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Learn about the Seminole Indians

kidworldcitizen — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 19:10:31 +0000

The Seminole Indians are a Native American tribe from the southeast United States. What is now the Seminole Tribe of Florida can be traced back 10-12,000 years. With a rich history of overcoming adversity, the Seminoles of Florida are known as the “Unconquered People” because they were never defeated by Europeans. While it is important to incorporate...

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Pottery with Kids: Pueblo Pottery at Home

kidworldcitizen — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:33:59 +0000

When we were in Albuquerque, New Mexico, we got to visit the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. What a treat! They have more than 2,500 pieces of pottery, jewelry, textiles, baskets, and other archaeological artifacts to explore. After seeing the different Pueblo pottery, my daughter really wanted to try to make these striking, geometrical patterns at home. Together we...

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Visiting the Wounded Knee Museum with Kids

kidworldcitizen — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 13:54:07 +0000

Wounded Knee Museum #roadtrip #family #travel A photo posted by Becky (@kidworldcitizen) on Aug 14, 2014 at 2:33pm PDT A couple of summers ago, we took a 3 week road trip from Houston, to Memphis and Chicago, across Wisconsin, Minnesota, and South Dakota out to Mount Rushmore and the Badlands. Our itinerary of Laura Ingalls...

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Weaving Projects for Kids: Books and Crafts

kidworldcitizen — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 21:35:17 +0000

Today we’re looking at weaving around the world: from Ghana to Afghanistan, Guatemala to the Navajo in the southwest US. Explore these books with your children and then try one of the incredible weaving projects for kids! Learn how weaving is an age-old craft in multiple cultures around the world. This post contains affiliate links. Thank you...

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Multicultural Children’s Books: Celebrating Diversity in Children’s Literature

kidworldcitizen — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:59:22 +0000

Recent census data that shows that the demographics of the US population consists of 37% people of color– yet only 10% of children’s books published have diversity content. The reasons to share multicultural literature with our kids are endless. Founders of the Multicultural Children’s Book Day, Mia and Valarie are on a mission to not...

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Learning about the US through Children’s Books

kidworldcitizen — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:27:04 +0000

Booking Across the USA (learning about the US through books) is a collaborative blogging project created by Jodie from Growing Book By Book. Each of the participating bloggers are showcasing a book and activity related to their state: all 50 states are represented!!! Children’s literature is a fun way to bring history, culture, and geography alive...

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Cinderella Around the World: Stories from 17 Cultures

kidworldcitizen — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 01:31:21 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links. Thank you for your support! The stories of Cinderella around the world appear in countless cultures. What do you know about Cinderella? Perhaps the blonde-haired, blue eyed, Disney princess? Maybe you’ve read the Brothers Grimm version from 1800’s Germany, or even farther back to the late 1600’s with Charles Perrault‘s version....

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5 Native American Books for Kids

kidworldcitizen — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:19:15 +0000

In choosing multicultural literature, there are many great titles, and some pretty awful stories too that perpetuate stereotypes. When choosing books about Native Americans, it is imperative to make sure the story does not depict indigenous characters inaccurately or negatively, nor lump together various tribes and people into a general and indistinct group. There also...

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Play and Learn with this Thanksgiving Activity for Kids On-Line

kidworldcitizen — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:26:21 +0000

Are you looking for an online Thanksgiving activity for kids? What about an activity that is historically accurate, that teaches kids about the different people that lived in the 1600s, and includes primary sources? I have scoured the internet for on-line, age-appropriate learning opportunities about the origins of the US holiday Thanksgiving, and this activity...

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Teacher Resources: the Origins of Thanksgiving

kidworldcitizen — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:27:41 +0000

Before you begin to teach about the origins of Thanksgiving, have the students make K-W-L charts. Ask them to create three columns on a sheet of paper: Column 1: What do you Know about the topic? Column 2: What do you Want to know? Column 3: What did you Learn? They can work individually or...

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“1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving” Book

kidworldcitizen — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:16:44 +0000

On the fourth Thursday in November, the United States celebrates Thanksgiving by sharing a traditional feast with our family and friends. If you are in the United States, you have probably grown up with a story about the Pilgrims and Indians sharing a similar meal of thanksgiving, after a plentiful harvest. While some of the...

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