Learning Snacks: Celebrating Native Voices: Native American Heritage Day

FOR KIDS: WHO WERE THE FIRST PEOPLE IN THE U.S.A.?
November is also Native American Heritage Month. Explore the PBS Kids Native American Heritage Month video collection, full of stories and adventures that celebrate indigenous culture with your favorite characters like Molly of Denali, Let’s Go Luna, and Xavier Riddle. Together we can learn all about the first people in the U.S.A.!

FOR PARENTS: SHARING NATIVE STORIES
Sharing Native stories during Native American Heritage Day is a meaningful way to celebrate and learn about the history and culture of the first peoples of this land. Reading Native stories or stories about Native culture are great ways to get the conversation started. Or watch the episode “Grandpa’s Drum” from Molly of Denali and use this discussion guide to talk with your children about loss, justice, and Native culture.

FOR EDUCATORS: NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE LESSONS
This week is a great opportunity to weave Native culture and stories into your reading, writing, and history lessons. Using the Native American Heritage Month Collection, teachers can integrate indigenous culture into language arts, social studies, and even science lessons. Take a virtual field trip to a Native American village or a Native American History Museum. Your students will enjoy ending the day with a relaxing read-aloud of Fry Bread, read by the author Kevin Nobel Maillard.