Curriculum
Areas: Social Studies/Science
Recommended Levels: K-8th
Time
Frame: 30-45 minutes
Tribal Affiliation: Navajo (Dine)
Geographic
Location: Navajo
Developed
by: Martha Lee
Email
addresses of developers:
redhorse86047@yahoo.com.
martha_lee@teachnet.edb.utexas.edu
Date
lesson was developed: July 23, 2001
Goal: To promote cultural/language
understanding and Native language vocabulary of naming zoo animals.
Behavioral
Objectives:
Students will:
·
List
the zoo animals
·
Describe
zoo animals
·
Use
the Internet to search for zoo animals
·
Name
3 or 4 zoo animals in Navajo
American Indian Standards:
Language
and Literacy, Standard 1 K-4
Social
Studies, Standard 1 K-4
Social
Studies- 4th, 5th, & 6th grade standards 2,3
Prior Knowledge Needed:
None
needed
Materials
and Resources Needed:
Lesson Summary and Performance Tasks:
This
lesson will provide the students with the opportunity to name Zoo animals in
Navajo and other Native languages and gain knowledge about the Zoo
animals. Activities will include
looking a pictures and/or photographs of the zoo animals. Visit the zoo and take digital pictures and
extend the lesson to more research of the animals. Students will learn Navajo names of the animals, they will
research the names of animals with the elders in the community.
Assessment:
Retell
the names of zoo animals in Navajo and other Native languages.
Write
three things about the animals.
Culture Content and Strategies:
Local
elder from the community.
Technology Integration:
Students
will use digital camera and use the Internet.
Enrichment/Remediation:
Let faster students make PowerPoint™ presentations with the digital photographs taken at the zoo. Let them put sound files on the presentation in both English and Navajo. The PowerPoint™ files can then be used for review for students needing more help.