Lesson Plans

Students discuss and research an individual or event from a coin program. They then use the information to write acrostic poems, creating stand-up accordion books to display the poems.

Students will explore the purchasing power of the half dollar. Students will collect and graph prices over time, and then write math problems to determine the percent increase between periods.

Students will compare sets of coins and determine which group is greater than, less than, or equal to the other according to the number and value of each set. Students will read and interpret a simple bar graph to answer questions.

Students will observe the physical attributes, such as size, height, weight, and length, of coins. Students will play a game to compare coins to one another.

Students will learn about the Tuskegee Airmen, segregation, and the history of integration in the United States.

Students will learn about prairies, understand the importance of pollinators, and play a game about the life cycle of Regal Fritillary butterflies.

Students will learn about mangrove forests, understand their importance to coastal ecosystems, and play a game about environmental sustainability.

Students will learn about the history of American Impressionism, including the work of J. Alden Weir, and create their own Impressionist-inspired artwork.

Students will learn about the fruit bat, its role in the ecosystem of the American Samoa, and design and play a game about fruit bats.

Students will explore what wilderness is, why it's important, understand its scientific and cultural value, and brainstorm ways to protect and conserve it for future generations.