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   Over the past month or so we've learned a great deal about the Kumeyaay Indians. We are now creating murals that depict a traditional Kumeyaay village. Last week we created a blank landscape canvas and this week we created several objects, such as e'waa and baskets, to place on the landscape. I'm wondering what objects you created and why you chose to include them in your village? What purpose did they serve? I look forward to reading your responses.
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 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. The Three Sisters Garden was installed in our school garden last year. Unfortunately, the raised bed wasn't deep enough and the plants did not grow or produce. So, we decided to hold a fundraiser and add another layer of bricks to the raised bed. We raised enough money to add another layer of bricks and more dirt. Last Wednesday we held a brick decorating event in the garden. Students decorated the bricks with all kinds of images. If you'd like to know more about a Three Sisters Garden, you can watch the short video that I've included here.  Three Sisters Garden, Class of 2008-09  Decorating a brick  In class we are reading a book called Indians of the Oaks by Milicent Lee. This books has two tales to tell. In the first tale a young white boy comes to live with the Kumeyaay, also known as the Diegueno, of Southern California. The second tales is the story of a young girl from the same tribe who learns a new kind of medicine when she falls ill and is cared for by a white doctor.
This is a fabulous book because as you read these tales you learn interesting facts about the traditional lifestyles of the Kumeyaay Indians. What interesting facts have you learned about the Kumeyaay? Please share them in a comment. | 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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