Lesson Plans

Students will demonstrate an understanding of addition and subtraction. Students will demonstrate an understanding of number sentences and number stories.

Students will describe characteristics of habitats and environments. Students will compare and contrast.

Starting with the Mount Rushmore National Memorial quarter, students will recognize famous Americans and the influence they had on our country. Students will analyze what it means to be influential.

Starting with the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine quarter, students will recognize national anthems and identify musical instruments. Students will demonstrate an understanding of creating an original song and designing a class coin.

Starting with the Great Basin National Park quarter, students will identify natural resources. Students will understand the life cycle of a tree.

Starting with the Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial quarter, students will demonstrate an understanding of two-dimensional and three-dimensional geometric shapes.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of acrostic poetry. Students will understand the medium of watercolor.

Students will describe the life cycle of a frog.

Starting with the Acadia National Park quarter, the students will access the park's website to understand tide pool communities and the plants and animals that live in them. After viewing the website's view of Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, the students will imagine the area of the rocks, ocean, and tide pools. They will learn more through videos and texts, then demonstrate their knowledge through class discussions, diagrams, worksheets, and illustrations.

Students will demonstrate an understanding of the importance of petroglyphs to the Chaco culture. Students will describe an important event in their lives using petroglyphs.