Lesson Plans

American Indian History Lessons

Elementary School Lesson Plans

• Indian Boarding School Project for 5th Graders by Rosemary Broeren
• Project Description (Microsoft Word)
• Project Outcomes (Microsoft Word)
• Lessons/Sources/Worksheets/Projects (Microsoft Word)


• Wisconsin Indian Tribes and Treaties of the 1800s for 4th Graders by Suzanne Wallin
• Final Project - Description of daily discussion/activities (Microsoft Word)
• Indian Treaties of the 1800s Power Point Presentation
• Treaty's Quiz (Microsoft Word)


• Native People of Wisconsin for 4th Graders by Heather Bluedorn
• Native People of Wisconsin Power Point Presentation - description of unit, photos/maps to use, discussion topics, activities and resources


• Wisconsin Indian Tribes Then & Now for 4th Graders by Maureen Mc Roberts
• Important Treaties for Ojibwe Indians in Wisconsin Power Point Presentation
• Assessment Questions and Lessons Culmina
• Final Project Paper
• Image: Wisconsin Indian Treaty Lands 1825
• Image: Wisconsin Indian Lands Today
• Image: Wisconsin Indian Lands Then & Now

Return to top.

Middle School Lesson Plans

• "Watching the River Run" - The history of the rivers in Wisconsin, a unit for sixth grade students by Nancy Hughes
• "Watching the River Run" Unit Summary (Microsoft Word) - activities, discussion questions, etc.
• "Watching the River Run" Power Point Presentation - pictures, maps, historical information
• "Watching the River Run" Power Point Presentation Bibliography (Microsoft Word)


• Nonfiction Unit: Paths of the People, a unit for middle school students, by Paula Reed
• Unit Summary (Microsoft Word) - description, objectives, activities, etc.
• Final Unit Assessment (Microsoft Word)
• "A look at the Wisconsin Ojibwe Indian Experience" Power Point Presentation
• "Sandy Lake Tragedy & Memorial" brochure (PDF)


• Indian Removal in the U.S. and WI for 8th Graders by Jennifer Morgan
• Unit Summary
• Indian Removal in the U.S. Power Point Presentation
• The Sandy Lake Tragedy Power Point Presentation
• Trail of Tears vs. Sandy Lake (comparison chart)
• Sandy Lake Student Project
• Rubric (Excel)
• Sources


• What are Treaties? for 7th Graders by Leslie Dokkestul
• What are Treaties? Power Point Presentation
• Final Project

Return to top.

High School Lesson Plans

• American Indians in World War II, a unit for high school students, by Jason Pickering
• Project Description - Outcomes, discussion, assessment, etc. (Microsoft Word)
• American Indians in World War II Power Point Presentation


• American Indian Movement (AIM), a unit for high school students, by Sarah Pickering
• AIM Project Description (Microsoft Word)
• AIM Assessment Questions (Microsoft Word)
• AIM Power Point Presentation


• Indian Nations, Tribal Sovereignty, and Tribal Government - an American Government unit for seniors, by Isaac Walters
• Project Summary
• Indian Nations, Tribal Sovereignty, and Tribal Government Power Point Presentation - images, historical information, treaties in Wisconsin and more


• Boarding Schools and Wisconsin Indian Tribes for elementary students by Richard Sorenson
• Boarding School Lesson Plan
• Boarding Schools and Wisconsin Tribes
• Indian Boarding Schools Power Point Presentation
• Bibliography

Return to top.