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Native Americans of Our Region Lesson Plan

Native Americans of Our Region Lesson Plan

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Native Americans of Our Region

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Students describe the life of a Native American tribe native to their area. They form small groups and visit stations in the classroom to read about various Native American tribes. They write journal entries and draw pictures of the tribes they researched.

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native americans, regions, settlers, tribes

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indian, native americans, region, settlers, tribe, social studies

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Grade

3rd - 8th

Subjects

Social Studies & History

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Year

2006

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