Native American Legends: How Thunder and Lightning Came to Be, First Woman and the Strawberry

Love this classic Waldorf second grade block! All of my notes for planning & teaching Native American Legends are on my Waldorf Curriculum website, plus lists of the books that I haven't used yet but would like to in the future.

Southeast

Biome

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Shelters

Mounds of earth and shell
by Bonnie Shemie

The Great Serpent Mound

Indian Life in Pre-Columbian North America Coloring Book
by John Green, illustration on p.12


Between Earth & Sky: Legends of Native American Sacred Places
by Joseph Bruchac, Hopewell

Cahokia

Indian Life in Pre-Columbian North America Coloring Book
by John Green, illustration on pp.14-15


Journey to Cahokia: A Boy's Visit to the Great Mound City
by Albert Lorenz

Legends

How Thunder and Lightning Came to Be

How Thunder and Lightning Came to Be
Choctaw
retold by Beatrice O. Harrell

a wonderful exploration to go with this would be feather collage


Storybook Art: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of 100 Great Picture Book Illustrators
by MaryAnn Kohl, "Fine Feather Collage" art activity
and quote from the picture book illustrator Susan L. Roth on p.85

First Woman and the Strawberry

First Woman and the Strawberry
Cherokee
retold by Gloria Dominic

a wonderful exploration to go with this would be to eat fresh strawberries (sliced from the top down to make the shape of a heart), make a delicious strawberry recipe, or create paper strawberries

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