Grade: 4
*This is an introductory lesson I taught during my student teaching internship.
1. Read aloud “Across the Oregon Trail in a Covered Wagon” story about the Dockens family. This story discusses the route the pioneers took, the dangers and illnesses on the route, various landmarks, forts, shortcuts, activities, and ways of life for the pioneers on the Oregon Trail.
2. Have students color the worksheet as directed during the story.
Grades:1-6
*This is a lesson I taught to first through sixth grade students as part of a weeklong science camp.
1. Make long strips of bulletin board paper as tall as the following animals: (write the name of the animal, height, and where they live on each strip of paper)
2. Have each student measure how tall he or she is – have them record this height on the worksheet.
3. Allow students to lie down next to each animal (paper strips), comparing and contrasting the differences in height.
4. Have the students use measuring tapes to measure each animal (paper strip) and record the height on their worksheet (Math Integration).
5. As the students are circulating among the animals, have them read on the paper where each animals lives. Have them find this location on the classroom map (Geography Integration).
6. On the back of the worksheet, have students write the animals in order from shortest to tallest, including themselves.
7. Have each student draw and label a bar graph showing the comparison of the size of these animals (Math Integration).
Grades: 1-6
*This is a lesson I taught to first through sixth grade students as part of a weeklong science camp.
1. Start by discussing reasons why and how birds migrate.
2. Give each group of students a picture of a bird and the areas from which the bird migrates to and from.
3. Have each group of students use a North and South America map to map where their bird migrates to and from (Integrating Geography). They can cut out the little picture of the bird and pin it to the marked migration route.
