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		You are here: Teach >Thematic Units > Native Americans     Internet Activities for Native Americans   Canku Ota: A Newsletter Celebrating Native America (K-3) Take a look at the current issue and check the archive of past issues for stories, recipes, coloring pages, and other activities for your classroom. What follows is a list of specific activities, but you can always look here for the most recent suggestions and materials. http://www.turtletrack.org Dakota Legend (K-1) Read this "Very Short Tale" with your class and answer the questions provided. Comes with printable coloring and fill-in-the-blank pages. http://www.turtletrack.org/Issues/CO02262000/CO_02262000_tale.htm The Theft of Fire (K-2) Read this Ojibwe Legend with your class and answer the discussion questions that follow it. Comes with printable connect-the-dots and maze pages. http://www.turtletrack.org/Issues/Co02122000/CO_02122000_Theftfire.htm The Meadowlark and the Rattlesnake (K-2) Read this Dakota Legend with your class and answer the discussion questions provided. Comes with printable coloring pages. http://www.turtletrack.org/Issues/Co01152000/CO_01152000_Meadowlark.htm *Pictographs (K-3) Learn about the symbols that Native Americans used to tell stories before they had written languages. Then students can tell their own stories using the symbols that you print out. http://www.turtletrack.org/Issues/Co02122000/CO_02122000_pictographs.htm