Native American Heritage Month Project – Tribe Research Posters – Scavenger Hunt

Are you looking for ways to incorporate meaningful Native American Heritage Month reading comprehension activities and projects celebrating the achievements and contributions of Native Americans and Indigenous individuals? Through a combination of a nonfiction close reading activity, a reading passages scavenger hunt, and an informative project, middle school students will deepen their understanding of Native American tribes and culture while strengthening essential literacy skills.

 

This nonfiction reading unit contains 3 scaffolded activities designed to help students build their knowledge and then apply their new learning and research to create an informative project to educate others.

 

In the first activity, students will learn about the origins of Native American Heritage Month in a close reading activity that comes with text-based question options and a two-column notes organizer while building their reading comprehension skills

 

In the second activity, students will learn more about specific Native American tribes in the United States. They will work together in a scavenger hunt activity to stop the mysterious Mr. Q from destroying the 2024 Native American Heritage Month proclamation. Students must search and read 10 reading passages to find all 10 code words. Once all the codes have been found, they will have to use them to unscramble and create the final answer code.

 

In the third and final activity, students will use their new learning and research to create an informative project to educate others about a specific Native American tribe in the U.S. The project includes three project options, strong and weak models, a rubric, and step-by-step instructions.

 

In addition, the completed projects can not only be used as a Native American Heritage Month project but the completed International Women’s posters can also be used as purposeful classroom decor when displaying the projects throughout your classroom or for creating a meaningful Native American Heritage Month Bulletin Board.

 

✍ What’s Included:

• Activity #1: Hispanic Heritage Month Nonfiction Close Reading Lesson (Editable Materials)

1. President Joseph Biden’s 2023 NAHM Proclamation
2. Two-Column Notes Organizer with Multiple Choice Questions
3. Answer Key

 

• Activity #2: Save the 2024 NAHM Proclamation Scavenger Hunt (Editable Materials)

1. Teacher Set-Up Directions
2. Student Mission and Directions
3. 10 Reading Passages (Full Page)
4. 10 Reading Passage Cards (2 Per Page)
5. Answer Keys
6. Student Answer Sheets

 

• Activity #3: Tribes Research Project (Editable Materials)

1. Project Assignment Guide with Suggest Websites
2. Project Rubric
3. Project Planning and Notes Page
4. 25+ Project Template Pages (Sketch Posters, Banners, or Social Media Templates)
5. Strong and Weak Project Samples for Each Project Option

 

• 3 Day Lesson Powerpoint (Editable)

 

• Teacher Guide with Tips and Important Information

 

❤️ Why You’ll Love This Resource:
✅ SAVE your TIME and ENERGY with this LOW PREP Resource

✅ Covers MULTIPLE ELA Standards and Skills

✅ Clear Student Directions, Strong Models, and Rubrics Included

✅ Student-Centered Activity: Let Your Students Do the Thinking!
✅ Print and Digital Resources

 

✋ How Can You Use These Lessons?
– Reading Comprehension Prep

– Test Prep Activities
– Independent Assignment
– Group Project
– Student Presentations

– Sub Plans

– Native American Heritage Month Learning Stations
– Create Native American Heritage Month Door Decorations
– Create a Native American Heritage Month Bulletin Board