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    This document provides a book extension lesson plan for the book "The Legend of the Bluebonnet" by Tomie DePaola. The story is about a Native American tribe that does not receive rain for a long time, so a girl named She-Who-Is-Alone sacrifices her doll which turns into bluebonnets and brings rain. The lesson plan aims to teach 4th grade social studies students about Native American lives. As an activity, students will choose to draw a tipi, doll or heart and write about their most valuable possession to help them understand the importance of the doll in the story.

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    This document provides a book extension lesson plan for the book "The Legend of the Bluebonnet" by Tomie DePaola. The story is about a Native American tribe that does not receive rain for a long time, so a girl named She-Who-Is-Alone sacrifices her doll which turns into bluebonnets and brings rain. The lesson plan aims to teach 4th grade social studies students about Native American lives. As an activity, students will choose to draw a tipi, doll or heart and write about their most valuable possession to help them understand the importance of the doll in the story.

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    This document provides a book extension lesson plan for the book "The Legend of the Bluebonnet" by Tomie DePaola. The story is about a Native American tribe that does not receive rain for a long time, so a girl named She-Who-Is-Alone sacrifices her doll which turns into bluebonnets and brings rain. The lesson plan aims to teach 4th grade social studies students about Native American lives. As an activity, students will choose to draw a tipi, doll or heart and write about their most valuable possession to help them understand the importance of the doll in the story.

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    AbygailLopez
    Mrs.Hennington
    Ready,Set,Teach
    08October2015

    BookExtensionLesson
    BookTitle
    :TheLegendoftheBluebonnet
    Author:
    TomieDePaola
    SummaryofStory
    Aindiantribedidnotreceiverainforalongtime,sotheydancedtothespiritsotheycan
    bringwatertotheearth.AgirlnamedSheWhoIsAlonewithonlyherdolltokeepher
    company.Thespirittoldthetribetosacrificetheirmostvaluablepossession.SheWhoIsAlone
    sacrificedherdollandspreadtheashesofthedoll,thenextdayherdollsashesturnedto
    Bluebonnetsandrainpoureddown.
    BookExtensionDesignedtoTeach:
    GradeLevel:

    SubjectArea:

    SocialStudies

    TEKS:
    113:15SocialStudies
    (B)History.THestudentsunderstanddifferentofAmericanIndianinTexasandNorth
    AmericabeforeEuropeanExploration.(AD)


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    Objective
    :
    Studentswillbeableto,identifythelivesofNativeIndians.Afterreadingtheywill
    createadollortippiandwritetheirmostvaluablepossession,andmustbecompletedwithoutno
    spellerror.

    RelevancytotheRealWorld:
    Tolearnaboutdifferentculturesandtheirdifferentwaysoflife.

    BEFOREReadingtheBook:

    1.
    Whyisthegirlcarryingthedoll?

    2.
    Whatdoyouthinkthesettinghastodowiththestory?
    DuringReadingtheBook:
    3.
    Whydoesthetribedance?

    4.
    Whywasthedollimportanttothegirl?
    AFTERReadingtheBook:
    5.
    WhatdidtheBluebonnetsrepresentinthestory?

    6.
    Whatisyourmostvaluablepossession?

    DescriptionofExtensionActivity:


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    Studentswillbeabletochoosebetweenatipi,dollorheartworksheetandwritewhatistheir
    mostvaluablepossessionandtheninsidethepicturetheychosetheywilldrawtheirmost
    valuablepossession.
    Conclusion:
    Attheendofthelessoniwillasksomestudentstotalkabouttheirmostvaluable
    possession,andcomparetheirpossessiontothemaincharacter'spossessioninthestory.

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