Here you will find information on the books, resources, and supplies recommended for use with the American History – Indigenous People of North America and Hawai‘i — Level: Yellow program.
Books and Supplies
Each unit in the program calls for several books, at least one for each lesson. The books are grouped by unit below. To jump to a particular unit, click the unit name below. Recommended craft supplies and other special items that are called for in the program are included in the Supplies and Extras section.
YouTube PlayList
All of the YouTube videos referenced in this program are collected into a single playlist on the Five Senses Literature Lessons YouTube channel. You can find it here.
Myths and Legends
Journey to Cahokia
by Albert Lorenz
The Woman Who Outshone the Sun
Poem by Alejandro Cruz Martinez and Pictures by Fernando Olivera
First Strawberries
by Joseph Bruchac
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest
by Gerald McDermott
Coyote and the Laughing Butterflies
by Harriet Peck Taylor
The Polar Bear Son: An Inuit Tale
by Lydia Dabcovich
Histories and Biographies
The Star People: A Lakota Story
by S.D. Nelson
Crazy Horse’s Vision
by Joseph Bruchac illustrated by S.D. Nelson
Stories of Modern Native Americans
The Goat in the Rug
as told to Charles I. Blood and Martin Link
The Wool of Jonesy #1
by Johnathan Nelson
Available for free on the author’s website as a slideshow. Click the picture to enlarge.
Supplementary Books
Come Look with Me: American Indian Art
by Stephanie Salomon
If you lived with the Cherokees
by Peter and Connie Roop
American Indians of the Plains: Surviving the Great Expanse
by Jennifer Prior
A Child’s Introduction to the Night Sky
by Michael Driscoll
Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of his People
by S.D. Nelson
Black Elk’s Vision: A Lakota Story
by S.D. Nelson
Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest
by Gerald McDermot
Coyote Raid in Cactus Canyon
by Jim Arnoksy
Supplies and Extras
Left-handed Pointed-tip Kids Scissors
by Fiskars
Be sure to get your left handed child, left handed scissors! These can make a big difference to how hard it is to cut with scissors.
5 Inch Blunt-tip Kid Scissors
by Fiskars
For right-handed children
Corn Meal
by Palmetto Farms
Hugg-A-Planet Earth Plush Globe
by Hugg-A-Planet
This cuddlely globe is great for story times with more than one child.
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