Lesson II  - Nature

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Lesson II:

Peace in Nature

Time: 3-4 class periods

Grade: 2^nd

Subject/s: Social Studies, Science, and Art

Materials: Literature books, paint, construction paper 40inch x 40 inch.

Activity I:

• Introduce Cesar E. Chavez
• Read Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull
• Book discussion

Key Points:

• Discuss how Chavez made peace without violence.
• What kind of peace did Chavez fight for?
• How did Chavez made a difference in our world and/or society?

Activity II:

• Visit the Nature Museum and/or Botanic Gardens.
• Take pictures of peace in nature.
• Explore nature’s beauty.

Key Points:

• Students' and teacher will discuss, how did they encountered peace in nature.
• What were the most peaceful events, natural resources, and/or objects during the field trip. 
• Stir and aid students to have more concrete understanding of peace.

Activity III

·        Introduce Rigoberta Menchu.

·        Central American peacemaker.

·        Indigenous rights advocate.

·        Nobel Prize Winner, 1992.

·        Select reading excerpts from  I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala, by Rigoberta Menchu.

Key Points:

• Indian woman, how did Rigoberta Menchu become regarded as a peace figure to human rights, especially those of indigenous people.
• Mayan culture and its contributions to society.
• Discuss social and cultural issues and its importance in making peace.
• Begin making a big peace sign utilizing crayola paint and students' hands to imprint them on  construction paper (40inch x 40inch).  The constructions paper has to have a light pencil outline of the peace so that students can imprint their hands along the outline.