Chapter 3 Lesson 1 Navajo
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Summary: The Navajo CHAPTER 3, LESSON 1 Living in the Desert The Navajo are American Indians. Many Navajo live in the southwestern United States. Their land includes mountains and deserts. The Navajo learned skills to live in the desert. They adapted to the land and used things they found in the desert. They hunted animals for meat and skins. They gathered plants and nuts to eat. They grew food like corn, squash, and beans. The desert has little rain, so the Navajo planted seeds deeply to reach underground water. Later, the Navajo had herds of sheep and goats. They used sheep’s wool to weave warm blankets. The Navajo Today Religion is an important part of Navajo culture. Navajos believe nature is sacred. Navajo stories also show respect for nature. One story tells how Spider Woman taught the Navajo to weave. The Navajo believe she is one of the Holy People, or spirits. Sometimes the Navajo have a ceremony to ask the Holy People for help. At times, the ceremonies use paintings made with colored sand.Today, Navajo live in many places and have many different jobs. honor the sunrise. food. Some Navajo build homes facing east to Navajo thank the plants and animals they use for Many children. The Navajo teach their culture and beliefs to their Find and underline each vocabulary word. adapt verb, to change the way you live to fit a new place culture noun, the way of life, or beliefs, ideas, and language of a group of people religion noun, the belief in God or gods ceremony noun,a formal act or event that honors a people’s beliefs What skills did the Navajo learn in order to live in the desert? Circle the sentence about planting seeds. In what ways does Navajo culture continue today? Highlight sentences that tell the answer. REVIEW REVIEW Resources for Reaching All Learners Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Use with Communities, pp. 74–77 Name Date
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Transcript of Chapter 3 Lesson 1 Navajo
Summary: The Navajo
CHAPTER 3, LESSON 1
Living in the DesertThe Navajo are American Indians. Many Navajolive in the southwestern United States. Their landincludes mountains and deserts.
The Navajo learned skills to live in the desert.They adapted to the land and used things theyfound in the desert. They hunted animals for meatand skins. They gathered plants and nuts to eat.They grew food like corn, squash, and beans.
The desert has little rain, so the Navajo plantedseeds deeply to reach underground water. Later, theNavajo had herds of sheep and goats. They usedsheep’s wool to weave warm blankets.
The Navajo Today
Religion is an important part of Navajoculture. Navajos believe nature is sacred.
Navajo stories also show respect for nature. Onestory tells how Spider Woman taught the Navajo toweave. The Navajo believe she is one of the HolyPeople, or spirits.
Sometimes the Navajo have a ceremony to askthe Holy People for help. At times, the ceremoniesuse paintings made with colored sand. Today,Navajo live in many places and have many differentjobs.
honor the sunrise.food. Some Navajo build homes facing east to Navajo thank the plants and animals they use for
Manychildren.The Navajo teach their culture and beliefs to their
Find and underline eachvocabulary word.
adapt verb, to changethe way you live tofit a new place
culture noun, the wayof life, or beliefs,ideas, and languageof a group of people
religion noun, thebelief in God or gods
ceremony noun, aformal act or eventthat honors apeople’s beliefs
What skillsdid the Navajo learn inorder to live in thedesert? Circle thesentence about plantingseeds.
In whatways does Navajoculture continuetoday? Highlightsentences that tell theanswer.
REVIEW
REVIEW
Resources for Reaching All LearnersCopyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Use with Communities, pp. 74–77
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