Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya

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You’re never too young to understand money - the root of so many issues in our world, and get to grips with the world it has created for us all. Can’t have a book list about World Hunger without this one! Who can read it and help but understand why the hungry caterpillar is so very hungry? After all, without getting what it needs, how else is it supposed to transform into what it was born to be? What do you think author's point will be?" (Responses will vary, but may include: People should plant trees because there is a woman planting a tree.) In college, many of Wangari’s science professors were women. From them she learned that a woman could do anything she wanted to, even it it hadn’t been done before. Another biography is Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai , by Claire A. Nivola. In beautiful watercolors and simple text, this book tells the same story as the previous biography, perhaps for a slightly younger audience. It does not include details about her arrest, but does talk a bit more about her journey around Kenyan educating others about planting trees. Both books are wonderful and can be used in tandem to showcase Wangari Maathai and her incredible work.

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

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 Well, this is the fourth or fifth picture book I’ve read about Wangari Maathai. I still haven’t read her autobiography or her book about the Green Belt Movement. Felix was gifted to me": Kacen Callender shares how their experiences of exploring gender identity inspired their latest novel

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Does the book contain anything that teachers would wish to know about before recommending in class (strong language, sensitive topics etc.)? I can ask and answer questions about the main topic and key details in Mama Miti . ( RI.K.1 , RI.K.2 , RI.K.4 , RI.K.6 ) LK.1 : Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

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What support / training do the teachers at Valley Primary School have to work with children with SEND? Echoing the meter of “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” Ward uses catchy original rhymes to describe the variety of nests birds create. The song came before the book. But the book is glorious. And if you can listen to one whilst reading the other, even better! The Cooking Club Detectives by Ewa Jozefkowicz (to be released on 10 thJune) Display the mountain scene sketch and using a total participation technique, invite responses from the group:Wangari Maathai – eco-warrior, activist, Nobel Peace prize laureate. Image source: Kingkongphoto & http://www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA / CC BY-SA ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0) Gently mix the wet paintbrush into the color. Remind students to always start the watercolor painting with the lightest color. One early action was a protest against the development of a business centre at a central forest and park in Nairobi. As a symbol of defiance they marched to the park with thousands of trees and occupied the park. She also raised the issue with international media and created a lot of attention and consequently, pressure. With excitement, remind students that this is similar to the Module 4 guiding question. Wangari taught her community about why and how trees are important. Remove the sentence strips from the Reasons to Plant a Tree anchor chart and the Places People Plant Trees anchor chart and mix them together.

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Donna Jo Napoli tells a story inspired by the life of 2004 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Wangari Maathai & Kadir Nelson's collage illustrations honor the spirit of a land & of the woman who helped saved it. (Goodreads summary) SL.K.4 : Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.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 The illustrations by Nelson are mixed collage of paint and printed fabric, layering the clothing & panorama with printed fabrics all on gessoed board. The beautiful images are quite striking and a departure from his previous work. The basic design of this lesson supports ELLs by providing opportunities to build their oral language fluency while extending their understanding of where and why people plant trees through the text.

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

Ah, Dolly Parton... (happy sigh) A woman who has put millions of books into the hands of millions of children; invested her own money into saving the world from Covid-19, and who has never shied away from speaking about the poverty she and her family suffered as a child. In Lesson 10, students will use the ideas from the Places People Plant Trees anchor chart and the Reasons to Plant a Tree anchor chart to plan and write an opinion statement for Part II of the Unit 2 Assessment. Take turns orally processing the matches by forming sentences using the sentence frame: "Plant a tree ___________ because _____________." I feel that this is a culturally specific children's book. The story is a true story about woman, Wangari Maathai (Mama Miti) that lives in Kenya. All of the individuals portrayed in the story are people of color. The people are wearing clothing customarily warn in Kenya. In addition there are many words used in throughout the book in Kikuyu (Mama Miti's language she speaks in Kenya) and there is a glossary found at the end of the book, detailing what each of the words mean. In Work Time B, the information from the Places People Plant Trees anchor chart and the Reasons to Plant a Tree anchor chart is used to practice forming opinions and supporting the opinions with reasons through the Matching Opinions with Reasons game, and then eventually in writing for the Unit 2 Assessment, Part II in Lesson 11.This is a great book for all but especially for girls who have been told over and over that they can’t do what they want to do or be who they want to be for one reason or the other. The book is a testament to what determination, resilience and passion for a cause can do. It is a story with the lesson that giving up is not an option. Of particular value is the addition of a chronology of “The Life of Wangari Maathai” with captions of the historical landscape leading up to her birth and actual milestones in her life. Other additions include a caption on deforestation and the impact on the animal population, quotes from Wangari’s autobiography Unbowed, and a brief paragraph on “Kenya Today.”