Kids discover traditions and skills from the people who first settled this continent, including gardening, making useful pottery, and communicating through Navajo codes.
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Laurie Carlson is the author of Colonial Kids, Westward Ho!, Green Thumbs, and Kids Camp! She has taught preschool, primary grades, and children’s art classes. She lives in Cheney, Washington.
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This review is from: More Than Moccasins: A Kid's Activity Guide to Traditional North American Indian Life (A Kid's Guide series) (Paperback)
More than Moccasins is this homeschooler's dream come true. Homeschooling a six year old, who is also a very hands-on learner, this book fits the bill. Each section, from Indian dwellings to pottery to traditional games, has activities that are fun and EASY TO DO! Very general household items can be turned into bakeable clay for pottery, teepees, etc. So many books with crafts require tedious materials that are difficult or cumbersome to obtain. Plus each section has a bit of information and history on that particular area of Native American culture ~ short enough for the younger set but detailed enough to provide accurate historical information to go along with the project. There are MORE activities, games, crafts and recipes than you could ever do in an entire unit. This is a book I will return to over and over. GREAT JOB!
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Museum of Native American art,
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This review is from: More Than Moccasins: A Kid's Activity Guide to Traditional North American Indian Life (A Kid's Guide series) (Paperback)
This is the best, most extensive book on Native American crafts for children I have ever seen. Teachers doing a unit on Native Americans will find this book a tremendous resource for creating all kinds of not authentic, but good semblances of Native American crafts. Using mostly ordinary materials, there's enough here that you can create a classroom museum and invite others to see it. In your display you can have: miniature teepees and wigwams, an "adobe" house, pottery, "bark" boxes (made of brown paper), chamois and bead pouch, coup stick, breechcloth, leggings, grass anklets (made of yarn), warbonnet, headband, breastplate, and much more. These clothing items can also be used in a play or other enactment. In addition, there are some interesting recipes, including: corn soup, steamed clover, fried squash blossoms, roasted pumpkin seeds, and other more familiar foods.
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This review is from: More Than Moccasins: A Kid's Activity Guide to Traditional North American Indian Life (A Kid's Guide series) (Paperback)
In planning Native American Stand for a day camp...this book is awesome. Has wonderful games, crafts, foods etc and it breaks it down into which tribe was known for each...very educational and a wonderful resource.
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Long ago, Indian families had everyday lives much like we do today. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
paper feathers, salt dough, coup stick Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fast Fact, Native Americans, Great Lakes, North America, Scissors Markers, Northwest Coast, Scissors Hole, New World, Scissors Glue Cut New!
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Long ago, Indian families had everyday lives much like we do today. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
paper feathers, salt dough, coup stick Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fast Fact, Native Americans, Great Lakes, North America, Scissors Markers, Northwest Coast, Scissors Hole, New World, Scissors Glue Cut New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Indian Sign Language (Native American) by William Tomkins in Back Matter
- The Life and Art of the North American Indian by John Anson Warner in Back Matter
- Fetishes and Carvings of the Southwest by O. T. Branson in Back Matter
- North American Indians by Herman J. Viola in Back Matter
- Games of the North American Indians by Stewart Culin in Back Matter
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- Books to Build On: A Grade-by-Grade Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers (Core Knowledge Series) by E. D. Hirsch Jr. on page 152, and page 199
- Kids Camp!: Activities for the Backyard or Wilderness (A Kid's Guide series) by Laurie Carlson in Back Cover
- On Stage: Theater Games and Activities for Kids by Lisa Bany-Winters in Back Matter
- The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12 by Linda Dobson on page 186
- The Ultimate Guide To Homeschooling: Year 2001 Edition Book & Cd by Debra Bell on page 239
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