Poems for Native American Heritage Month, Lesson Plans for the Election, & More

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November 2020

Poems and lesson plans for Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month. Bring Joy Harjo, Layli Long Soldier, Heid E. Erdrich, and more Indigenous poets into your classroom with lesson plans for Native American Heritage Month. Celebrate with the following poems, and browse more Native American Heritage Month poems for kids:

from WHEREAS [‘WHEREAS when offered...’]” by Layli Long Soldier
Remember” by Joy Harjo
A Song of a Navajo Weaver” by Bertrand N. O. Walker
Autumn” by Alexander Posey
They Don't Love You Like I Love You” by Natalie Diaz
To See as Far as the Grandfather World” by Ray Young Bear

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Monday, October 26
When Fannie Lou Hamer Said” by Mahogany L. Browne
A New National Anthem” by Ada Limón
We Lived Happily during the War” by Ilya Kaminsky
One Vote” by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
November 26th is Thanksgiving. Browse poems about gratitude, food, and home with our selection of Thanksgiving poems for kids featuring poets such as Alberto Ríos, Marilyn Nelson, and Richard Blanco. Plan ahead and find lesson plans for Thanksgiving.
 
These four recent Teach This Poem lesson plans address the 2020 United States election and its broader implications of democracy, truth, and power. Browse all four lesson plans, and read more poems for the 2020 election.
Teach This Poem: “América” by Richard Blanco
Lesson plans featuring Joy Harjo

Take a look at our 2020-2021 Poetry in the Classroom Calendar, a downloadable, interactive PDF designed to inspire ideas for teaching poetry throughout each month, with links to related lesson plans, activities, and other resources.
 
Teachers, thank you for your work bringing poetry into the classroom year-round. We’re happy to be able to offer hundreds of free lesson plans, essays, and other resources, and we wish you and your students health and safety.
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