Close up your study of Touching Spirit Bear with any of these assessment options. Each of the four project options is described in detail. Also included is a page that learners can use to portion out their time to make sure they fulfill...

Students become familiar with Indian culture and why they built totem poles.  In this totem pole activity, students understand that totem were built to keep away evil spirits.  Students create totem pole.

Third graders discover the main purpose for totem poles was to communicate with others. In groups, they compare and contrast the four types of totem poles and the various symbols used. They write their own stories based off of pictures...