Follow the Word Trail: Organize a Treasure Hunt

Lesson Plans

Activities & Projects

Tips & How-To's

 

Lesson Plans

Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

Nature Study Outdoor Treasure Hunts (with Spanish language option)

Students take a walk on the wild side when they research an animal and create a scavenger hunt activity for their classmates.

 

Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

Internalization of Vocabulary Through the Use of a Word Map

Students practice with words and develop both definitional and contextual knowledge through two agents—purposeful sequencing of steps and collaboration with peers.

 

Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

Describe That Face: An Interactive Writing Game

Students write descriptions of characters, incorporate new vocabulary words, practice using simile and metaphor, engage in peer editing, and post their revised descriptions on the walls for a matching game.

 

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Activities & Projects

Grades   K – 6  |  Activity & Project

The Natural World as Inspiration: An Outdoor Art Show

Children incorporate materials from outdoors with paints or crayons to create pieces of art to display on their clotheslines, fences, or porches for a neighborhood art show.

 

Grades   3 – 5  |  Activity & Project

Where Are We? Learning to Read Maps

Whether we’re using them to find our way across town or around the world, understanding how to read maps is an essential skill.

 

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Tips & How-To's

Grades   K – 6  |  Tip & How-To

Help a Child Write a Poem

Encourage creativity and word play by helping a child recognize the elements of a poem and explore different ways of writing one.

 

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