ACTIVITY SHEET

Before reading ...

1. Do you know the name of some Native American tribes?
2. Do you know what is a “teepee”?
3. And a dreamcatcher?

NATIVE AMERICANS
The first Americans, known in English as “Native Americans”, still have their traditions,
such as the pow pow, a type of party where different tribes meet and sing and dance.
TEEPEE
Today Native Americans live in simple but modern houses. However at pow wows, they
sleep in traditional tents called “teepees”. In the old days, teepees were made of animal
skins, but modern teepees are made of canvas.

DREAMCATCHER
A dreamcatcher stops bad dreams. Bad dreams are caught in the web, while good
dreams come in through a hole in the centre.
Dreamcatcher are decorated with feathers or beads.
DANCING
Pow wows have dance competitions. Dancers wear clothes decorated with feathers and
beads. Singers provide the music for the dancing.
A POW WOW
A pow wow is a traditional gathering of Native Americans. At pow wows, Indians of all
tribes sing, dance and have fun. It is a time to see old friends and make new ones. It is
also a way of keeping their traditions.
JEWELLERY
Native Americans make beautiful jewellery with silver, turquoise, shells, beads and
stones. They were making jewellery many years before the Europeans arrived in
America.
RODEO COMPETITIONS
Rodeo is a Native American tradition. There are rodeo competitions for adults and
children!
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Reading and comprehension

1. How do you call the first americans?

2. What’s a Pow wow?
3. What Native American traditions continue nowadays?
4. Are the “teepees” made of bricks?
5. What are they using to make jewellery?
6. Who can participate in a Rodeo competition?
7. Have you got any dreamcatcher? Do you believe in it? Why?
8. Say True or False
a. In the past the teepees were made of wood
b. Bad dreams go through the hole
c. Their jewellery are made with shells and beans
d. There are only rodeo competitions for children
9. Say any native American traditions
10. Complete the sentences
a. Tradional tents were made of…
b. The good dreams can go through…
c. In a Pow wow the native americans can…

Extra activities:

Go to http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-Dreamcatcher-2/ follow the steps

and try to make a dreamcatcher.
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Native Americans

Before reading...

TUTOR TUTEE

Do you know the name of - Yes I do. Sioux, Navajo, Cherokee,

some Native American tribes? Comanche, Apache...
- No, I don’t.

Do you know what is a - Yes, I do.

“teepee”? - No I don’t.

And a dreamcatcher? - Yes, I do.

- No I don’t.

Reading and comprehension

TUTOR TUTEE

What’s a Pow wow? It’s a...

What Native American traditions P____________ and R_____________.

continue nowadays?

Are the “teepees” made of No, they aren’t. In the old days they
bricks? were made of _________and now they
are made of _____________.

What are they using to make They use...

jewellery?

Who can participate in a A___________________ and

Rodeo competition? C___________.