Lesson Plans

Students will learn about the bird featured on the Voyageurs National Park Quarter: the loon. Students will illustrate ways park visitors can help protect the loon.

Students will classify objects. Students will define what an adjective is and describe objects using descriptive words.

Students will describe the bayou environment and its special features. Students will identify key physical characteristics of a wild turkey.

Exploring hospitality, helpfulness, and healthful foods

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

Students will define the term ?clan? and explain why some American Indians identify themselves as part of a family or clan. Students will identify and sequence the life cycle of a turtle.

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

Students will describe the life cycle of a frog.

Students will identify the three forms of matter and learn about volcanoes.

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.