Grade 3, Lesson Outline: Chapter 6, Lesson 2

Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
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Chapter 6, Lesson 2: Sand Painting (pp. 103-107)

I. Close to Nature

A. Navajo medicine men made sand paintings with colored bits of rock and plants, and other dry materials.

B. Sand paintings are made on the earth floors of hogans and swept away after twelve hours.

C. Sand paintings are religious works of art that tell stories about the world and Navajo spirits.

D. A medicine man uses chants and sand paintings to help make sick people well.

II. A Story to Tell

B. Sand paintings represent nature and honor the spirits found in nature.

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