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November 12, 2022
Native Americans Plains Tribes Lesson

Native Americans Plains Tribes Lesson

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Welcome to week 2 of our Native American study.  This is just one of our many hands on history for kids units!
Native Americans - A hands on history unit of North American Indians from the Plains. Includes printable mini book, tribe comparisson, and ideas for hands on learning about history for preschool, kindergarten, homeschool, and more.




Note: I know for some people this is a very personal subject. We have done our best to represent a historically accurate account of life for Native Americans. We also discussed the influence of the white settlers along with life today for those with Native American roots. But the emphasis is on the historical part when the settlers first arrived.


I do not claim to be an expert in Native American culture and I know we have had to simplify many aspects of their culture and beliefs to fit with teaching this to elementary age kids. If you do not “like” our unit for whatever reason, I’m sorry. Any harsh comments will be deleted, but I welcome constructive feedback!

 

Native Americans Plains Tribes Lesson

This week’s lesson on Native Americans will cover the Plains Tribes. You can see where the Plains Tribes where in this map below in orange.

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Plains Tribe Emergent Reader

Native Americans - Plain Tribes Unit for Elementary Homeschool Kids. Lots of hands on learning ideas plus FREE mini books and worksheets for kids.

We started out by printing out the Plains tribe printable book where we learned about the Comanche Tribe (from the free printable below).

Books to Read on the Plains Tribes of North America

    

PVC Teepee Craft for Kids

Then we dived  into my favorite part, making history come alive with hands on learning!

make a frame from 6 PVC pipes
We made a Teepee  from 6 PVC pipes that were 1/2” think and trimmed to 8 feet long. We several rubber bands (but you could use rope) to hold the pipes in an upside down cone shape.
drape a canvas drop cloth over top
Then we draped a canvas drop cloth over the teepee. We pulled the top edges up through the rubber bands to hold them in place. Then we tucked edges under the teepee.
we painted our teepee

Finally we decorated the teepee with traditional patterns including drawing from battle or hunting like they would have made on the authentic plains teepees.

If you are looking for another fun, hands on project for this week you can make a Feather Headdress.

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Native Americans for Kids

Learn more about Native American History for Kids of the indigenous Indians who lived in North America before the European settlers discovered American with these fun engaging history lessons with activities and free printable worksheets too!

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Check out one of or MANY engaging, Free history lessons for kids

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16 Printable Country Studies for Kids - children will have fun learning about countries around the world with this fun resource perfect for pre k, kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, and grade 6 including Kenya, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Netherlands, Mexico, China, Philippines, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, Chile, Colombia, Australia, and Costa Rica. FREE Printable 50 Us States coloring pages Kids will have fun learning about Children Around the World using these free printable worksheets for kids of all ages. #childrenaroundtheworld #christmasaroundtheworld #geography

Looking for more resources and free worksheets to teach students about geography for kids? You will love these coloring sheets, printable maps, books, activities and games:

native americans - plains tribes includes free printable book, tribe comparisson, and more!

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Beth Gorden

Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of 123 Homeschool 4 Me. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! She has created over 1 million pages of printables to help teach kids ABCs, science, English grammar, history, math, and so much more! Beth is also the creator of 2 additional sites with even more educational activities and FREE printables – www.kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com and www.preschoolplayandlearn.com

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  1. Holly Avatar
    Holly

    This teepee is such a cool idea! Do you know what size the canvas was? What did you use for the decorating on the canvas? Thanks.

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    1. Beth Gorden Avatar
      Beth Gorden

      Follow the canvas link to see the exact product we used =) we used fabic markers

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  2. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    Thank you so much for awesome ideas! We started home schooling this year and live in Comanche. I was looking for Comanche Indian worksheets for my 1st and 4th grade boys. I found your website which has so many other awesome things too.

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