top and staple into an individual or class Native American Heritage booklet to read or take home to share with family!
✏️Or mount onto colored paper to display on your bulletin board, hallway or door!
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⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print and select the differentiated pages that are most appropriate for your student's needs.
⭐️Check out the preview for a sneak peek!
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✅Native American symbol meanings guide (1 page)
☑ Symbol names and what they represented to Native Americans (10 symbols)
✅ Each symbol (10) includes 5 differentiated levels (52 pages):
☑ Cover pages (2 pages)
☑ Coloring page - dotted line for student's name (10 pages)
☑ Coloring page - solid line for student's name (10 pages)
☑ Coloring page - dotted line - trace symbol name & meaning (10 pages)
☑ Coloring page - dotted line - write symbol name & meaning (10 pages)
☑ Coloring page - solid line - write symbol name & meaning (10 pages)
✅ Bonus:
☑ Table of contents (2 pages)
☑ What you need to know (1 page)
✅ Symbols included: (10)
☑ arrow
☑ cactus
☑ corn
☑ feathers
☑ fire
☑ lightning
☑ moon
☑ mountains
☑ rain
☑ sun
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⭐️Looking for more Native American activities?
Native American Growing Bundle
⭐️Looking for Fall activities activities?
Fall Growing Bundle
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Native American Heritage Month Bulletin Board, Hallway, & Door Decorations
By Kimberly
❤️Looking for bulletin board, hallway, or door decorations to celebrate Native American Heritage Month or this November? Then, you will love this bulletin board kit with 3 Native American inspired designs!
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✏️Choose from 3 designs and 2 border shapes (straight or scalloped).
✏️ Its easy to assemble! Simply print, cut, and decorate!
✏️Use for your bulletin board, classroom, hallway, door or online learning backdrop!
✏️ Add student projects to display what they've learned! Grab some here!
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⭐️SAVE TIME and create a Native American Heritage Month display your students and parents will love!
⭐️Check out the preview for a sneak peek!
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✅ Includes: (36 pages)
☑ Design 1 (12 pages)
-"Native American Heritage Month" text (10 pages)
-straight and scalloped borders (2 pages)
☑ Design 2 (12 pages)
-"Native American Heritage Month" text (10 pages)
-straight and scalloped borders (2 pages)
☑ Design 3 (12 pages)
-"Native American Heritage Month" text (10 pages)
-straight and scalloped borders (2 pages)
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⭐️Looking for more Native American activities?
Native American Growing Bundle
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Classroom Decor Growing Bundle
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