November is not just a month that centers around one day of turkey and stuffing: It also happens to be Native American Heritage Month! Whether or not your family has Native American ancestors, it’s an important heritage to celebrate with your children, and books offer a wonderful way to talk about the deep history and traditions of Native […]
Readers will also learn about Indian culture through hands-on activities, such as planting a Three Sisters garden (corn, squash, and beans), making beef jerky in a low-temperature oven, weaving a basket out of folded newspaper strips, deciphering a World War II Navajo Code Talker message, and playing Ball-and-Triangle, a game popular with Penobscot children. And before they are finished, readers will be inspired to know that the history of the Native American people is the history of all Americans.
Readers will also learn about Indian culture through hands-on activities, such as planting a Three Sisters garden (corn, squash, and beans), making beef jerky in a low-temperature oven, weaving a basket out of folded newspaper strips, deciphering a World War II Navajo Code Talker message, and playing Ball-and-Triangle, a game popular with Penobscot children. And before they are finished, readers will be inspired to know that the history of the Native American people is the history of all Americans.
Native American History for Kids: With 21 Activities
144Native American History for Kids: With 21 Activities
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781569762806 |
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Publisher: | Chicago Review Press, Incorporated |
Publication date: | 07/01/2010 |
Series: | Chicago Review Press For Kids Series , #35 |
Pages: | 144 |
Sales rank: | 477,903 |
Product dimensions: | 11.00(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.30(d) |
Age Range: | 9 - 12 Years |