1. Integrated Literacy Assignment
Grade 5- American Indians
Jackie Frey

2. GLCEs
5- U1.1.1 Use maps to locate people in the desert Southwest, the Pacific Northwest, the nomadic nations of the Great Plains, and the woodland peoples east of the Mississippi River (Eastern Woodland).
5- U1.1.2 Compare how American Indians in the desert Southwest and the Pacific Northwest adapted to or modified the environment.
5- U1.1.3 Describe Eastern Woodland American Indian life with respect to government and family structure, trade, and views on property ownership and land use.

3. Videos/Dance/Music
Colors of the Wind Pow-wow Dancers Desert Southwest Pow-wow Lakota Healing Song American Indian Rap-Smart Songs

4. Artifacts
Moccasins
Dream Catcher
Arrow Head

5. Songs/poems A Navajo Thunder Song
Twelfth Song of the Thunder The voice that beautifies the land! The voice above, The voice of the thunder. Within the dark cloud Again and again it sounds, The voice that beautifies the land.
The voice that beautifies the land! The voice below: The voice of the grasshopper. Among the plants Again and again it sounds, The voice that beautifies the land.

6. Web Resources Native Americans For Kids/Teachers Teacher Vision
Scholastic
A to Z Teacher Stuff
Pow Wow Calendar

7. Books Legends/Tales Information Texts Reading Activities Textbooks
Michigan Tribes

8. Legends and Tales Brother Eagle, Sister Sky- Susan Jeffers
Many Nations- Joseph Bruchac
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush- Tomie dePaola
When the Chenoo Howls- Joseph Bruchac
How Chipmunk Got His Stripes- Joseph Bruchac
The People Shall Continue- Simon Ortiz
Adopted by the Eagles- Paul Goble
The Legend of the Bluebonnet- Tomie dePaola
Spirits, Heroes, and Hunters- Marion Wood
Spider Spins a Story- Jill Max
The Story of Jumping Mouse

9. Informational Texts History of US, The First Americans- Joy Hakim
Indians of the Southwest- Karen Liptak
The Earliest American- Helen Sattler
USKids History: Book of the American Indians- Marlene Smith-Baranzini
North American Indian Survival Skills- Karen Liptak
Indians of the Pacific Northwest- Karen Liptak
Indians of the Northeast- Colin Calloway
Before Columbus- Charles Mann
American Indian Cooking before Mary Gunderson

10. Tribal Texts The Cherokees- Elaine Landau The Cheyenne- Arthur Myers
The Chilula- Elaine Landau
The Chippewa- Jacqueline Greene
The Hopi- Elaine Landau
The Nez Perce- Madelyn Anderson
The Pawnee- Arthur Myers
The Pomo- Elaine Landau

11. Reading Activities People of the Three Fires
Lessons that follow along with text reading.
Nishnawbe
River Road Publication Teacher’s Guide
People of the Three Fires
Michigan Indian Press Teacher’s Guide

12. Textbooks Content Area Reading- Social Studies (Scholastic)
Quick Facts and Questions
Social Studies-The United States (Harcourt)
Chapter 2 Native Americans
Early People (Geographical)
Eastern Woodlands (Citizenship)
Plains
Southwest and West
Northwest and Arctic
Social Studies Alive! American’s Past
Chapter 2 American Indians and Their Land
Chapter 3 American Indian Cultural Regions

13. Michigan American Indians
Legends
Informational
Teacher Books
The Legend of Leelanau
Native Nations of the Western Great Lakes- Bobbie Kalman
People of the Three Fires- James Clifton
The Legend of Mackinac Island
Re-thinking Michigan Indian History- Patrick LeBeau
Indians of the Great Lakes- John Mitchell
The Legend of Sleeping Bear
by Kathy-jo Wargin

14. Works Cited http://www.wikihow.com/Look-Native-American