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Custer’s Last Stand

Printable Worksheet Booklet (Print Portrait)

Capitalization

Name ________________________________

Rule: Always capitalize the word Indian.

Directions:

1. Capitalize the word Indian in each sentence. 2. Rewrite each sentence.

EXAMPLE: The indians won.

The Indians won.

1. The Plains indians hunted buffalo. _________________________________________

2. The Plains indians lived out west.

_________________________________________

3. Sitting Bull was an Plains indian leader.

_________________________________________

4. The Plains indians won Custer’s Last Stand.

_________________________________________

Map Activity

Name________________________________

Fact: After the Civil War more people started to explore the land west of the Mississippi River.

Directions:

1. Color the Mississippi River blue. 2. Color everything west of the Mississippi River brown.

Mississippi

Teaching Directions: Learn how to spell Mississippi the fun way! Model the chanting of the spelling. I prefer the version that doesn’t use “crooked letter”, etc. but either way is fine. Chant this together over and over with the visual projected on a screen so everyone can see and point as you go through it. Do it over and over. Let students take turns saying it.

MI SS ISS IPP I

Summary

Name ______________________________

Directions: Use the words below to write about the buffalo.

Great Plains

lived

hunted

meat

make

Indians

used

ate

hide

leather

sea

symbol

Cloze Reading

Name _______________________________________________

Directions: 1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

1. Many Indian tribes lived on the _______________.

2. They hunted _______________.

3. They ate the _______________

4. They used the hide to make _______________.

buffalo

leather

meat

Great Plains

EZ Summary

Name ______________________________ ____

Directions:

1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

These are Plains ______________.

Plains Indians hunted ______________.

Plains Indians ate buffalo______________.

Indians

meat

buffalo

Clothing

Name ______________________________ ____

Fact: Some Plains Indian clothing was made from buffalo hides. The hide is the skin of the animal. It is used to make leather. The Indians decorated their clothing using feathers, beads and fur.

Directions: 1. Do you like the clothing? _____________________

2. Color the Plains Indian. 3. Write the “American Indian” on the line below.

_____________________________________________________

Leather

Name ________________________

Fact: Boots, shoes, belts, purses and hats can be made of leather. Directions: 1. Circle each object that can be made of leather. 2. Put an “X” on each picture that is not. 3. Write the word “leather” on the line below. Supplemental Activity: 1. Cut out each object that could be made of leather. 2. Glue pictures on a piece of construction paper.

Sorting

Name ________________________

Directions: 1.

Circle each buffalo skull.

Put an “X” on each picture that is not.

Supplemental Activity: 1.

Cut out each buffalo skull.

2. Glue pictures of each buffalo skull on a sheet of paper.

Patterns

Name ________________________

Directions: 1. Cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page. 2. Glue pictures to match the pattern.

teepee

Name ______________________________ ____

Fact: Teepees were made out of animal skins and wooden poles. The Plains Indians used teepees because they could be put up and taken down quickly.

Directions: 1. Would you like to live in a teepee? _____________

2. Color the teepee. 3. Write the word “teepee” on the line below.

_____________________________________________________

Map Activity

Name________________________________

Directions: Cut out the buffalo and the teepees. Glue them on the Great Plains.

Great Plains

Farming

Name ______________________________ ____

Fact: White settlers moved out west to farm. They grew vegetables on their farms.

Directions: 1. What is your favorite vegetable? _____________________

2. Color the farm. 3. Write the word “farm” on the line below.

_____________________________________________________

Recipe

Corn on the cob

The pioneers grew corn.

Ingredients

for a body scrub.

sugar

water

sugar

corn

Recipe

1. Remove husk and silk from corn.

2. Fill a large pot with water.

3. Put 1 Tablespoon of sugar the water.

4. Bring water to a boil.

5. Add the corn to the boiling water for 10 minutes.

6. With help, remove corn from pot.

7. Serve with butter.

Gold Nuggets

Directions:

1. Draw the correct number of gold nuggets in each pan. 2. Write the number on the blank line next to each pan. 3. Count the total number of gold nuggets

______ _ 1

Example: Draw 1 gold nugget in the pan _______

Draw 2 gold nuggets in the pan.

_______

Draw 3 gold nuggets in the pan.

_______

Draw 5 gold nugget in the pan.

_______

Draw 4 gold nuggets in the pan.

_______

Count all of the gold nuggets. How many are there? _______

Black Hills

Name ______________________________ ___

Fact: The Black Hills are in South Dakota. Prospectors went to the Black Hills to find gold. The Black Hills are considered sacred by the Lakota Sioux Indians. Directions: 1. Would you like to visit the Black Hills? _____________

2. Color the trees green.

3. Color the water blue.

4. Color the mountains brown.

5. Write “Black Hills” on the line below.

_____________________________________________________

Summary

Name ______________________________

Directions: Use the words below to write about white settlers.

white settlers live

farm

moved gold jobs tracks

wanted west prospectors looked people get railroad

Cloze Reading

Name _______________________________________________

Directions: 1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

1. Many people wanted to move out _______________.

2. Many settlers wanted to buy land and _______________.

3. Prospectors wanted to look for _______________.

4. Many people wanted jobs making _______________.

west

farm

railroad tracks

gold

EZ Summary

Name ______________________________ ____

Directions:

1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

Settlers wanted to _________________.

Prospectors wanted to find

_________________.

People wanted jobs making

_______________.

farm

railroad tracks

gold

Classification

Name ________________________

Directions: 1.

Circle each picture of a train.

Put an “X” on each picture that is not.

Supplemental Activity: 1. Cut out each train. 2. Glue pictures of each train on a sheet of paper.

Teepee

Name ______________________________ ____

Fact: Some American Indians hunted buffalo. They followed the buffalo. They lived in tee pees because they were easy to move. A teepee is like a tent. The Indians did not want to move to an Indian reservation.

Directions: 1. Did the Plains Indians want to live on a reservation ?_________

2. Color the picture. Cut out the 4 teepees and glue them on the Plains.

3. Color the reservation.

_____________________________________________________

Vocabulary

Name ____________________________ ___ Directions: Use the word bank to fill in the blanks.

nomads – people who move a lot reservation – land the U.S. wanted Indians to live on

settlers – people who moved out west prospector – person looking for gold

1. The land the U.S. wanted Indians to live on is called a

____________________.

2. A person looking for gold is a ______________________.

3. People who move a lot are _______________________.

4. People who moved out west were called _________________________.

Opinion

The Plains Indians were upset with the settlers. Name ____________________________ __

What do you think is the worst thing that the settlers did to the Indians?

1. Fill in the blank with your opinion. 2. Why did you pick that reason?

tried to kill all of the buffalo

built a railroad

wanted them to move to reservations

wanted to take their land

The worst thing the settlers did to the Plains Indians was that they

Multiple Choice

Name _______________________________________________

Directions: Circle the correct answer. Use the book if you need to find an answer. The page number is next to the question.

1) What animal did Plains Indians hunt? (page 3) A: snakes B: people C: buffalo

2) What did prospectors move out west to look for? (page 6) A: food B: gold C: friends

3) Where did the American Indians have to move to? (page 8) A: Italy B: the city C: reservations

4) Who did the U.S. military send out west? (page 7) A: Colonel Custer B: children C: Lincoln

5) Who won the battle at Little Big Horn? (page 9) A: Custer B: Indians C: no one

Summary

Name ______________________________

Directions: Use the words below to write about reservations.

government move reservations leader didn’t

American Indians made Sitting Bull Indian stay

Cloze Reading

Name _______________________________________________

Directions: 1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

1. The government made the American Indians move to _______________.

2. One famous Indian leader was _______________.

3. Sitting Bull liked moving around and hunting

_______________

4. Sitting Bull_______________ stay on the reservation.

did not

Sitting Bull

reservations

buffalo

EZ Summary

Name ______________________________ ____

Directions:

1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

This is _________________

He liked to hunt _________________

He did not want to live on a

_______________.

buffalo

Sitting Bull

reservation

Sitting Bull

Name ______________________________ ____

Fact: Sitting Bull was a Sioux Indian leader. He did not want to move to a reservation. He and his men fought against Custer at Little Big Horn.

Directions:

1. Draw Sitting Bull’s face.

2. Color Sitting Bull’s headress. 3. Write the word “Sitting Bull” on the line below.

_ ____________________________________________________

Yes/No

Name ________________________________

Directions: Answer Yes or No to the following questions.

Did American Indians want to live on reservations? ________

Was Custer an Indian leader? ________

Did the military kill the buffalo? ________

Did Sitting Bull stay on the reservation? __________

Did Custer try to force American Indians to live on reservations? ___________

Summary

Name ______________________________

Directions: Use the words below to write about the Custer’s Last Stand.

Colonel Custer Indians

won

men Custer’s Last Stand

attacked

Little Big Horn killed battle called

Cloze Reading

Name _______________________________________________

Directions: 1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

1. Custer and his men arrived at _______________.

2. Custer and his men attacked the _______________.

3. The Indians won the _______________

4. Custer and his men were _______________.

Little Big Horn

battle

killed

Indians

EZ Summary

Name ______________________________ ____

Directions:

1. Cut out each box below. 2. Paste each box into the correct space.

This is Colonel _________________

Custer and his men attacked the

_________________

The Indians won the

_________________ .

Custer

battle

Indians

Map Activity

Name________________________________

Facts: The Black Hills are in South Dakota. Little Big Horn is in Montana.

Directions: 1. Color South Dakota red. 2. Color Montana green. 3. Are South Dakota and Montana in the east or west part of the United States? ____________________________________

Fill in the Blank

Name ___________________________________

Directions: Use the words in the Word Bank to fill in the blank .

farm

won

railroad

Indians

west

1. White settlers moved ______________ of the Mississippi River . (Page 2)

2. Many settlers wanted to live out west and ___________________. (Page 5)

3. Many settlers moved out west to get jobs making ___________________ tracks. (Page 7)

4. Custer and his men attacked the ________________________. (Page 12)

5. The Indians ____________ the battle. (Page 12)

Grammar

Name _______________________

Add ed to a verb if it already happened. 1. Add the letters ed to the verb in each sentence 2. Rewrite the sentence .

1. White settlers want ___ to move out west. _________________________________________

2. The Indians hunt ___ buffalo. _________________________________________

3. Gold was discover ___ . _________________________________________

4. The railroad help ___ people go west. __________________________________________

5. Custer was kill ___ . _________________________________________

6. The Indians need ___ buffalo. _________________________________________

Q and A

Name______________________________________________

Directions: Answer the question and fill in the blanks.

The Plains Indians hunted buffalo. Who hunted buffalo? _________________________________________ The__________________________________ hunted buffalo.

__________________________________________________________ The Plains Indians lived in teepees. What did the Plains Indians live in? _______________________________ The Plains Indians lived in ____________________________. ______________________________________

The U.S. wanted the Indians to move to reservations. Where did the U.S. want the Indians to move to? ______________________ The U.S. wanted the Indians to move to ____________________________.

The Indians won the battle with Custer. Who won the battle with Custer?________________________________ The _________________________________ won the battle with Custer.

Reading Assessment

Name___________________________

Directions: Draw a line from the word to the matching picture.

Indian

buffalo

teepee

railroad

Sentence Scramble

Name __________________________ ______________________

Directions: Unscramble the words to make a sentence. The word(s) in bold is the first word(s) in the sentence.

American Indians out lived west

______________________________________________

American Indians buffalo hunted

______________________________________________

The U.S. a built railroad

______________________________________________

Some Indians in lived teepees

______________________________________________

Vocabulary Assessment

Name _______________________

Directions: Draw a line from the definition to the matching word.

people who moved out west

nomads

person looking for gold

settlers

people who move a lot

reservation

prospector

land for American Indians

WH Questions

Name________________________________________

Directions: Answer the question and fill in the blanks.

The answer to a Where question is a place.

Settlers wanted to move out west.

Where did settlers want to move? __________________________.

Settlers wanted to move ________________________________.

Gold was found in the Black Hills. _________________________________________________________ _

Where was gold found? _________________________________.

______________________________________ Gold was found in the ___________________________________.

The U.S wanted the Indians to move to reservations.

Where did the U.S. want the Indians to move to? ______________________.

The U.S. wanted the Indians to move to _____________________________.

Custer and his men fought the Indians at Little Big Horn.

Where did Custer fight the Indians? _________________________________.

Custer fought the Indians at _______________________________________.

Job

Book Exam

Name _______________________________________

Directions: After the first question is answered, use your main idea cards to answer the additional questions.

What do you know about Custer’s Last Stand? ____________________

________________________________________________________

What are 3 reasons why settlers moved out west?

________________________

Who was a famous Sioux Indian leader? __________________________.

What animal did the Plains Indians hunt for? _______________________.

Who did the U.S. military send out west? _________________________.

Where did the U.S. want the Plains Indians to move?

___________________________.

What was the battle between Custer and the Plains Indians called?

__________________________________.

Main Idea Cards

Each card represents the main idea for a page in the book. Use these to study content topics with the book. Match each word with a page in book. To engage, play games with the cards. Discuss the word as it relates to the info. on each page.

American Indians

west

teepees

buffalo

gold

farm

railroad

reservation

Sitting Bull

kill buffalo

Custer’s Last Stand

Lt. Col. Custer

battles

Vocabulary Flashcards

1. Cut out flashcards 2. Play games matching words with the definition.

a person looking for gold

prospector

people who move a lot

nomads

people who moved out west

settlers

land for American Indians

reservation

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