| Unit Four: Celebration |
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Activity Tasks |
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Students will:
- define celebrate.
- share the news of their projects.
- celebrate their hard work.
- discover how Dr. Jane spreads her message and celebrates
her life.
- add new dreams, aspirations, and supporters to their
trees.
- reflect and journal about their new dreams and supporters.
- brainstorm how they can continue their Roots &
Shoots project or start a new one.
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Dr. Jane’s Lesson |
Dr. Jane spreads her message of care for the earth and its inhabitants over 300 days a year
to people around the world. Although she works hard, Dr. Jane realizes the importance of having fun. During her travels,
she spends time with her family and friends. She also marks important occasions and celebrates them. Students can review
Dr. Jane’s scrapbook
to see how she shares her information and celebrates her accomplishments.
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Duration |
- Varies depending on projects students are completing.
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Materials |
- Varies depending on projects students are completing.
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Connecting to the Content |
An important component of completing
a project is sharing with others what you have learned. Students
who educate others about their projects increase awareness
about issues affecting the environment, animals, and humans.
This gives them experience in communicating with the community
and increases awareness and support. Students are also encouraged
to reward themselves and their groups by choosing a way to
celebrate their success. Taking time to celebrate re-energizes
groups and emphasizes that their actions really do make a
difference.
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Procedure |
- Direct the class to Merriam-Webster's
Online Dictionary to find the definition of celebrate.
- Have students share the news of their projects in their
communities. They will need to determine the best ways to
communicate their messages. Following are a list of options:
- Encourage students to celebrate their hard work. Following
are a list of options:
- Throw a party. Invite everyone who helped make the
project a success.
- Compile a project scrapbook with photos and captions
and display at your school or in your community.
- Create a website highlighting your project.
- Paint a group mural to commemorate your project.
- Plant a special tree to commemorate your project.
- Brainstorm other ways to celebrate.
- Ask students to visit Dr.
Jane’s scrapbook to learn how she spreads her
message and celebrates.
- Have students look at their tree sketch and see if, during
the course of their Roots & Shoots projects, they discovered
new roots (people who support them) or new shoots (hopes
and dreams). If so, have them add them to their trees.
- Have students reflect on and
write about how their trees have changed. Have their dreams and aspirations changed? Do
they have any new supporters or mentors?
- Direct students to Dr. Jane's final message and begin
brainstorming their next Roots & Shoots projects.
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Assessment |
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Have students:
- explain the meaning of the word, celebrate.
- demonstrate how they will share the news of their
project.
- share their celebration plans.
- share how their trees have changed.
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Extensions |
If students are in year 9 or 10, either
they or faculty could keep the student trees and pull them out
again when students are in year 11 or 12. Students then review
where they were years ago, how they have changed, and then add
to their trees or make new ones.
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Terms |
| There are no vocabulary terms for this section.
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