Native American Resources

Curriculum and Lesson Plans

close-up photo of a Native American outfit showing feathers coming out in a circular pattern from a red circular center

Washington Office of Public Instruction

This website includes PDFs to download covering the following categories:

Tribal History
Unwritten Chapters by Joan LaFrance – An American Indian Comments on American History
American Indian Urban Relocation – National Archives
Indian Boarding Schools – secondary lessons by Shana Brown
From Boarding Schools to Self-Determination
An American Indian Perspective on Columbus
Teaching about Columbus in 1992 and Beyond
Teaching about Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving. . . A Resource Guide/Indian Education Curriculum Unit
Scroll to the Northwest Native American Reading Curriculum Section for:
Lesson plans, historic photographs, and storybooks
Drum Unit – 4 week lesson plan
Canoe Unit – 6 week lesson plan
Hunting and Gathering Unit – 11 week lesson plan
Breaking the Sacred Circle – by Randy Dorn & Denny Hurtado
One with the Watershed: Salmon Homecoming Story-based Curriculum for Primary Environmental Education – including video

Indigenous Americas Arts & Culture – Explore a growing collection of Native arts and cultures: Learn with Lily Gladstone, The Legacy of Craft, Strength in Community, Historical Roots, etc.

Native American Studies Model Curriculum – in progress – being developed by the San Diego County Office of Education and Humboldt County Office of Education

Native Americans Arts & Culture – Discover the secular expressions of multiple ethnic groups and tribes from North America

Native Americans for Kids – by 123homeschool4me for TK-6th grades- free downloadable history lessons, crafts, printables, and worksheets

Illuminative Lesson Plans – working towards awareness and against Native invisibility
Includes free downloads for:

Indigenous Peoples’ Day lesson plan
Changemakers Lesson Plan – Learners, Educators,
Native American Education for All – activity guides for TK-2nd, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, Native Now Teaching Resources for K-5

Interactive Investigation of the First Thanksgiving – You are the Historian transported to Patuxet – be immersed in a story of cultural change. Includes resources and tools for teachers: oral history, archaeological artifacts, and archival documents