K'o don dewanan a:deyaye? How have you been these past few days?
Here is a Zuni language lesson for you and your child. Still can't upload any of the pictures here so look on class dojo.
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Activity: Lena:we (Plants)
What they need to know: I can identify the parts of a plant
What do they have to do: I can name and describe parts of a plant
Materials: Paper, Pencil/marker
Directions: Ask your child/children to describe the parts of the plant in Zuni. Write down their responses on a paper of what they see in the picture. Try to only speak in Zuni as much as you can. If you do not speak Zuni you can ask other family members or Zuni friends to help. If your child/children does not understand what you are asking them, you can point to the picture as you are asking the question. Here is an example.
English: what is this?
Zuni translation: Kwa’p lukkya? (pointing to parts of the plant)
If they answer in English, you would translate in Zuni.
Repeat the word and have the child/children repeat with you three times.
Here are some questions you can ask? You would translate in Zuni.
What color is the plant?
What is the size of the plant? Big? Small?
What kind of plant is it? Is it a flower? A weed?
Check for Understanding: Repeat questions that were asked.
Extended Activity: Help your child/children make his or her own bouquet of flower whatever you have at your home. You can use cardboards, paper, newspaper, sticks, clay, etc, be creative and take a picture of your bouquet and email me the picture.
Vocabulary words for the week of May 4th -8th.
1. Hayachi:we
2. K’emossone
3. Udeyanne
4. Łakwimonne
5. Lena:we