Native American crafts and games

Our class has continued the study of Native Americans.  We have constructed a few items to further reinforce the Native American culture.  One activity was creating beads.  We painted xeroxed paper which had long acute triangles printed on it. 

 Afterward, we cut over the black lines and rolled each triangle from the base to the tip.  We glued down the tip creating a “bead.”  Finally we strung our beads on natural fiber thread.

Another activity we made was a "dart and hoop."  This was a popular game among Native American children.  The toy was constructed of a stick connected to a small hoop by a long string (both the hoop and the string were usually leather).  The object of the game is to swing the hoop up in the air and jab the stick through the hoop. We made our hoop and darts using a stick, natural fiber thread, and cardboard.  The kids had a lot of fun  playing this game of coordination!