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Lesson Plans by State and Territory
Using Your Senses (Grades K-1)
Special Traits (Grades 2-3)
Talk to Me (Grades 4-6)
Tally Up!: Denali National Park and Preserve (Grades K-1)
Water Cycling in the Wilderness (Grades K-1)
It's a Bear Out There (Grades 2-3)
Land of the Midnight Sun: Denali National Park and Preserve (Grades 2-3)
Adapting to Denali: Denali National Park and Preserve (Grades 4-6)
The Coin and the Fable (Grades 4-6)
Critterpages: Denali National Park and Preserve (Grades 7-8)
North to Alaska and Gold: Denali National Park and Preserve (Grades 9-12)
Patterning in the Pacific (Grades K-1)
Trading Traditions (Grades 2-3)
In With the Imports (Grades 4-6)
Super Saguaro (Grades K-1)
Desert Dwellers (Grades 2-3)
Layer by Layer (Grades 4-6)
The Nature of Coins (Grade K)
The Natural State (Grades 2-3)
A Biome to Call Home (Grades 4-6)
Quarter Conservation (Grades K-1)
You Can Depend on Me (Grades 2-3)
Rock On! (Grades 4-6)
Mapmaker, Make Me a Map (Grades K-1)
A Mountain of Myths (Grades 2-3)
Colorful Colorado (Grades 4-6)
More Than Sand Dunes: Great Sand Dunes National Park (Grades 4-6)
A Challenge of Friction: Great Sand Dunes National Park (Grades 9-12)
Lesson plans coming soon!
Musician Extraordinaire (Grades K-1)
Frederick Douglass National Historical Site: A Notable Narrative (Grades 2-3)
Let’s Do a Biography (Grades 2-3)
Tropical Travel Choices (Grades 2-3)
Frederick Douglass National Historical Site: Champion a Cause (Grades 4-6)
Music to My Ears (Grades 4-6)
Scenes From a Salt Marsh (Grades 2-3)
Photographic Memories (Grades 9-12)
A Little Birdie Told Me: Everglades National Park (Grades K-1)
It’s Time to Rhyme (Grades K-1)
Discovery, Ship to Shuttle (Grades 2-3)
Distinguished Discoveries (Grades 4-6)
Let’s Go Birding!: Everglades National Park (Grades 4-6)
Let’s Explore the Seashore (Grades 2-3)
Land, Sea, and History (Grades 4-6)
Transport, Past and Present (Grades K-1)
Groovy Guam (Grades 2-3)
Past Meets Present (Grades 4-6)
Forms Matter!: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (Grades K-1)
How Will We Get There? (Grades K-1)
Aloha From the King (Grades 2-3)
Haiku in Hawaii: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (Grades 2-3)
Cooking Up a Volcano: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (Grades 4-6)
What are the Reasons?: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (Grades 7-8)
Volcanoes Live: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (Grades 9-12)
My Happy Habitat (Grades K-1)
Poetry to My Ears (Grades 2-3)
Illustrated Beauty (Grades 4-6)
Coin Connections (Illinois) (Grades K-1)
It’s in the Details (Grades K-1)
Places We Live (Grades 2-3)
The Life of Lincoln (Grades 4-6)
What Relief? (Grades 7-8)
Coin Crossroads (Grades K-1)
The Great States Race (Grades 2-3)
A Race Through the States (Grades 4-6)
The First Steps West (Grades 7-8)
Crafting Cause and Effect (Grades 9-12)
Effigy Mounds National Monument: Shapes and Symbols (Grades K-1)
The Value of Coins (Grades K-1)
Effigy Mounds National Monument: Explanatory Texts (Grades 2-3)
It Matters to Me (Grades 2-3)
Every Picture Tells a Story (Grades 4-6)
Flower Power (Grades K-1)
Kansas Clues (Grades 2-3)
Can You See the Light? (Grades 4-6)
What's in a Cave? (Grades 2-3)
The Gap Map (Grades 7-8)
Beautiful Bayou (Grades K-1)
Our States, My State (Grades K-1)
Mapping America (Grades 2-3)
Fast Facts (Grades 4-6)
Rebirth of the Longleaf Pine Forests (Grades 4-6)
Quarters From the Coast (Grades K-1)
Pools of Wonder: Acadia National Park (Grades K-1)
Follow the Light (Grades 2-3)
Signals for Safety: Acadia National Park (Grades 2-3)
Hardships on the Maine-Land (Grades 4-6)
Lend a Helping Hand: Acadia National Park (Grades 4-6)
Acadia Adaptations: Acadia National Park (Grades 7-8)
News of the Acadians: Acadia National Park (Grades 9-12)
This Coin Is Our Song (Grades K-1)
Inspired by the Flag (Grades 2-3)
Oh Say! What a Big Flag! (Grades 4-6)
Why? Because and Effect (Grades 7-8)
Key to the National Anthem (Grades 9-12)
Technology and Labor Reform: The Role of Lowell in the Industrial Revolution (Grades 4-6)
A Coin Out of Water (Grades K-1)
How to Make a Lake (Grades 2-3)
Engaging Ecosystems (Grades 4-6)
Introducing Industries (Grades 4-6)
Pictured Rocks Podcast (Grades 7-8)
Let’s Save the Loons! (Grades K-1)
Lots of Lakes (Grades K-1)
What’s in a Name? (Grades 2-3)
A Fish Story (Grades 4-6)
Amazing Auroras (Grades 7-8)
Sounding Out the Symbols (Grades K-1)
2002 State Flower Show (Grades 1-2)
A Financial Flower Garden (Grades 4-6)
Sorting by Site (Grades K-1)
A Trip Back in Time (Grades 2-3)
Discovering Descriptions (Grades 4-6)
Ozark National Scenic Riverways: Carved by Karst (Grades 7-8)
Ozark National Scenic Riverways: Caves, Springs, and Hellbenders (Grades 9-12)
Big Blue Sky (Grades K-1)
Can You Adapt? (Grades 2-3)
Food Web (Grades 4-6)
Push or Pull (Grades K-1)
A Homegrown Budget (Grades 2-3)
Travel the Trail (Grades 2-3)
Wagons West! (Grades 4-6)
Homestead Narratives (Grades 7-8)
Force of Habitat (Grades K-1)
Oh, the Life of a Tree (Grades K-1)
How Resourceful Are You? (Grades 2-3)
Tree Detectives (Grades 2-3)
Amazing Metals (Grades 4-6)
Influenced by History (Grades 4-6)
Great Bristlecone! (Grades 7-8)
Form Meets Function (Grades 9-12)
Pair Us Down White Mountain (Grades K-1)
Let’s Take a Hike! (Grades 2-3)
Survival on Mt. Chocorua (Grades 4-6)
Mountain on the Rise (Grades 7-8)
A Visit to White Mountain (Grades 9-12)
Postcards From the Past (Grades K-1)
First Stop: The American Dream (Grades 4-6)
All About Nicknames (Grades K-1)
Picture Perfect Petroglyphs: Chaco Culture National Historical Park (Grades K-1)
It's All in the Pattern (Grades 2-3)
Trade This, Trade That: Chaco Culture National Historical Park (Grades 2-3)
Long After We're Gone: Chaco Culture National Historical Park (Grades 4-6)
Sunny Symbols (Grades 4-6)
What Was the Effect? Chaco Culture National Historical Park (Grades 7-8)
Detectives of the Past: Chaco Culture National Historical Park (Grades 9-12)
Who's Who (Grades 4-6)
Fact Checking History (Grades 9-12)
Through the Tunnel We Go! (Grades K-1)
Find Your Way on the Parkway (Grades 7-8)
Give Me A "B"! (Grades K-1)
Protect for Safekeeping (Grades 2-3)
Conserving the World Around Us: Theodore Roosevelt's Legacy (Grades 4-6)
Neither Wind Nor Rain (Grades 4-6)
A Special Place (Grades 9-12)
Parts of a Flower (Grades K-1)
Island Inquiry (Grades 4-6)
Geometric Celebration (Grades K-1)
Pioneers in Space (Grades K-1)
Flying High in Ohio (Grades 2-3)
What is Peace? (Grades 2-3)
A Life Without Flight (Grades 4-6)
Timing on Lake Erie (Grades 4-6)
Picture of Peace (Grades 7-8)
Peace in Word and Deed (Grades 9-12)
Symbols in My Eyes (Grades K-1)
Spy the Flycatcher (Grades 2-3)
Oh, the Regions! (Grades 4-6)
Crater Creation (Grades K-1)
Let's Look at Legends (Grades 2-3)
Explosive Ideas! (Grades 4-6)
Lesson plans coming soon!
Hopping For Frogs: El Yunque National Forest (Grades K-1)
Isle of Shapes (Grades K-1)
Rainforest Writers (Grades 2-3)
Tell Me a Tale: El Yunque National Forest (Grades 2-3)
Absolutely and Relatively (Grades 4-6)
Rain, Rain, Everywhere: El Yunque National Forest (Grades 4-6)
It's Just Water: El Yunque National Forest (Grades 7-8)
Of Frogs and Parrots: El Yunque National Forest (Grades 9-12)
Built by Glaciers (Grades 9-12)
Wild About Photography (Grades 9-12)
Follow the Flag (Grades K-1)
The Battle of Sullivan's Island (Grades 4-6)
Four Famous Faces (Grades K-1)
My Personal Mount Rushmore (Grades K-1)
Follow the Leader (Grades 2-3)
Mountains of Traits (Grades 2-3)
Faces of Mount Rushmore (Grades 4-6)
What an Accomplishment! (Grades 4-6)
Working Diary (Grades 7-8)
Relevance in Stone (Grades 9-12)
Numbering Up and Down: Great Smoky Mountains (Grades K-1)
Sing a Song of Coinage (Grades K-1)
Musical Change (Grades 2-3)
Sing for Your State (Grades 4-6)
Contact Without Impact: Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Grades 9-12)
Simple Symbols (Texas) (Grades K-1)
Order Out of Borders (Grades 2-3)
Making Cents of Independence (Grades 4-6)
Treasure Hunt! (Grades K-1)
Island Animals (Grades 2-3)
Weather Alert! (Grades 4-6)
Which Came First? (Grades K-1)
I'll Meet You in the Middle (Grades 2-3)
Let's Build an Arch: Arches National Park (Grades 2-3)
Read All About It! (Grades 4-6)
A Delicate Arch: Arches National Park (Grades 7-8)
Lesson plans coming soon!
Mountain Museum: Shenandoah National Park (Grades 2-3)
Hiking Proportions: Shenandoah National Park (Grades 7-8)
Wow! Water, Trees, Fish! (Grades K-1)
Looking at Landforms (Grades 2-3)
Salmon Stories (Grades 4-6)
Over, Under, In, and Out (Grades K-1)
I See a Great Blue Heron! (Grades 2-3)
Letters From the Road (Grades 2-3)
Bridging the Gap (Grades 4-6)
Harpers Ferry History (Grades 9-12)
Goods for You! (Grades K-1)
Light the Way! (Grades K-1)
Being Resourceful (Grades 2-3)
Life of a Lighthouse Keeper (Grades 2-3)
In Great Demand (Grades 4-6)
"W" is for Wyoming (Grades K-1)
A Cowboy's Life (Grades 2-3)
Voting for Change (Grades 4-6)