Native Americans of Texas Bundle with Lesson Plans - TX History Activities

Do you feel ready to teach your 4th grade Texas history students about Native Americans in Texas? With this unit and the included resources, you can be confident in your content knowledge without spending a ton of time prepping!

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What is different about this Native Americans of Texas Bundle?

This resource is based on the 4th grade TEKS and comes with suggested lesson plans you can copy and paste into your plan book. This way, you are sure to cover exactly what is needed without adding to your workload with a ton of prep!

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Standards:

4.1 History. The student understands the origins, similarities, and differences of American Indian groups in Texas before European exploration. The student is expected to:

(A) explain the possible origins of American Indian groups in Texas;

(B) identify and compare the ways of life of American Indian groups in Texas before European exploration such as the Lipan Apache, Karankawa, Caddo, and Jumano;
(C) describe the cultural regions in which American Indians lived such as Gulf, Plains, Puebloan, and Southeastern; and

(D) locate American Indian groups remaining in Texas such as the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, Alabama-Coushatta, and Kickapoo.

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Who is the Native Americans of Texas Bundle for?

This unit was created with 4th graders in mind, and built to meet the standards of the updated streamlined TEKS. The unit is broken down by day. Each day has a learning objective and a breakdown of that day’s activities with suggestions for further exploration. This bundle is for busy teachers who want to take a dive into Texas History without endless hours of prep.

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What is included in the Native Americans of Texas Bundle?

This complete Texas History unit on Native Americans of Texas includes everything you need to teach your 4th grade students about their state history including:

•Suggested lesson plans in a copy and paste format

•Word wall cards

•I can statements

•End of unit assessment

•Suggested books

•Native Americans of Texas Interactive Notebook

•Native Americans of Texas PowerPoint

•Native Americans of Texas Task cards

•Native American Shelters Jigsaw method activity

•Student vocabulary sorting activity

⬆️For more insight into each of the resources included, please open the preview found at the top of this page.⬆️

Included in this product bundle are:

Native Americans of Texas PowerPoint

The perfect way to introduce the topic to your students with age-appropriate images and photographs to support their learning.

Native Americans of Texas Task Cards with QR codes

These task cards can be used for review, with a cooperative learning strategy, as an assessment, or as an early finisher activity to keep students engaged. Included are two sets, with and without QR codes to meet the needs of multiple classrooms.

Native Americans of Texas Notebook Kit

Use these interactive notebook activities to learn about Native Americans in Texas then take the learning deeper with the included journaling prompts and research suggestions.

Comparing Native Americans Before and After European Exploration

This student sorting activity will help students to organize their thinking on how life changed for Native Americans when European explorers arrived in Texas.

Comparing Native Americans Vocabulary Match-Up

A student activity to reinforce Native Americans of Texas vocabulary and serve as a tool for students to look back on throughout the year.

Native American Shelters Jigsaw Activity

Give students the responsibility to teach their peers about four different types of shelters used by Native Americans and watch the magic happen.

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What Are Teachers Saying About the Native Americans of Texas Bundle?

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This ties in with the TEKS so much better than my textbook. Plus, it's so much more fun than worksheets!!

-Laura S.

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Loved the content information and helped my students stay engaged! Thank you.

-Linda C.

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A very good resource that does a good job of tying in with the TEKs but also doesn't romanticize or objectify the native peoples of Texas. It is very engaging and very thorough!

-Amanda H.

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User friendly for teachers! Easy for students to use and helpful activities!

-Lexi D.