1.InternetSearch-LiteratureList

Melissa Rose Epifanio

SSE 3312

Professor Lee-Anne T. Spalding October 1st, 2009 Internet Search/Literature List Native Americans Thematic Unit · “Brain Pop” [] //Brain Pop is an educational website geared towards students. The site contains information about a variety of history topics, including a section about Native Americans. This page includes information about Pocahontas, the first Thanksgiving, the first real Americans, and a movie clip about Native Americans.// · “The Study of Native Americans” [] //This site was created by an elementary school in Indiana for their second grade students to post information they researched on Native Americans. Each classroom was assigned a different region on which to focus their study.//// The regions include Southwest, Plains, and Northwest. The Indiana students also created projects pertaining to the Native Americans of these regions, which were also uploaded to this site. Elementary teachers can use these projects as a springboard for their own classroom activities. // ·  “Apples for the Teacher” [] //Apples for the Teacher is an educational website for teachers and students with printable Native American activities that teachers can use to educate their students about these first Americans. These activities include coloring pages, skits, poems and rhymes, Native American tales and stories, Native American games, and Native American names and rituals.// · “Native American Facts for Kids” [] //This website// // was especially designed to provide simple online information about American Indians in an easy-to-read question and answer format, which works great for students as well as teachers. The site includes: links to FAQ about Native Americans; //  // pictures and descriptions of ten different types of American Indian houses; // // photographs of Native American clothing and regalia, including special pages on //[|//Indian loincloths//]// and //[|//headdresses//] // ; a brief introduction to Native American hunting, gathering, farming, and fishing techniques, with links to recipes; and fact sheets about specific American Indian tribes. //  ·  “First Americans” [] //First Americans is a great teacher’s tool to use in the classroom. The site includes information about Native American clothes, houses, food, and tribes. There is a section on the history of Native Americans with an audio clip, and a variety of activities that students can access to help educate them about specific tribes of Native Americans.// · __ A Boy Named Becking: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero __ o Adapted and Illustrated by Gina Capali //__ A Boy Named Becking __//// is a biography about the life of a Native American boy who was kidnapped from his home, sold as a slave, and raised as a European American. This boy later grew up to become a doctor and leader for his people. This is a great book to read aloud to students to introduce the story of a famous Native American. // __ Capaldi __, Gina. //A Boy Named Beckoning The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native// // American Hero (Exceptional Social Studies Titles for Intermediate Grades) //. New York: Carolrhoda Books, 2008. Print.

· __ What Do We Know About the Plains Indians? __  o  By Dr. Colin Taylor // This book is a great teacher’s reference tool with many interesting facts about the Native Americans of the plains that one can share with one’s students. The book includes information about what kind of food the Plains Indians ate, what family life was like, what kind of houses they lived in, what they wore, their form of education, Plains Indians’ form of governance, Plains Indians’ artistry, and what the Plains Indians are doing today. The book also has a timeline of events in Plains regions, events in America, events in Britain, and events around the world. // Dr. Taylor, Colin. //What Do We Know About the Plains Indians//. Herts: MacDonald Young Books, 1993. Print. · __ If You Lived with the Iroquois __ o By Ellen Levine //__ If You Lived with the Iroquois __//// is a wonderful book to read to students to introduce Native American culture to students. This book informs students what it would be like to grow up in an Iroquois family hundreds of years ago. It answers any questions the students might have regarding Native American life, including: What would my house be like? Would I learn to read and write? What holidays would I celebrate? What kind of work would I do? What kind games would I play? What would happen if I did something wrong? // Ellen., Levine,. //If You Lived with the Iroquois//. New York: Scholastic, 1998. Print. · __ Blue Feather’s Vision: The Dawn of Colonial America __ o By James E. Knight // This is a story about The Dawn of Colonial America. It tells the story of old man by the name of Blue Feather who was once a great chief. He //// fears that white strangers who have visited his village will return to destroy the Indian way of life. //// Through a dramatic depiction of a significant moment in American history, this informative book gives students a vivid sense of colonial American life -- its farms and villages, cities and ports, and the struggles and dreams of its inhabitants. This book will help to bring the history of America alive in the classroom. //  Knight. //Blue Feather's Vision - Pbk (New Cover) (Adventures in Colonial America)//. Deerfield Beach: Troll Communications, 1998. Print. · __ This Land is My Land __ o By George Littlechild //__ This Land is My Land __//// is a wonderful book to read to young children to introduce a study of Native Americans. The book has beautiful illustrations and was written by an authentic young Native American Man. The book introduces Native American culture through the eyes of a man who truly experienced it. The author writes about when Columbus first came to America, the four buffalo spirits, and his own understanding of life as a Native American. // Littlechild, George. //This Land is My Land//. Emeryville, Calif: Children's Book, 1993. Print.

· __ When the Rain Sings: Poems by Young Native Americans __ o By the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution //__ When the Rain Sings __//// is a book of poetry written by young Native Americans. It is a great tool to use in the classroom because of its wonderful photographs and beautiful poetry. The poems tell about tools the Native Americans used, the toys they played with, the clothes they wore, the meanings of their names, the places they lived, and the hardships they faced through the voices of young Native American men and women. A teacher can use this book to create an integrated lesson of social studies and language arts. // // When the Rain Sings: Poems by Young Native Americans //. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1999. Print.

Norma Gonzalez SSE 3312 Spalding Internet/Literature List

Title: __Squanto and the First Thanksgiving__ Author: Teresa Celsi Illustrator: Pam Ford Johnson Summary: This book is a short illustrated biography of the Patuxet Indian, Squanto, who helped the Pilgrims survive in the new world.

Title: __Sacagawea: Journey into the West__ Author: Jessica Gunderson Illustrator: Cynthia Martin and Barbara Schultz Summary: This book demonstrates the story of Sacagawea a Shoshone mother who traveled with the Lewis and Clark expedition as an interpreter.

Title: __The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush__ Author: Tomie dePaola Illustrator: Tomie dePaola Summary: This book tells the story of how the flower the Indian Paintbrush came to be. In the story the young Indian boy learns to paint and is known to be “He-Who-Brought-the-Sunset-to-the-Earth”.

Title: __The Legend of the Bluebonnet__ Author: Tomie dePaola Illustrator: Tomie dePaola Summary: The book retells the story of the Comanche Indian legend of how a young girl’s sacrifice brought the flower of Texas called bluebonnet. Title: __Giving Thanks__ Author: Chief Jake Swamp Illustrator: Erwin Printup, Jr. Summary: This book explains the Native American Good Morning Message which resembles the purpose of Thanksgiving, which is giving thanks. Native Americans find the importance of greeting the world each morning and giving thanks to all living things. Scholastic.com [] This website offers a wide variety of teaching resources. Scholastic is primarily for the sale of children’s literature. This specific link is related to resources provided by scholastic based on Native American Culture. National Museum of the Native American Website [] This website is specifically dedicated to the culture of Native Americans. The site offers endless information about the exhibits found in this Museum for Native Americans. Smithsonian Education [] This website is a resource perfect for teachers, students, and parents. The site offers lesson plans, field trip ideas, and resources for professional development. PBS Teachers [] The PBS website provides many resources for teachers in the classroom. The resources included are videos, lesson plans, and pictures specifically found to accommodate my Unit Plan. National Geographic Website [] This website is a national history site perfect for learning information of our past. I specifically searched for information on Native Americans and the site provided many resources for Educators.

**  Internet/Book Search list:   ** 1. [] History Wired is a website that has abundant resources on different time periods of history starting from 1400-2000. Researchers can click on sub categories such as people, groups, arts, accomplishments, and clothing on various groups from the past. The groups include: African American, Native American, Asian Americans, and many more. The section on Native Americans is very interesting because it shows exactly what time period which tribe lived exactly and even where. 2. [] Think Quest is an excellent website with amazing information about Native Americans. There is a map with the highlighted areas where the different tribes were in North America. There is a link that takes you to a famous Native American page with descriptions about some of the most influential Native Americans of the past. There are also craft ideas for teachers to utilize. There is map that includes interesting facts about Native American Life. Categories include: food, clothing, art, customs, tools, habitat and many more from the different tribes that lived in North America. A quiz/test is even available for students to get assessed. 3. [] Ancient Observatories is an amazing website that has so much information to offer. Video clips, with educators about Chaco people. There is information about the Canyon, observation, seasons and alignments, time, and resources from the Native Americans. This is an excellent website for teachers because the students are able to utilize this website by viewing the video clips that can enhance their learning of Native American tribe, the Chaco people. 4. [|www.greatdreams.com/native.htm] This website has interesting information about Native American Culture. It also includes the Ten Indian Commandments and a Full Moon Prayer. A list of tribes is also available in alphabetical order with history, art, and much more information about the tribes. The Four commandments of the Great Spirits are also listed. There are some great how to links: How to make a wickiup, How to make a canoe, and How to make a drum. 5. [] This website has a list of hundreds of Native American names for males and Females. Teachers could turn this website alone into an activity where each student would take on a Native American name and be called that name for the rest of the unit when learning about Native Americans. Students would be able to choose which ever name they feel best fits them. 1. //Thanksgiving Day// By Anne Rockwell // Thanksgiving Day // is about a boy; Charlie's whose teacher reads a story about the Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving, and then the class decides to act out the first Thanksgiving. The children create headdresses with construction paper and use paper bags to make an Indian shirt. Charlie’s class reenacts the first Thanksgiving in their class with the Pilgrims and the Native Americans sharing a meal and giving thanks for it. This book is an excellent resource for teachers that are introducing Native Americans to younger children because it has young children in the book. 2. //A Picture Book of Sacagawea// By David A. Adler // A Picture book of Sacagawea // is about Sacagawea, a Native American who was a part of the Shoshone tribe from the Rocky Mountains. The Shoshone tribe lived in teepees and gathered foods as the seasons changed. Sacagawea was kidnapped at the age of 10 or 11 by an enemy tribe, was sold as a second wife to a rough white trader and trapper. Sacagawea served as an interpreter on the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Pacific, and assisted the expedition through her quick thinking and ability to communicate with other tribes. Teachers can allure young readers into knowing more about the remarkable woman who graces the new dollar coin by reading this book. 3. //Osceola American Indian Stories// // Osceola // is a biography of the American Indian leader who fought the United States government's attempts to remove the Seminoles from their homeland. This will be a great book to read to Floridians because the students will be familiar with the names of the Indians. Students will get to know the history behind the names of the cities they actually live in or are familiar with by living in Florida. =  4. //Native American Games and Stories// //Native American Games and Stories// is a book about the different games and activities that Native Americans participate in. The book has many different sport activities that Native Americans play including: ball races, batball, blanketball, and many more. There are also a list of stories and list of tribes. Official rules of how to play games are also included and would be useful for teachers wanting students to learn how Native Americans utilized their past time. This book will help teachers to plan a fun day about Native Americans where the class can participate in playing sports the way the Native Americans played sports. =   5. //Annie and the Old One// by Miska Miles // Annie and the Old One // is about a girl named Annie who is a part of a Native American tribe. Annie’s grandmother, the Old One is about to die and the story tells how Annie does not want to accept the Old One leaving. Annie finally has a word with the Old One who explains to her that time cannot be held back. Her grandmother tells her that everything comes from the Earth and returns to it at the end of the day. Annie understands that her grandmother will always be a part of the earth. In the end, she comes to an understanding and accepts what death means and finds new depth for herself and her family and is ready to begin weaving. Teachers can use this book when introducing the different practices of Native Americans.
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 * SSE 3312  **
 * 10/22/2009  **