DOMAIN: Dine Studies
CLUSTER: Rugs
STANDARD: K – 3rd Grade: Dine Character Building Standards, Dine Culture Standards, Dine History
Standard, Oral Dine Language Standards
Standard: I will develop an understanding of Dine way of life.
Concept 1: I will acknowledge and value my thoughts and personality.
PO 2. I will describe the value of things that I use.
PO 3. I will recognize cultural items and jewelry.
Concept 3: I will implement and recognize the Dine lifestyle.
PO 3. I will name the various plants within my surroundings.
Student Friendly: (I, WE…)
Students need to know the meaning of the term identify.
Students need to know what weaving is.
Students need to know what a weaving tool is for.
Student need to know the vocabulary words Loom, Warp, Weaving comb, Batten and Heddle rods in Dine & English.
Students will need to know the academic vocabulary
Students will need to know how to sequence.
Students will need to know the names of tools for preparing wool.
Students will need to know the etiquette of using tools for wool preparation.
Students will need to know the proper material to make the tools.
Students will need to know the process of wool preparation for weaving: shear, card, spin and dye
Students will need to know functional aspects of wool preparation tools.
Students need to know how to use the weaving tools.
Students need to know how to research for the types of rug designs.
Students need to know how to construct a cardboard weaving loom.
Students need to know how to manipulate the tools in the cardboard weaving loom.
Students need to know the Do’s and Don’ts of the weaving tools and loom.
Students need to the story origin of rug weaving.
CONCEPTS: (Nouns) / SKILLS (VERBs) / KNOWLEDGE / COGNITIVE PROCESS
Relationship
Environment
Dine way of life
Navajo Nation Laws
Historical
Factual
People
Symbols
Family
Navajo Language/Culture / Develop
Critical thinking
Apply
Influence
Utilizing
Listen
Communicate
Observe
taught /
  • Factual
  • Conceptual
  • Procedural
  • Meta-Cognitive
/
  • Remember
  • Understand
  • Apply
  • Analyze
  • Evaluate
  • Create
DOK Level
BIG IDEAS:
KDG: Identify and name at least one rug weaving tool.Explain how one weaving tool is used.Create a paper rug wName weaving tools
1st Grade: Illustrate the process of wool preparation in sequential order for rug weaving.
2nd Grade: Use wool preparation tools appropriately. Sequence the wool preparation steps. Describe the functional aspects of each tool. Label and identify the wool tools in Dine Bizaad.
3rd Grade: Name and design a cardboard rug weaving using weaving tools.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
-Can you name a weaving tool?
-What are the functions of Navajo weaving tools?
-Suppose you could weave a rug, what weaving tool would you use 1st? Why?
-Can you list the wool preparation in sequential order?
-Can you recall the weaving tools?
-Can you identify the different parts of the wool preparation tools?
-Can you list the weaving tools in Dine Bizaad?
-What would you choose to do, get plants to dye rugs or help string the loom for grandma? Explain your answer
-What would happen if you missed a step in the wool preparation?
-Can you create a book and label each weaving tool in Dine Bizaad?
-How is the weaving Process done?
-How would you use a cardboard to create a rug?
-Can you assess the value or importance of the rug you created?
COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS
Students will not be expected to write and read the Dine language.
Students are not expected to be knowledgeable in Botany.