Teaching about the Caddo Indians

Welcome, Teachers. We have sought to bring you a wealth of resources on the Caddo Indians that may be explored by you and your students. As a first step, you may choose to look through Caddo Fundamentals. This set of "exhibits" provides a broad overview of the Caddo people, their homeland, languages, and the larger sphere of influence in which they operated. You may also want to review the children's activities created specifically for this exhibit and correlated to the teacher's resources. Entitled World of the Caddo, this highly interactive set of colorful exhibits includes Mounds of Mystery, Explore a Caddo Village, Meet the Caddo People (past and present), Build a Caddo House, and Traces of the Past, a "virtual museum of amazing objects created by the Caddo. The latter section also provides insights in how archeologists study the ancient Caddo in "Searching For Clues."

The lesson on the Caddo, Making a Caddo Circle Book, was created by TBH Educational Consultant Dr. Mary Black. In this innovative lesson, students write, draw, and use mathematics to create a short booklet about the Caddo Indians. Addressing numerous objectives of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, this interdisciplinary lesson is suitable for grades 4 and 7. It is presented in PDF format for easy downloading and printing for use in class.

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Please review and enjoy these resources and, as always, if you have questions, suggestions, or comments, feel free to contact us via the Teachers Feedback form included with the lesson plans.