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Teaching The First Coconut Tree: A Tale from the Pacific Island of Micronesia

The First Coconut Tree: A Tale from the Pacific Island of Micronesia

Long ago on the islands in the Pacific Ocean, there were no trees. No one could even imagine what a tree might be. One day, on the tiny atoll of Ailinglaplap, a baby was born. He became the coconut tree.

Nancy Bo Flood
Teaching Tolerance Project

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

What makes something valuable?
STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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