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Acadia National Park
Crazy Craft Creature
- Type: Student Activities ... Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Students will create originally crafted animals while considering how they find what they need in their habitats.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Before the Industrial Revolution, craftsmen made most tools, furniture, and other goods by hand. With the advent of the Industrial Revolution, the job of creating an object was broken down into many steps, each of which was done by a different person. The advantage is that single tasks could be done over and over, faster than when one person did everything start to finish
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Arts Crafts Clothing and Appearance: Parfleche, Quillwork, Basketry
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Many arts and crafts of the Hidatsa served a utilitarian purpose such as parfleches, which were multipurpose cases made of rawhide, and burdon baskets that could carry large amounts of much needed items like vegetables. In this lesson, students will explore how burdon baskets and parfleches were made then construct, make and decorate a replica parfleche.
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
Arts, Crafts, Clothing and Appearance: Flint, Pottery, Painting
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Hidatsas and Mandans made tools, housewares, clothing, toys, and musical instruments from things that were available nearby or sometimes farther off if the material was important in the production of the item. In this lesson, students will tell a story by designing a buffalo robe like people did during Knife River Village days and they will discuss and portray how people might describe the life-ways of today one hundred years from the present using their media of choice.
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Build Your Own National Park
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
After a brief overview of what the National Park System is, students will work in teams to create their own national park site using recycled materials, and arts and crafts materials.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Anishinaabek Basket Weaving
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
The art of basket weaving as a means to support life and pass down cultural traditions. The Anishinaabe use native trees and resources to craft a useful tool that is still being made today, allowing the tradition to live on.
Acadia National Park
Make your own Raccoon Mask
- Type: Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
All animals use different adaptations to survive in the world around them. Raccoons use their dexterous hands and masked faces to find food. This craft allows kids to make their own raccoon mask to wear!
Acadia National Park
Resources for Families at Home
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Looking for fun ways to learn and grow with your children at home? Check out these resources for crafts, games, and activities that will encourage families to explore the green spaces near them and gain understanding of habitats and animals in Acadia National Park and beyond!
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
The Cuyahoga Valley National Park Poetic Toolkit
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
We invite teachers, students, writers, and community members to craft poems based on the stories of Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Themes include the first people in the valley, the park’s geologic history, and the Ohio & Erie Canal. Learn more about this powerful tool for creative expression developed by the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University.
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Guided Tour of Eleanor Roosevelt's Home
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students can learn so much about Eleanor Roosevelt and United States history on a ranger-guided tour of her home at Val-Kill. Field trip tours cover a variety of topics ranging from Roosevelt family history, arts and crafts industries, the New Deal, civil rights, human rights, and the post-war era in the United States. The program can be adapted for all grades.
Badlands National Park
Prairie Animals and Habitats
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Badlands National Park protects 244,000 acres of mixed-grass prairie habitat and the wild animals that live in it. Prairie vegetation is mostly grasses--find out why. Then take a look at some of the wildlife (including bison, pronghorn, prairie dogs, and black-footed ferrets) that have adaptations that allow them to thrive in the prairie environment. Students participating in the in-class program may see and touch animal pelts, complete a puzzle, or complete a craft.
Acadia National Park
Virtual: Grades 3-5, Snow Science
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
During the winter, many people enjoy the snow that comes with it. Do you like to build snowmen or go sledding? Maybe you like to sit inside and watch the landscape change into a winter wonderland. However, you enjoy snow, you know that it has many qualities that make it a unique part of winter. Join us as we unravel the mysteries of snow and learn how to make our own snowflake cutout. Please have paper, scissors, and adult supervision for the program's craft. (45 minutes)
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Songs with Social Influence (Grades 9-12) Carl Sandburg Home NHS
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Students will look at how the events in time influence the writers and musicians then and now. The students will look at how the creations of these artists then influence society.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
The program consists of videos, hands-on projects, and observation-based activites. The participant will: Create a cloud headband. Learn about the job of a Meteorologist. Predict tomorrow’s weather. Learn about Martin Van Buren’s year without a Summer. Conduct an experiment to create a cloud in a jar and document the type of cloud by comparing it to a cloud chart. Enjoy some En Plein Air drawing or painting of cloud formations.