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Lesson Plans - Social Studies

Junk Mail Overload!

Students track the amount of junk mail received at their homes in one week and use the collected data to estimate how much junk mail would accumulate in a year. Then they explore ways to solve the junk mail problem.

Earth from Space Maps

Students use photo images from space to create a large map of Earth! They then find where they live and label some other places they know.

Fields of Daffodils

Represent the spirit of hope with a classroom display of sunny daffodils. Plant flowering bulbs and learn how communities help each other heal.

Found in: 1st Grade • 2nd Grade • 3rd Grade • April • June • March • May • Science • Social Studies • Special Needs • Visual Arts

Green, Green, Green

This lesson travels around the world celebrating St. Patty’s Day and all things green! First, we start of in Ireland and travel our way down to Mexico for some green guacamole. Students will learn dances from the two places.

Found in: 1st Grade • 2nd Grade • Dance • Holidays • Kindergarten • March • Social Studies

Barbaloot Suits: Preserving Biodiversity

In this lesson, students will learn about how and why Olson studies plants. Students will compare a situation in which farmers unknowingly destroyed a plant species with the conservation themes outlined in Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, and then summarize the Seuss work through illustration.