Totem pole animals

5th Grade This year in social studies our focus in the United States history and geography: Making a New Nation. Our first unit of study is the first Americans. Students describe the major pre-Columbian settlements, including the cliff dwellers and pueblo people of the desert Southwest, the American Indians of the Pacific Northwest, the nomadic nations of the Great Plains, and the woodland peoples east of the Mississippi River. 1. Describe how geography and climate influenced the way various…

Learn more about totem poles with this fun cardboard tube craft for kids.

This is a project that I just can't quit. I've been doing it for several years now and the work just keeps getting better every year. Sometimes I wonder if readers get bored with seeing some of the same projects each year. Looking at these totems, who could get bored? One of the things I like best about this lesson is that it's hard. It's really hard for some kids. Good. The most difficult aspect of the lesson is drawing an animal in such a way that it looks like it has been carved into a…

Illustration about Totem pole design with animals illustration. Illustration of face, white, mask - 73989646

Totem poles are one of the most iconic examples of Native American art. They’re found in the Yukon and British Columbia regions of Canada, as well as Alaska and Washington in the US. Created by the Northwest Coast indigenous peoples, each community h

Totem pole

This is so unique and adorable. I bet this idea for making totem poles could be made out of all sorts of things. The first things that come to mind are TP tubes or recycled doll or stuffed animal h…

Preschool Native American totem pole!! The children loved learning about the topic, choosing an animal and seeing the magic happen while I was making it in the room!