Last week we visited the Kumeyaay-Ipai Center. Students learned about the daily lives of the Kumeyaay as they hiked through the canyon and looked at native plants, explored an ancient acorn grinding site, and participated in activities like acorn grinding, and storytelling. Check out what we learned in the following videos. Photos from the field trip are available on the class Shutterfly website too at http://mrsmckelvey.shutterfly.com.
 Today we visited the Cabrillo National Monument on the tip of the Point Loma peninsula. It was an incredibly beautiful San Diego day. We hiked down the Bayside Trail and identified many native plants. We discovered how the Kumeyaay Indians traditionally used these plants.
Imagine you are Kumeyaay Indian living a hundred years ago. What would you do if you had a toothache? Here's a short video that shows some of the plants we found...some are even described by our friends...and how the Kumeyaay would treat a toothache. Share what you learned today by posting a comment to our class blog. | About Us
This is Mrs. McKelvey's Third Grade class blog. It was started by Karen McKelvey in 2009, however, Mrs. McKelvey has since moved her blog Edublogs. In this blog we share the day to day activities in our classroom or other classroom assignments. Please feel free to comment--just click on the word "Comments" at the top of each post. (Mrs. McKelvey needs to approve all comments before they appear on the blog.) Thank you for visiting our site. ArchivesJune 2011 CategoriesAll |
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