Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya

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For ELLs: (Oral Language: Extending Reasoning) When students turn to talk to their partner about the place they've painted, encourage them to practice using the word because to extend their thinking and describe why they used particular colors or designs. (Example: I used green to paint the treetops because they have leaves.) SL.K.1a : Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). More people listen to her message. She is elected to Kenya’s parliament, and continued to plant trees. For students who may need additional support with strategy development: Model a think-aloud of matching up with a partner. (Example: "Hmm ... my sentence strip says 'at the beach.' I need to think of what a tree could do at the beach. When I find someone with a reason, we can think together if my place matches. If not, I can move on to a different classmate and think together until I find a reason that matches my opinion, or place.") (MMAE)

Mama Miti : Wangari Maathai and the trees of Kenya : Napoli

Illustration from Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton and Brooke Boynton-Hughes Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton and illustrated by Brooke Boynton-Hughes Luminous illustrations are the highlight of this third recent picture-book biography of Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan environmental activist who received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. In brief, poetic lines thathave a folktale tone, Napoli describes how “wise Wangari” helped Kenyan village women solve problems from hunger to dirty water with the same solution: “Plant a tree.” Most noteworthy is Nelson’s vibrant collage artwork, which features soaring portraits and lush landscapes in oil paint and printed fabrics.” Mama Miti: a story which serves to remind us all, in the most staggering, simple way, that hunger takes all forms, and is inevitably linked to how we care (or do not care) for the natural world. Noah’s Gold by Frank Cottrell-Boyce and illustrated by Steven Lenton The text ... seemed a little dry for a picture book. Which is kind of sad, because as it turns out it is quite an important story. I had never heard of her before but after reading some of the "afterword" she seems like a really interesting person who has done amazing things.Review Questions We Can Ask during a Language Dive anchor chart as needed (begun in Module 3, Unit 1, Lesson 5). Tell students that more than one reason can go to a place because you can have many reasons for the opinion you make.

Mama Miti by Donna Jo Napoli, Kadir Nelson | Waterstones Mama Miti by Donna Jo Napoli, Kadir Nelson | Waterstones

LK.1 : Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Mama Miti has a mission, and that is to cover this world with trees. . .wherever she is, whoever she's with, she is planting trees. If a question is asked, the answer is to plant trees. Better air, better land, better for people, better for animals, better for all. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-04-08 08:01:50 Associated-names Nelson, Kadir, ill Boxid IA1799709 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

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Once the painting is complete, thoroughly rinse the brush, clean the watercolor palette with a damp paper towel by blotting gently, and carefully close the palette. For ELLs (Recalling the Language Dive): Review the Language Dive sentence from A Tree Is Nice in Lesson 2 to reinforce the concept of pairing an opinion with a reason. Really I would give the illustrations a five and the text a three. Since I can't do that, I went with the average. While serving on the National Council of Women of Kenya, she became dedicated to helping with the struggles of women in rural Kenya. Noticing how the rapid environmental degradation was affecting women's lives, she encouraged them to plant trees to ensure future supplies of firewood and to protect water sources and crops. To that end, she founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977, which led to the planting of more than thirty million trees. Millions of trees are planted. Birds and animals return to the forests. Wangari’s home is green again.

Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya|Hardcover Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya|Hardcover

I didn't like Kadir Nelson's illustrations in this book as much as I've liked his illustrations for other books. However, the text was beautiful. Take turns orally processing the matches by forming sentences using the sentence frame: "Plant a tree ___________ because _____________." ("Plant a tree at the beach because trees make shade ." or "Plant a tree beside the playground because trees have trunks and limbs to climb .") Point to the white spaces between the lines and tell students that, just like when they color, they should paint carefully between the lines of the drawing.

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Tell students that they will continue to work on their watercoloring techniques as they think about, discuss, paint, and write about places people plant trees and why they plant them there in the upcoming lessons. After about 15 minutes, invite students to turn to an elbow partner and share their watercolor painting, describing the place. Multiple Means of Action and Expression (MMAE): Continue to support students in setting appropriate goals for their level and the level of difficulty expected.