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100 BEST Hands-on Free Native American Resources

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Today I have a round up of 100 free Native American resources.

We are fascinated with learning about so many different regions of the Native Americans as well as their proud past, fascinating hands-on activities, and understanding their language.

I have divided this page by learning category to make it easier for you to locate the kind of activity you are looking to do.

100 BEST Hands-on Free Native American Resources

Check out my round up and I hope a few of these ideas spark a creative touch for you when it comes to learning about Native Americans.

Native American Arts, Crafts, and Activities

There’s no doubt that much of the focus on doing a Native American unit study should be hands-on activities. This round up of arts, crafts, and activities covers a bit for each age.

 Also, you’ll love these other unit studies to go with this study of the Native Americans. The NaturExplorers science series are for multiple ages and gives you several topics to choose from. We loved the the fruits and nuts.

Our Journey Westward

In addition, you’ll love these books about Native Americans. Some are about the Trail of Tears and a few others we loved.

 Books About Native Americans

Books About the Trail of Tears

Furthermore incorporating a living books approach to geography by Beautiful Feet brings learning about this time period alive.

You’ll love this learning Geography through Literature approach when learning about Native Americans.

Furthermore, adding a few clip art sources and some coloring pages allows you to add these resources for a unit study or just as enrichment in your study.

Clip Art about Native Americans

Native American Coloring Pages

Native American Dioramas

Then have you seen this unit study at Home School in the Woods?

This unit study that would compliment the Native American unit and it is a Colonial Unit Study and Lapbook over at Home School in the Woods which is one our favorite hands-on history programs.

Native American Lapbooks

Our Journey Westward

Too, I have included some lesson plans below in case you want to study another topic or use it for a jumping off point.

 Native American Lesson Plans

HOW TO EASILY BRING HISTORY ALIVE

Also, coloring is an easy way to bring any subject alive. You may love history coloring pages.

Here is what the 10 page download contains.

I put a few key words to explain each picture on the page. This way you can use the coloring pages as title pages too.

Page 3:  Native American on horseback,
4: Lewis and Clark Trek,
5: Lewis and Clark and The Piegan,
6: Lewis and Clark Exploring Rivers,
7: The Plains Indians,
8: Pioneer Life,
9: Moving West, 10: Westward Ho,
11: Settlers, and
12: Fur Trappers and Mountainmen

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Science, Sign Language, Folks Tales, & MORE!

Native American Printables for Kids

Native Americans Recipes

Teacher’s Guides For Studying Native Americans

Native American Unit Studies

You Tube, Media, Interactive

What do you think?  I think I will keep adding to this growing list as I discover new gems for studying about Native Americans.

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Gifts For Kids Who Are Wild About History

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Whether you want to keep history hands-on, are wanting to hook your children on history or you have a budding history buff, here are some ideas for gifts for kids who are wild about history.

Gifts for Kids Who Are Wild About History | Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus


1. BrainBox for Kids – World History Card Game

Though we don’t play the 10 minute version and changed this game around a bit, this is a great way to add to your history program or just to include all ages.

How many details can you remember?

2. Greeks (Ancient Civilisations Pop-Ups) A pop up book for the big kids too. With all the intricate detail, this will keep your child entertained for hours.

And though we don’t have this book, The Pompeii Pop Up, it is one we want.

3. Time For Kids: Benjamin Franklin: A Man of Many Talents (Time for Kids Biographies)

This is another series of books that has kept my boys loving history because the focus is on understanding some of the great minds behind history and not boring dates.
There are many to choose from too.




4. Educational Trivia Card Game – Professor Noggin’s Ancient Civilizations

This series of trivia card game has bailed me out on more than one occasion when our time spent doing history was going flat. Though it says it is for 7 years of age and up, we used our games for much longer.

Can you really know all there is to know about history? Check out the other games on history too.




5. Horrible Histories Special: Cruel Kings and Mean Queens If you want to capture your child’s love for history by laughter, he may like this series of books.


6. And don’t forget, history is all about studying fashion of a time period too. Check out the Project Runway History of Fashion Workbook. Your girls might love it.

And for goodness sakes if you ever get to get your hands on a history treasure chest (swoon), new OR used (in good condition) made by Running Press many years ago,  it is the best money I ever spent on feeding my boys’ love of history.

I do believe (blush) we have every history treasure chest they made.

Check out some more ideas to keep history fun!

5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 4 For Middle and High School

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Today’s printables in my series 5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons 5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 3 For Middle and High School Day 4 For Middle and High School are from Part I. Also, look at my page homeschool middle school and how to homeschool high school page for more fun tips

When Columbus Was a Boy (1451 – 1474), Lesson 3 and from Part II. When Columbus was in Portugal and Spain (1474 – 1492) Lesson 4.For studying Lesson 3, I prepared a minibook to tell about Ferdinand and Isabella and how they united Spain through their marriage.

Download here Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon

For studying Part II. When Columbus was in Portugal and Spain  (1474 – 1492) Lesson 4, two more characters of that time period are introduced which are Marco Polo and Ptolemy.

I have included a minibook on each one. Download here minibook Marco Polo.

Download here World According to Ptolemy

And don’t forget I have a huge Renaissance Unit Study and Glass Blowing Unit Study that will enhance your study of The World of Columbus and Sons.

Renaissance 1300 to 1600 Unit Study

Glassblowing

Here are the other posts in these 5 Days of Learning Printables: The World of Columbus and Sons.

Day 1.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 1 For Middle and High School.
Day 2.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 2 For Middle and High School.
Day 3. 
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 3 For Middle and High School.
Day 4.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 4 For Middle and High School.
Day 5.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 5 For Middle and High School.

Hugs and love ya,

5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 3 For Middle and High School

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Today’s printables in my series 5 Days of Learning Printables: The World of Columbus and Sons Day 3 For Middle and High School are from Part I. When Columbus Was a Boy (1451 – 1474), Lesson 2. Also, look at my page homeschool middle school and how to homeschool high school page for more fun tips

5 Days Of Learning Printables About the World of Columbus and Sons day 3

I have 5 printables which are 3 sets of notebooking pages and 2 minibooks.

Henry the Navigator

The first notebooking page is about Prince Henry The Navigator along with a map of some of the areas Columbus would have been familiar with as a boy.

            Download Here Prince Henry The Navigator

Too, Columbus had a fascination as a boy with the ships of the time.  So the next notebooking pages is to tell a bit about the ships of the middle ages.Ships of the 14th to 16th centuries.

Download Here Ships: 1400 to 1600

Then the next set of notebooking pages is about Sandro Botticelli and it is a 5 page download.

These notebooking pages are one of the reasons we loved this series of books because other topics like art are added in to enrich the understanding and background of the life of Columbus.

Art of that time period or Italian Renaissance Art is something no doubt Columbus would have appreciated or in the very least have been acquainted with.

You can’t hardly study this time period without taking time to study the art of that time period or famous artist of the time and Sandro Botticelli was one we focused on.

Botticelli, Primavera & his other art 1Botticelli, Primavera & his other art 2
Botticelli, Primavera & his other art 3Botticelli, Primavera & his other art 4

 Download Here Sandro Botticelli Notebooking Pages

Then next the Medici Family is one that Mr. Senior 2013 fixated on too. Too, Netflix use to have The Age of the Medici on for free, but it looks like it is now a rental.

But Mr. Senior 2013 watched the film about the “godfathers” (Medici Family) of the Renaissance and understanding how they fostered a love of science and art in that time period, he found fascinating.

I created a minibook about Cosimo and Lorenzo Medici.The Patrons of the Renaissance-Medici

 Download Here The Medici: Patrons of the Renaissance.

And then lastly, I have a minibook that builds some background information about the War of Roses, which was a series of wars for the throne of England fought between two houses, the houses Lancaster and York.

I think it’s easier introducing this topic too through the life of Columbus since it’s a lot to take in during this time period.

War of the Roses

 Download Here The War of the Roses Minibook.

Remember, that for most all of the notebooking pages and minibooks, I have provided the answers to help save you some time too.

And don’t forget I have a huge Renaissance Unit Study and Glass Blowing Unit Study that will enhance your study of The World of Columbus and Sons.

Renaissance 1300 to 1600 Unit Study

Glassblowing

Here are the other posts in these 5 Days of Learning Printables: The World of Columbus and Sons.

Day 1.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 1 For Middle and High School.
Day 2.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 2 For Middle and High School.
Day 3. 
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 3 For Middle and High School.
Day 4.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 4 For Middle and High School.
Day 5.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 5 For Middle and High School.

Enjoy!

5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 2 For Middle and High School

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Today’s printables in my series 5 Days of Learning Printables: The World of Columbus and Sons Day 2 For Middle and High School are from Part I. When Columbus Was a Boy (1451 – 1474). Also, look at my page homeschool middle school and how to homeschool high school page for more fun tips

They are from Lesson 1. 

The first minibook is about everyday life in the middle ages. 

Helping your middle or high school student to understand the importance of the English sea ports to everyday life in the middle ages helps to build a background of things that Columbus would have been familiar with as a boy.

Every day life in Middle Ages

Download English Sea Ports/Everyday Life in the Middle Ages.

The other two printables are notebooking pages WITH answers thank you. 

When I can, you know I always like to include answers because sometimes in high school you just don’t have time to do all the research and need to understand the background information and go on with reading the book.

You decide whether you want the pages to be part of your highschooler’s research or not.  The first page is about the fall of Constantinople. 

I found it more enjoyable in going over this with Mr. Senior 2013 to help him make the connection to modern day. 

Understanding that Constantinople is modern day Istanbul, Turkey and reading some about the modern day city helped him to appreciate the rich history.  It doesn’t stay dry dead boring history when you make a connection to modern day.

The other printable is about Johannes Gutenberg and the printing press which was another contribution during the life of Columbus, which no doubt Columbus would have probably found fascinating.

Fall of ConstantinopleGutenberg Press

Download Fall of Constantinople                            Download Johannes Gutenberg

Don’t Forget I have a huge Renaissance Unit Study and Glass Blowing Unit Study that will enhance your study of The World of Columbus and Sons.

Renaissance 1300 to 1600 Unit Study

Glassblowing

Here are the other posts in these 5 Days of Learning Printables: The World of Columbus and Sons.

Day 1.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 1 For Middle and High School.
Day 2.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 2 For Middle and High School.
Day 3. 
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 3 For Middle and High School.
Day 4.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 4 For Middle and High School.
Day 5.
5 Days of Learning Printables:The World of Columbus and Sons Day 5 For Middle and High School.

Hugs and love ya,