March 2025
She Planted Millions of Trees
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Skill-Building Sheets
Academic Standards
Reading Objective:
Students will learn about the life and legacy of environmentalist Wangari Maathai.
Social Studies Focus:
Women’s History Month
ELA Skills:
key details, vocabulary, problem/ solution, text features
Page 4 Skill:
read a diagram
Vocabulary:
essential, deforestation, community, saplings, reforestation
CCSS:
RI.2.1 key details; RI.2.2 identify main topic; RI.2.4 meaning of words; RI.2.5 text features; RI.2.10 read informational texts; W.2.8 gather information
Lexile level:
520L