At the bottom of this page, you’ll find a collection of our favorite activities ready to download and use in your classroom.  But first, we'd like to share information about some of our larger projects that provide you with resources for your classroom.

Are you familiar with our Mihtohseenionki Teacher Resource Guide?  This wonderful resource will help you and your students explore and understand the indigenous tribes of Indiana.  As a companion resource to our Mihtohseenionki Gallery, it can support a tour experience at the museum or provide guidance for creating lessons for study in the classroom.  If you are coming for a tour, you’ll be pleased to see that we have pre- and post-tour materials available for your use as well.

We really want you to know about the PRIME project and the wonderful classroom materials we are beginning to produce through this initiative.  PRIME stands for "Primary Resources Inspire Multi-cultural Education" and it's all about helping to educate your students by introducing them to a wide variety of contemporary artists who represent various cultures.  We'll share with you their work, their lives and their cultures to help you and your students get a better picture of the diversity of our country and our world. 

Have you seen our gardens?  Many of the plants have been used by indigenous groups.  Beautiful - yes!  But also useful.  We're into ethnobotany and know that you are, too.  We've put together a major set of materials related to this subject.  Check out these resources, because this topic has the potential to relate to many subjects and to work for many grade levels.

And here are some of our favorite classroom activities.  Please feel free to download these activities and use them in your classroom. Connections to IDOE Standards are listed on each activity. They may be copied as often as needed.