American Indians

SUBJECT

TEACHER

GRADE

Social Studies

Karen Phetdaovieng

College

DATE

Alyssa Myers
Mariah Connor

Teacher procedures
Objectives

Students will learn the cultural,

socioeconomic, and familial

characteristics of American
Indian children and adolescents.
Students will acquire information

on the special problems and

challenges that confront
American Indian children and
adolescents.
Students will become aware of

the various stereotypes

American Indians are faced with
every day.
Students will have a better

Student activities

understanding of American
Indian learners and their
development, achievement
levels, and language problems.
MATERIALS/

YouTube video: The Black

Legend, Native Americans, and

Spaniards: Crash Course US
History #1
Paper
Pencil
Elmo
YouTube video: Native American

Stereotypes.avi
YouTube video: Changing the

EQUIPMENT

way we see Native Americans |

Matika Wilbur |
TEDxTeachersCollege
INSTRUCTIO
N

Introduce the topic to the class.

Topic will be introduced to you.

Present PowerPoint presentation.

Watch the PowerPoint presentation

on American Indians.

Play YouTube video The Black

Legend, Native Americans, and
Spaniards: Crash Course US History
#1

Watch YouTube video The Black

Legend, Native Americans, and
Spaniards: Crash Course US History

Teacher procedures
Students will engage in a drawing
activity where they will be drawing
their interpretation of an American
Indian.

Papers will be collected, and a

random selection will be
projected on the Elmo.

We will examine the selected

drawings and interpret what the
students were trying to depict.
We will talk about the stereotypes
that American Indians are faced with
on a day to day basis.
Play YouTube video Native American
Stereotypes.avi
Resume and finish PowerPoint.

Student activities
#1
You will be engaging in a drawing
activity where you will draw your
own interpretation of an American
Indian.

The teacher will collect your

paper, and a random selection
will be projected on the Elmo.

You will examine the selected

drawings of your peers and try to
interpret what they were trying to
depict.
The teacher will talk about the many
stereotypes that American Indians
are face with daily.
Watch YouTube video Native
American Stereotypes.avi
Continue watching and listening in
on the PowerPoint.

CLOSURE

Play YouTube video Changing the

way we see Native Americans |
Matika Wilbur |
TEDxTeachersCollege
Let students reflect on what they
have learned through the video.

RESOURCES
Multicultural Education of Children and Adolescents
(Textbook)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E9WU9TGrec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8yZnSG9zro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIzYzz3rEZU

NOTES
Student Activities is only filled out for
instruction because that is what the lesson
plan template on Canvas asks for.