Indigenous Instruments in North America 6-Pack

There are hundreds of Indigenous groups in North America, and each one has its own tradition of playing musical instruments! This 6-Pack of nonfiction text cards is part of Culturally Authentic and Responsive Texts, a collection curated by Dr. Sharroky Hollie. Each text in this collection builds literacy while engaging eighth grade students in meaningful cultural connections.

Indigenous Instruments in North America explores the cultural milestones and traditions that celebrate growing up. This engaging nonfiction text allows students to see themselves in the materials they are studying, while the accompanying lesson and activities help improve literacy skills.

• Focuses on the theme Rites of Passage
• Encourages students to consider how music can create a sense of community
• Improves content-area literacy and vocabulary by defining unfamiliar words
• Includes discussion questions, a writing prompt, and a creative activity

This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a content-area focused lesson plan.