Thanksgiving Native American Girl Craft
Native Americans are crucial to our Thanksgiving story. Without them, European settlers would not have known how to survive here. Help kids understand Thanksgiving with this Native American Girl Craft.
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Teaching Kids About Native Americans
In schools, we are taught about Native Americans as a past tense. But, Indigenous people are alive today. They have many cultures and traditions that you can teach. Here are some things you can teach your kiddos about Native Americans:
- Learn about their present day life: Search for things on Google such as where do Native Americans live today?
- Read books written by Native Americans: Here is a list of great books to learn about their culture and stories.
- Talk about Christopher Columbus: There are many myths around him, and it’s important for kids to learn the true history around Columbus. Here are 5 Myths about Christopher Columbus.
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HOW TO MAKE THIS Native American Girl Craft
To make this fun Native American paper craft you can simply print out the different pieces from the downloadable printable.
Use the correct colors for the each piece and then cut out the different template shapes using your scissors.
You can cut out the pieces ready for the kids to paste or simply print out and allow the little ones to practice cutting and pasting on their own. Cutting and pasting are great fine motor skills and you can talk to the children about Thanksgiving and the history of America as you create your works of art.
Once the craft is complete you can extend children’s learning and interests by doing a thankful or I am grateful activity. Have the children think of the things they are grateful and thankful for and they can write this on their printable.
Native American Girl Craft
Materials
- Colored Paper
- Glue
- Scissors
- Black Marker Pen
- Printer and Ink
Instructions
- To make this fun Native American paper craft you can simply print out the different pieces from the downloadable printable.
- Use the correct colors for the each piece and then cut out the different template shapes using your scissors.
- You can cut out the pieces ready for the kids to paste or simply print out and allow the little ones to practice cutting and pasting on their own. Cutting and pasting are great fine motor skills and you can talk to the children about Thanksgiving and the history of America as you create your works of art.
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About Angela Milnes
Angela Milnes is a Qualified Early Years Teacher who specialised in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and is passionate about kids crafts, preschool music and reading with kids. Don’t forget to follow our fun crafts and creative ideas over on Facebook.
