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Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Two Poems on the Charles River: Sensory Poetry About Place
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
In this 2-part activity, 3rd-5th grade students will explore the use of descriptive sensory language to convey a sense of place through poetry. After watching a short video featuring Longfellow’s “To the River Charles” and Yolanda Oliveira’s “Clockwork Stream,” students will analyze descriptive language in poem excerpts, then brainstorm and write their own place-based poem.
Acadia National Park
At Home in Acadia (Kindergarten)
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
An exploratory walk is part of each program. The focus is on sensory experiences as the group slowly and quietly moves through the forest, by the stream and in an open area. We never know what wonderful things we will find!
Acadia National Park
At Home in Acadia (1st Grade)
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
An exploratory walk is part of each program. The focus is on sensory experiences as the group slowly and quietly moves through the forest, by the stream and in an open area. We never know what wonderful things we will find!
Acadia National Park
At Home in Acadia (2nd Grade)
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
An exploratory walk is part of each program. The focus is on sensory experiences as the group slowly and quietly moves through the forest, by the stream and in an open area. We never know what wonderful things we will find!
Niobrara National Scenic River
Create a Brochure
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will take a field trip to an area of the Niobrara River Valley. During the trip they will use observation techniques and complete a Sensory Observation Sheet and use those ideas to prepare a brochure for a vacation would be taken in the Niobrara River valley.
Tumacácori National Historical Park
Tumacácori in Five Senses - PreK -1
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Tumacácori in Five Senses explores life at the mission through taste, smell, touch, sound, and sight.
Tumacácori National Historical Park
River Ramble
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This exploratory walk highlights the ecology of the Santa Cruz River Valley. This program will also touch upon the importance of river corridors as locations for traditional O’odham villages. Students will learn about the plants that were used for clothing, tools, and food. Learning will involve inquiry, sensory activities, and language arts.
George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Carver - The Artist: The Plant Doctor
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
A Black-Eyed Susan flower, with yellow petals and a brown/black center, commonly found on tallgrass prairie at George Washington Carver National Monument
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
The Wright Flying Machine