Learning about Native American Homes

I first wrote the booklet about early Native American homes because I could not find something simple for a brief introduction to Native Americans for my son. I wanted him to understand that there was a variety of cultures living on the American continent before Europeans arrived. I wanted him to understand that the vastness of the country meant that not every American Indian lived in a tipi. The various landscapes of America meant that the various groups of people also lived very differently.

As I said, I could not find an appropriate picture book for my son back then that shared that kind of information. So I wrote one with the information I wanted to share. 

To go along with the booklet, I created some printable pages for an introductory research project (for older kids) and comprehension (for the most basic approach to the subject). I think it turned out so beautiful in the end.

This year, Raisin is in third grade, so reading the booklet, completing the comprehension questions, and writing a little about the Native American homes was definitely right at his level.

But, I also realized that kindergartners did not read and write at that level. My son was a strong reader, but he was not (and still is not!) a strong writer. I made a younger version, which covers just five homes and provides pages with a simple sentence, the name of the home to trace in print, and images to paste on the page for the type of home mentioned.

Strawberry, at age 3, is a bit too young for the full-length booklet. I shared the lower level read, trace, and paste pages for her. Even those were a bit too difficult for her (they are intended for kindergartners), but with my help, she loved gluing and matching activities!

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Get My Book of Native American Homes from my Shop or from TeachersPayTeachers.

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