We have been studying different cultural regions of Native Americans in history class. After learning about the Northwest Coast Indians we created two fabulous totem poles that have been keeping watch outside our classroom.
The Southwest Indians used kachinas to teach their children about important spirits and so we created our own kachina dolls. I love how the students all started with a toilet paper tube and a wadded up piece of paper, but with a little paper mache and paint, each kachina doll is a unique creation.
Our art budget was cut last year and so the classroom teachers are teaching art this year. One of the Minnesota art standards involves learning about multicultural art and there also is a social studies standard on learning about Native American groups. I guess this is my way of "killing two birds with one stone," so to speak.
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