Touching spirit bear totem pole project

Develop children’s knowledge of totem poles with these facts and illustrations.

Printable totem pole templates provide an engaging way to introduce you or your students to the rich cultural history and artistry of Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest.

I think this project is pretty popular. I see it pop up on Pinterest all the time. My students and I certainly like it. This ...

6th Grade "Totem Pole" project. After they read the "Touching Spirit Bear" book each child designed his own totem pole. We used landscape timber poles, cardboard and acrylic paint.

Totem pole animals and their meaning

Spirit Bear Ketchikan, Alaska Circle Justice Tinglit Indians Totem Poles Bully Prevention Personal Choice -- Can you think of...

Totem poles are symbolic or spiritual wood carvings that many Native American tribes use. If you've ever seen one of these, then you know what beautiful works of art they are. Carving a real totem pole out of wood takes a lot of skill and...

Hi Everyone! Boy are the weeks flying by! How many days are left for you? Don't ask me how many as I have no idea! I actually don't start counting until I can count down with my fingers... this way I can maximize my learning time (hehe... how many of you just rolled your eyes ;) Yeah, I'm one of those teachers! I am SOOO excited to share with you a totally terrific totem pole project! This is a project that my second graders are working on right now in correlation with our Social Studies…

Check out what the students in Mrs. VandenBush's classroom are doing in art! Some of th lesson ideas I come up with, but many of these ideas come from other wonderful art teachers!