Navajos and Farming (Week One)
Activity 1
I will begin by reading the nonfiction book, “From Seed to Plant” by Gail Gibbons. After reading the story, I will randomly place four pictures on the Velcro board for the students to see. The pictures will be of (1) a seed, (2) a plant shoot, (3) a budding plant and (4) a full grown plant. We will then have a discussion which will relate to the book and we will discuss what happens first, next, then, and finally. During the discussion, I will choose a student to come select the correct picture and place it in the right sequential order. After completing this as a whole group, I will send students back to their table to sequence a set of given pictures similar to those used in the whole group activity. Having students sequence the pictures at their table reinforces what they learned during the whole group activity. They will also be responsible to verbally share the plant growing process with a class partner.
Activity 2
This particular lesson above will continue by having students each gather materials needed to plant a seed: a plastic see-through cup, a seed, soil and a half cup of water. The students will each have a chance to plant their seed and throughout this process, I will continue to refer to the nonfiction book, “From Seed to Plant”. Over the course of the entire unit, we will continue to monitor, record and discuss our growing plants. Students will have their own journals to record the growth process using drawings and student dictations. For example, on day one, they will draw a cup with soil. After one week, they will draw a cup with the shoot of the plant. After each recording, students will share what is happening to their plant with a class partner.
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